Asia Extreme
For the uninitiated, the most ground-breaking, unpredictable and inventive films are being made in the Far East. Alice opens Pandora's Box unleashing an astonishing world of cinema from Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong and Japan; introducing cinema-watchers to the stylish and often violent world of Miike Takashi, Hideo Nakata, Takeshi 'Beat' Kitano and the Pang Brothers amongst others. While films such as 'Battle Royale', 'Ring', 'The Eye', 'Dark Water' and 'Audition' continue to satisfy the ever increasing hunger for astounding cinematic style and outrageous shock moments, Alice is committed to the development of the most exciting and unique of all contemporary genres. Stay tuned...
Right: The hills are alive with the sound of screaming in Miike Takashi's 'The Happiness of the Katakuris'.
Ring 0: Birthday (2000)
Director: Norio Tsuruta
Starring: Yukie Nakama, Kumiko Aso, Daisuke Ban, Chinami Furuy, Masami Hashimoto, Kazue Ka...
The first and final part of the Ring cycle, this prequel sheds new light over the chilling tale of an ancient, fatal curse. Finally, the secrets surro... Read more
Audition (2000)
6.8/10
Director: Takashi Miike
Starring: Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Jun Kunimura
Extreme drama from rebel Japanese director Miike Takashi tells of Aoyama, a lonely widower owner of a video production company, who joins forces with... Read more
Ring 2 (1999)
5.1/10
Director: Hideo Nakata
Starring: Daisuke Ban, Kyoko Fukada, Kenjiro Ishimaru
'Ring 2' picks up the story right where it left off, and has the same unsettling atmosphere combining elements of the supernatural and the technologic... Read more
Eko Eko Azarak III: Misa The Dark Angel (1998)
Director: Katsuhito Ueno
Starring: Hinako Saeki, Ayaka Nanami, Bang-ho Cho
Teenage witch Misa follows some disturbing clues to a private girl's school where she joins a drama group staging a play that involves Black Magic. Bu... Read more
The Quiet Family (1998)
7.1/10
Director: Kim Jee-Woon
Starring: Kang-ho Song, Min-sik Choi, Park In-hwan, Na Mun-heui
A South Korean black comedy horror about a family who take over the running of Mt Lodge, a hotel in the suburbs. However punters aren't lining up and... Read more
Ring (1998)
8.2/10
Director: Hideo Nakata
Starring: Nanako Matsushima, Hiroyuki Sanada, Miki Nakatani
A creepy and engaging tale set in modern day Japan where a mysterious video tape is found that brings death to anyone who views it - one week later. A... Read more
Ebola Syndrome (1996)
6.6/10
Director: Herman Yau
Starring: Anthony Wong, Fui-On Shing, Yeung Ming Wan
Anthony Wong is Kai, a man with a grudge against the world. Fleeing from a murder charge he winds up in Africa where he rapes a dying woman. He cont... Read more
Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard (1996)
Director: Shimako Sato
Starring: Kimika Yoshino, Wataru Shihodo, Chieko Shiratori, Akira Otani, Eisei Amamoto, Ak...
In this prequel to the first film an evil spirit has massacred a village of witches and wizards in ancient Japan. Skip to present day and an archaeol... Read more
Burning Paradise (1994)
7/10
Director: Ringo Lam
Starring: Willie Chi, Carmen Lee, Kam-Kong Wong
Willie Chi plays the legendary Fong Sai Yuk as a Shaolin student escaping with his master from the clutches of Manchu soldiers who have destroyed the... Read more
The Story of Ricky (1993)
7.1/10
Director: Nam Nai Choi
Starring: Fan Siu-Wong, Fan Hoi Sang, Ho Kar Kui, Yukari Oshima, Tetsuro Tanpa, Gloria Yip
Aka 'Riki-Oh'. This over-the-top number has won a cult following for its deliberately outlandish martial arts violence, in which Riki displays the rem... Read more