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BLADE LICKING THIEVES
An Asian Film Podcast: Anime, Kaiju, Chambara, Martial Arts, and More!
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#128: A Silent Voice (2016)
We review the coming of age drama / romance A Silent Voice (2016) about a teenage boy, weighed down by guilt, who learns sign language so he can properly apologize to the deaf girl he once bullied and subsequently endeavors to bridge the gap between her and her former classmates. As you might...
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#127: Be Forever Yamato (1980)
Join us on a grand voyage through the sea of stars aboard mankind's last great hope, the legendary, Space Battleship Yamato, as we review the third film in Leiji Matsumoto's most popular and enduring franchise: Be Forever Yamato. We will be exploring the space opera franchise's long history,...
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#126: Exit 8 (2025)
Inspired by the indie video game of the same name, Exit 8 is a psychological drama from director Genji Kawamura and writer Kentaro Hirase about a lost man, played by actor Kazunari Ninomiya, trapped in a series of infinitely repeating subway tunnels, who, in order to find the exit, is forced to...
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#125: Zatoichi in Desperation (1972)
We review Zatoichi in Desperation (1972), the twenty fourth film in the long running Zatoichi franchise, and the first directed by Shintaro Katsu himself. Despite possessing a plot not dissimilar to countless other entries in the series, the film's uncharacteristically bleak tone, quasi...
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#124: Ninja in the Dragon’s Den (1982)
Hong Kong director Corey Yuen's tremendously enjoyable, Ninja in the Dragon's Den (1982) attempts to settle the perennial schoolyard debate of the 1980s: What's stronger, Ninjitsu or Kung Fu? Hiroyuki Sanada, a ninja on a quest for revenge, and Conan Lee, the kung fu master bent on stopping him,...
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Team B #21: Vanishing Point (1971)
BLT Team B review one of the defining car chase movie of the 1970s, Vanishing Point. Amped up on speed, a former vietnam vet makes a bet to deliver his dodge challenger half way across the country within fifteen hours. Half car chase movie, half road trip movie, it's a maximum trip at maximum...
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#123: Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967)
The Blade Licking Thieves venture into low budget, B movie territory with a review of South Korea's first giant monster movie: Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967). An awful film in nearly every way, Yongary sits at the head of the pantheon of "so bad, it's good" Godzilla rip offs, which is to...
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#122: Ocean Waves (1993)
We review Studio Ghibli's most overlooked, and arguably underestimated film, Ocean Waves, a subtle, bittersweet hymn to nineties teenage youth, centered around a love triangle between two high school friends and a pretty, new female transfer student, that perfectly evokes the nostalgia of…
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#121: Shadow (2018)
In 2018, Chinese director Zhang Yimou (Hero, House of Flying Daggers) returned once again to the wuxia genre with the Shadow, a tale of court intrigue, starring Chao Deng, Li Sun, and Ryan Zheng, about a double forced to play the part of a commander in order to retake lost territory from a rival...
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Team B #20: The Gate (1987)
BLT Team B review the cult, teen horror movie The Gate (1987) about a group of suburban kids, left alone for the weekend, who discover a large, mysterious hole in their backyard from which demons from hell begin to emerge.
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#120: A Colt is My Passport (1967)
After an assignment goes awry, a hitman (Joe Shishido) and his partner (Jerry Fujio) are chased by rival gangs to a small seaside town where they meet a young woman (Chitose Kobayashi) who may be their only hope of escape. Cool and stylish, Takashi Nomura's A Colt is My Passport (1967) is a…
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#119: Dirty Pair Double Feature: Affair of Nolandia and Project Eden
What better way to end the year than with a with a double dose of Kei and Yuri, a.k.a. the Dirty Pair! We'll be exploring the history of the beloved space opera franchise, reviewing both the Dirty Pair: Affair of Nolandia OVA from 1985 and Dirty Pair: Project Eden movie from 1987, and answering...
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Team B #19: Psycho Goreman
BLT Team B return with a review of the 2020 cult indie film, Psycho Goreman, an offbeat horror comedy that will tickle the fancy of anyone who grew up thinking it would be rad to be best friends with Power Ranger's Lord Zedd.
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#118: The Dragon Lives Again (1977)
It's time for another annual BLT Halloween episode so what better way to usher in the spooky season than with a review of the martial arts comedy The Dragon Lives Again (1977), an infamous entry in the bruceploitation sub genre, in which Bruce Lee dies, ends up in the underworld, teams up with…
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#117: Final Fantasy VII Advent Children
Grab your buster swords and join us for a look back at Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, the CGI animated movie sequel to the landmark video game title that many consider to be the greatest Role Playing Game of all time. We'll be diving into the history the legendary franchise, sharing our...
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#116: Shin Ultraman (2022)
We review the second film in Hideaki Anno's trilogy of Shin films: Shin Ultraman. Following the success of 2016's Shin Godzilla, Anno returns yet again as screenwriter but this time with longtime collaborator Shinji Higuchi taking over directing duties in this modern day re-imagining of the…
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#115: Fist of Legend (1994)
A remake of Bruce Lee's classic Fist of Fury, director Gordan Chan's Fist of Legend, arriving to Hong Kong movie goers in 1994, softens the harder line of the original film's patriotic fury yet loses none of its tremendous punch with martial art stars Jet Li, Billy Chow and Yasuaki Kurata all in...
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#114: Blue Velvet (1986)
A disturbing peek into the dark underbelly of a small American town, David Lynch's Blue Velvet (1986), with his signature flourishes of dream like logic, penchant for the psychological, and a plot pulled straight from the pages of a tattered noir paperback, tells the story of Jeffrey (Kyle...
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#113: Drunken Master (1978)
Join us for a master class in action comedy as we take a look at Yuen Woo Ping's Drunken Master (1978). Jackie Chan, in the role that would launch him into stardom, plays the young and impetuous Wong Fei-Hung, who, after being kicked out of his house by his angry father, is forced under the...
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#112: Andhadhun (2018)
A blind piano player accidentally gets caught up in a world of crime in Andhadhun, an Indian thriller by writer/director Sriram Raghavan that's loaded with so many twists and turns that the only thing that comes as no surprise is that it became both a critical and commercial hit with audiences....
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Team B# 18: House II: The Second Story
BLT Team B return with a look at the comedy / horror sequel House II: The Second Story (1987) from director Ethan Wiley.
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#111: A Letter to Momo (2011)
We review Jin-Roh director Hiroyuki Okiura's second animated film, A Letter to Momo, about a young girl that forms an unlikely friendship with a trio of troublesome yokai who through a series of comical misadventures help her to cope with the loss of her father. Released in 2011 after seven years...
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#110: Burning Paradise (1994)
We review Hong Kong director Ringo Lam's Burning Paradise. The film stars Willie Chi as legendary martial artist Fong Sai Yuk, who after being captured by the Ching government, must escape from the imposing Red Lotus Temple, a deadly prison filled with spike pits, booby traps, poison gas, and…
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Team B #17: Galgameth (1996)
As a chaser shot to our last episode about the North Korean Kaiju movie Pulgasari, BLT Team B have heroically taken it upon themselves to review the much unloved North American remake Galgameth!
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#109: Pulgasari (1985)
We're kicking off the new year with a review of the North Korean monster movie, Pulgasari (1985), in which a Godzilla like creature from Korean folklore fights with a peasant army to topple a corrupt feudal regime. We also recount the far more fascinating story of the film's production, a…
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#108: Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972)
We review the first film in the long running exploitation series, Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972), featuring the talented and beautiful Meiko Kaji in one of her most iconic roles as Scorpion, a steely eyed avenging angel hellbent on revenge against those that wronged her. Be they crooked...
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#107: Samurai Reincarnation (1981)
We're back -- just in time for Halloween! -- with a look at Samurai Reincarnation (1981), a supernatural samurai film from the director of Battle Royale (Kinji Fukasaku), in which Jubei Yagyu (Sonny Chiba) faces off against a group of resurrected demonic warriors led by the charismatic sorcerer...
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#106: Dragon Inn (1967)
We review King Hu's Dragon Inn (1967), a period tale about a cohort of heroic warriors fighting to protect the innocent from the shadowy forces of an evil Eunuch, that showcases a graceful interplay between characters, landscape, editing and compositional form that elevate it above other works in...
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#105: Train to Busan
Grab a ticket and join us for a wild and spooky ride aboard the Train to Busan, as we take a closer look at the original film in the popular South Korean zombie apocalypse franchise by director Yeon Sang-ho. Timestamps: [00:00] Intro + Trails games, The Great Pretender, Sonic X OVA, Sailor Suit…
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#104: Venus Wars (1989)
We review Venus Wars (1989), the lavishly produced, bubble era anime film from writer and director Yoshikazu Yasuhiko first introduced to many American anime fans due to heavy rotation on Sci-Fi Channel's "Saturday Anime" block. Tune in for the full review! Timestamps: [00:00] Intro + After the...
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#103: Godzilla Minus One (2023)
Godzilla Minus One writer / director Takashi Yamazaki returns the venerable franchise to its roots with a dramatic period piece set in the immediate aftermath of world war 2 in which the titular kaiju looms large, like a terrifying spectre, over the defeated and demoralized Japanese populace.…
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#102: Dreamy Eyes (2019)
We chat about Dune, Fist of the Northstar, Gokurakugai, and the new Sand Land game, before moving on to a review of our first Vietnamese film, Dreamy Eyes or Mat Biec, a 2019 Romance Drama chronicling the heart tugging story of a decades long one sided love affair. Timestamps: [00:00] Intro +…
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#101: The Super Inframan (1975)
The bionic superhero of science, Inframan, must save the planet from the evil Princess Dragon Mom and her gang of wicked monsters in Super Inframan (1975) Shaw Brothers Studio's terribly fun knock-off of the popular tokusatsu genre. Timestamps: [00:00] Intro + R.I.P. Akira Toriyama [Check out...
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#100: Rashomon (1950)
The Blade Licking Thieves podcast has hit 100 episodes! Thanks to all the listeners out there that have taken the ride with us. Please keep sending us your comments, feedback, and suggestions for new films or shows for us to watch. This being the 100th episode, we thought what better time than…
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Team B #16: Humanoids from the Deep (1980)
BLT Team B return with a review of the schlocky, horror movie Humanoids from the Deep (1980) in which a small fishing village is laid siege by mutated fish-men intent on rape and murder.
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#99: Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
We review Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), from acclaimed director Francis Ford Coppola, a visually arresting, erotically charged, and boldly operatic retelling of Stoker's classic gothic horror novel that remains just as spellbinding a cinematic vision today as it was upon release. Timestamps:...
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#98: Cyber City Oedo 808
Tragic space vampires, sabre tooth tigers with laser beams, terminator-esque death machines, enough F-bombs to pop your explosive cyber collar, and more delightful nonsense abounds in Yoshiaki Kawajiri's classic cyber punk OVA: Cyber City Oedo 808! Tune in for the full review and your twitter...
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#97: Shin Kamen Rider (2023)
We're starting off the new year with a review of Shin Kamen Rider (2023), the third film in Hideaki Anno's Shin series of remakes of classic Tokusatsu franchises. This latest entry, with a plot heavily inspired by Shotaro Ishinomori's original Kamen Rider manga, finds man turned cyborg Takeshi...
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#96: Pale Flower (1964)
A hard boiled yakuza fresh out of prison and a beautiful and mysterious young woman seek out high stakes thrills in the illegal gambling dens of Tokyo in Masahiro Shinoda's film noir Pale Flower (1964). Plus impressions of the anime Hell's Paradise and Onimusha. Timestamps: [00:00] Intro, Hell's...
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#95: A Thousand and One Nights (1969)
We review Osamu Tezuka and Eiichi Yamamoto's A Thousand and One Nights (1969), the first film in Mushi Production's Animerama trilogy, billed as the world's first work of "adult animation". We also discuss the news of Cobra creator Buichi Terasawa's passing, Rightstuf's transition to the...
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#94: The Seventh Curse (1986)
Join us as we celebrate Halloween with a review of a little known Golden Harvest cult horror film: The Seventh Curse (1986). Loosely based on the popular Dr. Yuen series of Chinese novels about a globe trotting wealthy doctor, versed in the martial arts, and his confrontations with the...
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#93: Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013)
We review Stephen Chow's 2013 action comedy, Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons, loosely based on the 16th century Chinese literary classic. The film stars actor Wen Zhang as the famous Buddhist monk Tang Sanzang, Huang Bo as Sun Wukong, and Shu Qi as the love interest Duan. Timestamps:...
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Team B #15: Hard Ticket to Hawaii
Super agents, sleazy soft-core, skateboarding assassins, and one stupendous snake. BLT Team B are back with a review of director Andy Sidaris' trashy 80's action flick : Hard Ticket to Hawaii(1987), touted by some as "the best B-movie of all time".
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#92: RRR
The Thieves review our first Indian film, the insanely bombastic, international blockbuster, RRR! Plus, a brief chat about Naoki Urasawa's ongoing Kaiju manga Asadora!, audio book light novels, the Ranking of Kings anime, and serious answers to your most important twitter questions! Timestamps:...
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#91: Black Jack: The Movie (1996)
When the world's greatest athletes are infected by a deadly unknown virus, the mysterious, genius doctor for hire, Black Jack, is forced to find a cure, in this over the top, medical thriller, directed by the singular Osamu Dezaki, that brings to life the iconic Osamu Tezuka character with...
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#90: The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter
The Thieves are back with another Shaw Brothers kung fu classic! On today's show, we are reviewing director Lau Kar-Leung's spectacular Eight Diagram Pole Fighter. Released at the tail end of the Shaw Brothers era, the film stars the iconic Gordon Liu, Alexander Fu, and Kara Hui as the last...
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#89: The Night is Short, Walk on Girl
We review Masaaki Yuasa's 2017 anime film, The Night is Short, Walk on Girl, a bold and breezy romantic comedy based on the light novel by Tomihiko Morimi about a young college student pursuing the girl he fancies while she carouses around the city on an endless night of adventures. Timestamps:...
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#88: Excalibur (1981)
We review John Boorman's classic fantasy film, Excalibur (1981). Tune in to hear us chat for admittedly way too long about the legends of King Arthur, Merlin, Lancelot, Guinevere, Percival, and the Knights of the Round Table, plus our thoughts on why the stories and themes still resonate and why...
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#87: Lupin the 3rd: The Mystery of Mamo (1978)
Infused with an irreverent, chaotic energy, reminiscent of Monkey Punch's original manga, director Soji Yoshikawa's completely madcap Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo (1978) sees Lupin and the gang, in their first animated theatrical outing, face off against a mysterious villain plotting to...
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#86: The Swordsman (2020)
In Korean director Jae-hoon Choi's period action film, The Swordsman (2020), a retired master swordsman (Jang Hyuk) is forced into action when his daughter (Hyeon-soon Kim) is placed in mortal danger by Qing invaders, lead by the merciless Gurutai (Joe Taslim) relative of the Qing emperor, who…
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