The Arrow Thread

[fuzzymctiger]

What’s wrong with Japanese cinema? They’re often the hardest to find and the least released, and so many people complain Arrow doesn’t release enough hard to find or unreleased stuff.

[Justin101]

Originally Posted by fuzzymctiger

What’s wrong with Japanese cinema? They’re often the hardest to find and the least released, and so many people complain Arrow doesn’t release enough hard to find or unreleased stuff.

Exactly! Those films in the Seijun Early Years box set have never been released on home video outside of Japan and the 2 of the 5 I've watched so far have been really good! On top of that, they're even doing Japanese horror, Bloodthirsty Trilogy being Japan's take on Hammer Horror and then the J-horror of the millennium with Dark Water and Pulse etc..

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

I have no interest whatsoever in Japanese cinema.

My Asian cinema phase came and went in the 00's.

[Rob4]

Originally Posted by fuzzymctiger

What’s wrong with Japanese cinema? They’re often the hardest to find and the least released, and so many people complain Arrow doesn’t release enough hard to find or unreleased stuff.

i love the Japanese stuff. its often the most unapologetically violent cinema in the world.

i'd like to see Arrow get access to the Daiei library as that was the company that made most the best Japanese horror films of the sixties and early seventies.

[Rik]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

I have no interest whatsoever in Japanese cinema.

My Asian cinema phase came and went in the 00's.

Same, although I am tempted to get the Bloodthirsty Trilogy when the price drops, but that’s more to do with the fact I’m a fan of Vampire movies

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

I have no interest whatsoever in Japanese cinema.

My Asian cinema phase came and went in the 00's.

You're missing out on some great films, Dem.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by bizarre_eye@Cult Labs

You're missing out on some great films, Dem.

No i'm missing out on a lot of women screeching and overacting to the point of hysteria.

[bleakshaun]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

No i'm missing out on a lot of women screeching and overacting to the point of hysteria.

Isn't that just Asian porn?

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[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

No i'm missing out on a lot of women screeching and overacting to the point of hysteria.

I think you're thinking of modern US rom-coms there

Stuff like Hausu, Kwaidan and Onibaba are classics; although not everyone's cup of tea.

There is quite a rich diversity from the gritty and violent Nikkatsu Noir films, to the folklore woven supernatural tales to straight out gore-fests, exploitation shockers and everything in between. Not to mention a whole host of period pieces, epics, and melodrama (the last lot not really my cup of tea I'll freely admit).

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

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