Spectacularly… Bad!
Presenting a flashback to Tattoo Assassin, a rather startlingly awful Mortal Kombat clone.
RIP, Shing Fui-On
Hong Kong star Shing Fui-On has died of cancer. Most Gutter readers likely remember him as the psychotic Triad head in John Woo’s The Killer. Here’s a clip from his leading role in The Blue Jean Monster. (And speaking Hakka with Chow Yun-Fat).
More Real Fight: Raging Phoenix starring Jija Yanin
Jija kicks organ-stealing gangster ass with hip hop and drunken Muay Thai. It’s Raging Phoenix with Jija Yanin, B-Boys Thai, Kazu and champion bodybuilder Roongtawan. (via Wise Kwai)
Streaming Kung Fu
Stream the Fu at Crunchy Roll. (Also, stream anime and “Asian entertainment”).
RoboGeisha: The Geisha War Begins
“Geisha is Robot.” Geisha fight samurai, giant temples and lady tengu. Geisha also transform.
NYAFF 2009 and Hypnotic Escapism
The New York Asian Film Festival wants to help you escape joblessness, global pandemics and despair. Why don’t you let it? (Info here).
The Cultural Gutter 