Contents THE WEIRDEST, THE FREAKIEST AND THE MOST EXTREME
ASIAN FILMS OF ALL TIME
by ACC editor Thomas Weisser and the entire Asian Cult Cinema staff


This is a particularly nasty edition of Asian Cult Cinema magazine.
It's filled with over-the-top descriptions and revolting images. Purposely so. That's because this special 15th Year Anniversary issue is dedicated - totally - to the most extreme, the most outrageous, the most reprehensible Asian movies ever made: the Guilty Pleasures of the cult cinema world.


This entire issue is a celebration of the films that dared to be different, the movies that made everybody sit up and say: 'We're not in Hollywood anymore.' These are the movies that separated the East from the West.


One of the best things about this special edition is the scope: all the regular contributors are on hand to share their personal Guilty Pleasures plus there are various comments from our subscribers and the results of the ACC Readers' Poll (conducted November 12, 2007 via the internet).

Contents interview with SHINJI ARAMAKI director of Appleseed & Ex Machina
conducted by Patrick Van Hauwaert


FERNANDO POE JR: KING WHO WOULD BE PRESIDENT
by Bryan L Yeatter


FOREIGN CRIMES (Blue Ray vs HD) by Max Allan Collins 18


RIC AND INFAMOUS: Warlords, Flash Point, Invisible Target + more
column by Ric Meyers




FILMS OF KIYOSHI KUROSAWA: MASTER OF FEAR by Tony Williams


KIYOSHI KUROSAWA Interview by Jerry White


TRASH TAKEN SERIOUSLY column by Dr Stan Glick


SUICIDE MANUALS commentary by Graham Lewis


ACTION CINEMA OF SUN CHUNG retrospective by J L Carrozza


BLACK HOUSE by Jerry White


BLOODIED BROTHERS: ALEXI TAN interview by Lisa Odham Stokes

Contents A very unconventional review of GIRLS REBEL FORCE OF COMPETITIVE SWIMMERS by legendary horror author Edward Lee (also his best - so far - for Asian Cult Cinema). He calls this Swim Team vs Sex Zombies flick: 'The Most Honest Movie Ever Made.'


TAKASHI MIIKE's DJANGO: IN THE GARDEN OF CINEMATIC DELIGHTS by Tony Williams


FOREIGN CRIMES (Stephen Chow's CJ7) by Max Allan Collins


RIC AND INFAMOUS: Mad Detective, Three Kingdoms, Kiltro + more
column by Ric Meyers




CHEE KEONG CHEUNG (director of UNDERGROUND) interview conducted by ACC editor Thomas Weisser


Regular contributor Dr Stan Glick dedicates his column to an interview with Korean director LEE CHANG-DONG (of OASIS fame)




SICK NURSES commentary on the movie by Graham Lewis


Jerry White writes 'Singing in the Pain,' an unforgettable critique of KARAOKE TERROR


Elusive Japanese director SION SONO (EXTE and SUICIDE CIRCLE) is interviewed by Patrick Van Hauwaert

Contents Director BONG JUN-HO is interviewed by ACC's Patrick Van Hauwaert

An Unleashed Critical Assault by David Aaron Clark on the Pang Bros remake of BANGKOK DANGEROUS with Hollywood darling Nicolas Cage.

FOREIGN CRIMES (MONGOL and GENGHIS KHAN: TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH AND SEA) by Max Allan Collins



Award-winning noir author Tom Piccirilli (author of 15 novels including 'The Midnight Road' and 'The Cold Spot') takes a much needed look at I'M A CYBORG.

Andrew Grant deals with the Japanese remake of Boris Vian's counterculture noirish 'Mood Indigo' called CHLOE.

DEATH NOTE 3 [aka 'L Saves the World] is handled by ACC's Jerry White.




'I've been wanting to do this for awhile,' says columnist Ric Meyers as he itemizes the 50 Best Shaw Bros Martial Arts Films.

Graham Lewis talks about BRUTAL HOPELESSNESS OF LOVE, the newest from FLOWER AND SNAKE director Takashi Ishii.

Dr Stan Glick delivers the goods with both his regular column (including an interview with Japanese translator Linda Hoaglund) plus a movie review for YEAR OF THE FISH.

Tony Williams offers a criticism of two more by Takashi Miike, CROWS ZERO and LIKE A DRAGON.