It would appear that in China, 007 is portrayed somewhat differently!
5Nov09
The Brain Stealers (1968)
Earlier this year a rumour circulated around the net that Shaw Bros/Celestial Pictures were going to release a whole swag of previously unreleased films on DVD. Among them were a few spy films, Operation Lipstick, Dark Rendezvous, Kiss & Kill, and The Brain Stealers. Unfortunately the rumour appears to be a hoax. But Todd at [...]
6Oct09
Gerak Kilat (1966)
Once again Todd at Die Danger Die Die Kill has gone above and beyond the call as he looks at Singapore’s answer to James Bond. Where does he find these things, really? To check out Todd’s review click here.
4Oct09
Zero Woman (1995)
Original title: Zero Woman 2 Country: Japan Director: Daisuke Gotô Starring: Natsuki Ozawa, Saori Iwama, Kane Kosugi, Hiroyuki Watari, Hiromitsu Kiho Music: Ryuji Murayama Based on the Manga by Tooru Shinohara Some of you are possibly wondering how low can I go, or am I willing to go, when watching and presenting spy films. So [...]
14Sep09
Yakuza Deka: The Assassin (1970)
Release Year: 1970 Country: Japan Director: Yukio Noda Writers: Fumio Konami, Yukio Noda Cast: Sonny Chiba, Ryohei Uchida, Fumio Watanabe, Giant Baba Editor: Osamu Tanaka Music: Masao Yagi Producer: Koji Ohta The Assassin is the second film in the Yakuza Deka series, and as the poster above would suggest, this film received an American release. [...]
Release Year: 1970 Country: Japan Director: Yukio Noda Writers: Fumio Konami, Yukio Noda Cast: Sonny Chiba, Ryohei Uchida, Ryoji Hayama, Rinichi Yamamoto, Machiko Yashiro, Yoko Nogiwa, Toru Yuri Editor: Osamu Tanaka Music: Masao Yagi Producers: Koji Ohta, Masao Sato The James Bond films were more than a massive hit in Japan. They were an unprecedented [...]
18Aug09
Interpol 009 (1967)
Original Title: Te jing 009 Country: Hong Kong Director: Yang Shu-hsi (Kô Nakahira) Starring: Margaret Tu Chuan, Tang Ching, Shen Yi, Chang Pei-shan Music: Eddie Wang Generally my incursions into Shaw Brothers spy films have been enjoyable. Films like The Golden Buddha, Angel with the Iron Fists and Angel Strikes Back are flawed, but they [...]
Original Title: Tie Guan Yin AKA: Iron Goddess Country: Hong Kong Director: Lo Wei Starring: Lily Ho, Fanny Fan, Lo Wei, Tang Ching, Tina Chin Fei Music: Eddie Wang and Fu-ling Wang If you love stylish ’60s spy visuals, beautiful women, mod fashions, spectacular underground lairs, and goofy gadgets, then most probably, you’ll love Angel [...]
21Feb09
Asia-Pol
It’s Sunday, so it’s time for another links post. Firstly, I’ll start at Jason Whiton’s Spy Vibe website which has a fantastic article called Set For Adventure, which is a beautifully written examination of the influence of spy film set design on popular culture. And now, back to my regular fall back position. Yep another [...]
7Jan09
The Golden Buddha (1966)
Original Title: Jin Pur Sa Country: Hong Kong Director: Wei Lo Starring: Paul Chang, Jeanette Lin Tsui, Fanny Fan, Lo Wei, Wu Ma Music: Wang Chu-Jen (with some snatches from John Barry’s Thunderball score) A belated happy New Year to everyone, and I hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable Christmas. I am still on [...]
