Hello everyone, In this episode of Heroic Purgatory: An Asian Cinema Podcast, John and Jason discuss the highly acclaimed 2015 film, The Assassin, directed by Taiwanese master Hou Hsiao-Hsien. We talk about the film's cinematography, editing, action, its mythic origins, and whether or not it deserves its numerous accolades.We hope you enjoy.Episode ResourcesTimestamps3:04 - Media Consumption27:29 - News31:49 - Film DiscussionNewsSquid Game won 6 awards at the 2022 EmmysLead Actor, Directing, Production Design, Stunt Performance, Guest Actress, VFX. Vancouver International Film Festival (29/09 - 09/10) - Asian film highlights: Plan 75, Riverside Mukolitta, Decision to Leave, Broker, The Novelist’s Film, Septet: The Story of Hong Kong, The King of WuxiaTakashi Miike to act as General Director on the Netflix anime adaptation of Onimusha (Source)Masahiro Kobayashi / Jean-Luc Godard Pass AwayTrailerFollow us:Follow Heroic Purgatory on TwitterFollow John Atom on TwitterFollow Jason Maher on TwitterFollow Jason's blogRead John Atom's reviews on VCinemaRead Jason Maher's reviews on VCinema
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