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Category: Japan On Fire

Japan On Fire puts a spotlight on the known and personal favourites of the hosts as well as providing a journey of discovery for the hosts and the listeners! Everything from Kaiju, J-horror to anime!

Japan On Fire 34: Dallos

9 January 2021 knetan PODCASTS, Japan On Fire, Anime, Anime Firsts 01:30:22 0 Comments

The first anime series to be released directly to video was Mamoru Oshii’s Dallos. The OVA (Original Video Animation) was born. Kenny B and Paul Fox of the East Screen West Screen podcast discusses its background and how the sci-fi epic fares today.

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Running Times:

00m 00s – Intro/Dallos production background
52m 56s – Dallos review

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Japan On Fire 33: The White Snake Enchantress

18 July 2020 knetan PODCASTS, Japan On Fire, Anime, Anime Firsts 1:16:15 0 Comments

Japanese studio Toei makes the first feature anime in colour and turn to Chinese folklore for their supernatural, romantic tale. In this episode we therefore examine 1958’s The White Snake Enchantress (also known as Panda And The Magic Serpent). With Kenny B and Paul Fox of the East Screen West Screen podcast.

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Running Times:

00m 00s – Intro/production background
18m 32s – Legend Of The White Snake story summary
22m 48s – Media adapations
40m 23s – The White Snake Enchantress review

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Japan On Fire 32: Momotaro – Sacred Sailors

4 July 2020 knetan PODCASTS, Japan On Fire, Anime, Anime Firsts 1:18:27 0 Comments

It’s the first feature length anime out of Japan, it’s got singing animals… and it’s a war propaganda movie. With Kenny B and Paul Fox of the East Screen West Screen podcast.

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Running Times:

00m 00s – Intro/Momotaro – Sacred Sailors background.
30m 06s – Momotaro – Sacred Sailors review.

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Japan On Fire 31: Fist Of The North Star

11 January 2020 knetan PODCASTS, Japan On Fire, Anime 1:45:29 0 Comments

Kenshiro, the fist of the north star, gets a big screen head and body bursting adventure that was such a shock to the senses, it’s been forever altered since. In this episode of Japan On Fire we turn to anime once more and Fist Of The North Star from 1986. With Kenny B and Paul Fox of the East Screen West Screen podcast.

Contact the show via email at podcastonfire at googlemail.com, on our Facebook page and Facebook group or Twitter (@podcastonfire, @sogoodreviews) and SUBSCRIBE to our iTunes feed.

Running Times:

00m 00s – Intro/Fist Of The North Star background.
53m 58s – Fist Of The North Star review.

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Japan On Fire 30: Hideo Gosha FINALE – The Oil-Hell Murder

10 August 2019 knetan PODCASTS, Japan On Fire, Hideo Gosha 2:02:49 0 Comments

Hideo Gosha makes his last film and passes away. We say goodbye to the director of Three Outlaw Samurai , Hitokiri and The Geisha by looking at his 1992 film The Oil-Hell Murder. With Kenny B and author Robin Gatto.

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Running Times:

00m 00s – Intro/Hideo Gosha biography – The story concludes…
37m 15s – Four Days Of Snow And Blood quick-take
69m 57s – The Oil-Hell Murder review.

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Japan On Fire 29: Hideo Gosha – The Geisha

30 March 2019 knetan PODCASTS, Japan On Fire, Hideo Gosha 02:10:02 0 Comments

After a hiatus, we are back for the finishing stretches of the coverage of the filmmaker responsible for Three Outlaw Samurai, Hitokiri and Onimasa. The next to last episode have us stopping in 1983 and the multi award winning drama about a geisha appropriately called The Geisha. With Kenny B and special guest, co-host and author Robin Gatto.

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Running Times:

00m 00s – Intro/Robin Gatto interview.
28m 47s – Hideo Gosha biography – The story continues…
60m 51s – Death Shadows quick-take
75m 35s – The Geisha review.

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Japan On Fire 28: Your Name.

10 November 2017 knetan PODCASTS, Japan On Fire, Anime 01:00:04 0 Comments

We do a little unscheudled stop into anime and the 2016 blockbuster Your Name from director Makato Shinkai. With Kenny B and roped in to inform, help out and review is East Screen West Screen’s Paul Fox.

Contact the show via email at podcastonfire at googlemail.com, on our Facebook page and Facebook group or Twitter (@podcastonfire, @sogoodreviews) and SUBSCRIBE to our iTunes feed.

Running times:
00m 00s – Makoto Shinkai biography/discussion.
19m 19s – Your Name review

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The Podcast On Fire Network aims to provide a large, continually expanding overview of Asian cinema. On the flagshow Podcast On Fire, the big guns out of Hong Kong cinema gets a spotlight through discussion and review while the remainder of the network shows gives you insight into Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese cinema and the history of adult oriented Hong Kong cinema!

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