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Asian Extreme cinema is hot, and this book celebrates all its gory glory. Patrick Galloway, who last looked at samurai films in Stray Dogs & Lone Wolves: The Samurai Film Handbook, now takes on Asian masters of suspense, exploitation, the supernatural, and bone-chilling, blood-curdling horror. This critical guide contains over 50 reviews of fans’ and critics’ favorites ranging from classics like Nakagawa’s Ghost of Yotsuya to contemporary cutting-edge films by Takashi Miike and Park Chan-wook. Included are viewing tips, cultural backgrounds, and genre overviews.

Patrick Galloway is the author of Stray Dogs & Lone Wolves: The Samurai Film Handbook. Patrick writes about Asian film and culture and has been a lifelong student of Asian philosophy. He has traveled in Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Cambodia, India, and Nepal. He lives in Oregon with his wife.

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FILMS REVIEWED
A Snake of June
A Tale of Two Sisters
Angulimala
Another Heaven
Battle Royale
Body Jumper
Convent of the Sacred Beast
Dr. Lamb
Erotic Ghost Story II
Evil Dead Trap
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
Fudoh: The New Generation
Go, Go Second Time Virgin
Hell
Ichi the Killer
Inner Senses
Living Hell
Nang Nak
Oldboy
Organ
Phone
Pulse
Riki-Oh—The Story of Ricky
Say Yes
Suicide Club
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Tell Me Something
The Eternal Evil of Asia
The Eye
The Ghost of Yotsuya
The Isle
The Joy of Torture
The Quiet Family
The Ring
The Seventh Curse
The Untold Story
Three . . . Extremes
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees
Versus
Visitor Q
We’re Going to Eat You
CAPSULE REVIEWS
Audition
Cure
Guinea Pig: Devil’s Experiment
Guts of a Virgin
Hell (Remake)
Hiruko the Goblin
Immortal Enemy
Ju-on: The Grudge
Koma
Memories of Murder
Men Behind the Sun
Red to Kill
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
The Ring (USA)
Wild Zero
Yakuza Punishment: Lynching!
Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs