For episode 8 of season 5, which is dedicated to historical martial arts films, #HeroicPurgatory’s John @mildly_scifi and Jason @filmnohito return to Jackie Chan’s body of work with an episode dedicated to Project A (1983). https://t.co/b1c8atR8Ok

With MILK LADY, Sachiko Miyase (director) and Asumi Sako (producer, writer, cinematographer) take on patriarchy and workplace sexism in their black tragicomedy #OAFF2025 Interview @oaffpress #OAFF2025 #OAFF #大阪アジアン映画祭 https://t.co/9ZU6ehkhxn

"I had to think of another way to make another zombie film": Hong Sung-eun talks about Some Like It Cold 차가운 것이 좋아!, her unique and quietly charming rom-zom-com road movie. #OAFF2025 Interview @oaffpress #OAFF2025 #OAFF #大阪アジアン映画祭 https://t.co/0hZYBEQ9fb

Some Like It Cold 차가운 것이 좋아! (2025), by director Hong Sung-eun, is a unique mix of a rom-zom-com road movie with an unabashed love story and smart horror design, both of which highlight human rights. @oaffpress #OAFF2025 #OAFF #大阪アジアン映画祭 https://t.co/SuWFaYUDdx

The #HeroicPirgatroy podcast took a bit of a break over the summer because Jason @filmnohito was in Japan for @oaffpress / #OAFF2025 Expo. Stay tuned for a podcast special with director interviews and views on upcoming and award-winning Asian films!

Milk Lady ミルクレディ (2025), from director Sachiko Miyase/writer Asumi Sako, is a blackly-comic well-shot short presenting sexism (and ways of tackling it) in the Japanese workplace in its unorthodox way. #大阪アジアン映画祭 #OAFF @oaffpress

Tadashi Nohara's IDEAL SON 息子の鑑 (2025) is an exquisitely shot and acted short that transforms from caustic comedy to a heartfelt drama about fatherhood [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2025: Expo Edition] #大阪アジアン映画祭 #OAFF @oaffpress @nohaTADA3 https://t.co/V9ZXopULaP

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2025: Expo Edition runs from Aug 29 to Sep 07 and features many fantastic films. I'll be releasing reviews and interviews over the course of the event!!! Here's a preview: https://t.co/JJGdnCBGI8 #大阪アジアン映画祭 #OAFF @oaffpress

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2025: Expo Edition My highlights from the first ever summer edition of the fest Comments, trailers, and images covering what is on the programme. See it all @oaffpress from August 29 to September 07th #大阪アジアン映画祭 #OAFF https://t.co/JJGdnCBGI8

Earlier today I went to @gfm_osaka_bar and had a blast. It's a cinephiles dream, a theatre café/bar and a mini theatre(!!!) in Osaka's America Village. The bar master is a film fanatic (and huge fan of JUNK WORLD) and lovely guy so it was cool to share movie talk and food/drink!

#第21回大阪アジアン映画祭 追加上映作品2作品&ゲスト発表！ ルイス・クー主演『私立探偵』 筒井真理子主演+佐藤慶紀監督『もういちどみつめる』 今回も多数の作品ゲストが来阪！ 『万博追跡』主演のジュディ・オングさんほか、全68作品から80名以上が登壇予定。 詳しくは https://t.co/l06w4I5wafへ

And, of couse, there is also the Jackie Chan classic "Police Story," which has a plot very similar to "Project A" and was made two years later. https://t.co/CYJl22tnSw

Other episodes connected to this one are the "Yes, Madam" one, since the pirate leader is played by Dick Wei, who is the main bad guy’s heavy in that film. https://t.co/g7T4Myv2MS

These things and the use of real locations, Project A’s place in Chan’s filmography and more are discussed in this episode of #HeroicPurgatory

For his efforts, the film became a box-office sensation across East Asia and won Chan the award for Best Action Choreography 4th Annual Hong Kong Film Awards in 1985.

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The film is also full of legendary stunt sequences, such as the bike chase through the narrow streets of the township location and also Chan hanging off the clock tower face.

This was Chan’s fourth film as writer/director and his return to Hong Kong following an attempt to crack Hollywood with Battle Creek Brawl and Cannonball Run. It features his knockabout comedy martial arts and playful choreography as Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao joined the action.

Project A is a stunt-filled swashbuckling adventure set in late 19th Century Hong Kong that stars Jackie Chan as Dragon Ma, a heroic marine battling a pirate gang and he’s joined in this endeavour by Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao. https://t.co/6sf0KHvgHb

It became the biggest Korean hit of 2011 with over 7 million tickets sold and won multiple awards, including Best Actor for Park Hae-il and Best New Actress for Moon Chae-won at various ceremonies. What did John and Jason make of it as a whole? Listen to the episode to find out!