Heroes Three Podcast

Welcome to the Heroes Three podcast! This week we are joined by The Fanatical Dragon to discuss the 2024 supernatural action film Ghost Killer, directed by Kensuke Sonomura and starring Akari Takaishi and Masanori Mimoto!

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 Eric Jacobus interviews Kensuke Sonomura!
Fanatical Dragon interviews Kenji Tanigaki!

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro
(0:56) Background
(17:59) Back of the Blu Ray
(18:34) Movie Talk
(47:46) A diversion on choreo and inspirations
(52:20) Fight "accents" and Eric Jacobus
(58:24) Back to the movie
(1:26:51) Carlos went to Beyond Fest Chicago
(1:33:43) Johnny Plugs
(1:37:50) VGMCon 2026 Panel!
(1:38:23) Outro and training for next week

Welcome back to the Heroes Three podcast! This week we're returning to regular episodes with our selection of animated shorts! This episode we're join by Josh McKenzie to discuss 4 animated short features from around the world!
Schirkoa by Isan Shukla
Nobody by Yu Shui
Kakurenbo: Hide and Seek by Shuhei Morita
In the Shadow of Cypress by Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani
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Listen to SWIMFANS
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Click below to watch the shorts on youtube:
Schirkoa
Nobody
Kakurenbo: Hide & Seek
Trailer for In the Shadow of the Cypress
Timestamps
(0:00) Intro
(2:43) Schrikoa
(16:51) Nobody
(27:34) Kakurenbo
(40:19) In the Shadow of the Cypress
(49:03) Engage with other cultures! It's amazing!
(54:48) Listen to Swimfans
(56:05) Plugs and Training for next week

Thing are weird in Heroes Three HQ, so welcome back to another Heroes Three Gaiden: Three is (Not) the End. This week, Matthew is joined by Jennifer and Joey to discuss pink film, nuns, and lack of subtley with School of the Holy Beast (1974), directed by Norifumi Suzuki. AKA The Transgressor

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Follow Joey on Bluesky and Pachinko Pop on Letterboxd
Full cast and credits - IMDB
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Timestamps
(00:00) Intro
(02:00) Movie Background
(05:27) Quick Recap
(07:40) Our Leading Lady, Yumi Takigawa
(10:34) Highlights
(33:29) Home releases for Suzuki's movies
(36:10) Final Thoughts
(38:51) Plugs and the end

Welcome to the Heroes Three podcast! This week we're finishing up the year with Matthew's pick, the legendary Akira Kurosawa film The Hidden Fortress!
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Timestamps

(00:00) Intro
(0:31) The George Lucas Elephant in the room
(1:16) Our history with the movie
(6:11) West influences east influences west
(10:23) Clarity and simplicity
(20:18) Plot recap
(25:44) Movie discussion
(36:00) An aside on Star Wars
(42:16) Copying and creativity
(50:08) Back to The Hidden Fortress
(1:05:40) 2008 Remake
(1:07:07) Plugs and outro

Welcome to Heroes Three podcast! This episode it's Marty's pick and we are discussing Shin'ichiro Ueda's One Cut of the Dead!
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Making of One Cut of the Dead documentary!
Timestamps
(0:00) Intro
(0:29) Spoiler Free thoughts
(3:40) Start Spoilers
(1:07:51) Plugs and Training for Next Week