Kung Fu Movie Guide Podcast

We are discussing Asian cinema with film expert Richard Geddes on this episode of the Kung Fu Movie Guide Podcast. Richard works for the independent UK DVD label Terracotta Distribution, which was borne out of the Terracotta Far East Film Festival, launched in 2008. Through the film festival and its associated on-demand and DVD service, Terracotta aims to promote and distribute the latest titles from the various territories across the Far East, including countries like China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and more. In 2014, Richard helped to launch a dedicated 'old school' martial arts imprint, called the Classic Kung Fu Collection. Five titles have now been released on the label, including the Chang Cheh films Shanghai 13 (1984) and The Nine Demons (1984), Godfrey Ho's The Dragon's Snake Fist (1981), Chen Ming-hua's The King of Fists and Dollars (1979), and William Cheung Kei's Hero of Shaolin (1984).During our chat, we talk about the difficulties facing independent DVD labels in the modern age,