Issue 2 of EASTERN HEROES FILM FRENZY is a SHOGUN ASSASSIN SPECIAL EDITION, boasting an all-new Lone Wolf and Cub cover illustration by comic book artist Russell Fox!

SHOGUN ASSASSIN (1980) is a cult favourite that is famous for its vivid, blood-spraying carnage, impeccable use of voice-overs, gorgeous cinematography, fascinating feudal Japanese setting, lethal wooden perambulator, and thrilling electronic score!

The SHOGUN ASSASSIN features include...

VOICE OF THE WOLF CUB

An interview with Gibran Evans: the voice of Daigorō!

MASTER OF POSTERS

A chat with poster artist superstar Jim Evans! He speaks about creating movie & rock posters, and he describes how he helped to bring SHOGUN ASSASSIN to the screen! Jim also shares an exclusive anecdote linking SHOGUN ASSASSIN with a certain Arnold Schwarzenegger movie...

MANGA

A lowdown on the utterly brilliant LONE WOLF AND CUB comics!

MAGNIFICENT MEMORABILIA

Super-collector Hector Martinez shows us his mouth-watering SHOGUN ASSASSIN collection of goodies!

SHOGUN ASSASSIN OVERVIEW

A look at what makes the film so bloody good!

LIGHTNING DISCS OF DEATH

SHOGUN ASSASSIN and LONE WOLF AND CUB Blu-rays, DVDs, and box sets are reviewed and rated!

Also in this issue...

GODZILLA - KING OF THE KAIJU

A 16-page dive into the cinematic world of the monster king!

BRUCEPLOITATION

David Gregory, director of the amazing documentary ENTER THE CLONES OF BRUCE, helps celebrate the upcoming release of a Severin Films Bruceploitation boxset by sharing some fine poster images, plus some quotes from Bruce Li, Bruce Le, Dragon Lee, and Bruce Liang: the cool, legendary Bruceploitation actors that appear in David's film!

FILM REVIEWS

Loads of reviews of movies from Japan, China, South Korea, Hong Kong, India, and the Philippines, plus a look at a whole herd of Chinese creature features too!

GIANT MONSTERS POSTER GALLERY

A truly astounding selection of movie posters illustrated by the late, great, uber-talented Japanese artist Noriyoshi Ohrai!