The 11th New York Asian Film Festival will be invading Lincoln Center’s Walter Reade Theatre and Japan Society from this Friday, June 29 through Sunday, July 15, bringing with it a clutch of genre movies. Read on to find out how you can see ’em for free!

We’re offering two pairs of tickets to each of the following:

• BOXER’S OMEN, Kuei Chih-Hung’s insane saga of vengeance, black magic and bizarre creatures, Friday, June 29 at midnight at Walter Reade (165 West 65th Street)

• DEAD BITE, Thai director Joey Boy’s saga of blood, bikinis, zombies and more, Friday, July 6 at 11:10 p.m. at Walter Reade

• ASURA (pictured above), an anime horror/adventure about a flesheating demon child by Kei-ichi Sato, based on George Wakiyama’s manga, Thursday, July 12 at 6:30 p.m. at Japan Society (333 East 47th Street)

• GYO, Junji Ito’s striking manga about ocean life turning against us adapted into an animated feature by Takayuki Hirao, Saturday, July 14 at 5:30 p.m. at Japan Society

• TORMENTED (a.k.a. RABBIT HORROR), about a librarian and her little brother tormented by a malevolent bunny toy and more, from JU-ON/THE GRUDGE creator Takashi Shimizu, Sunday, July 15 at 4:15 p.m. at Japan Society

To enter, send an e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and be sure to put “Asian Festival” in the subject line and include your full name and e-mail address. You can list up to three screenings you’d like to attend. Deadline for entries is 12 noon this Thursday, June 28; winners will be notified via e-mail by 10 a.m. Friday, June 29, and tickets held at the theater box offices in their name. See the festival trailer below; for more info, see our previous article, and the official website and Facebook page. 

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