On March 24, 2025, 88 Films is releasing a 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (Region B) release for Miracles (aka Mr. Canton and Lady Rose), Jackie Chan’s 1989 Golden Harvest martial arts film, which is loosely remade from Frank Capra’s 1961 classic Pocketful of Miracles.

Directed by and starring Jackie Chan, Miracles features an all-star cast that includes Rose Gua Ah Leh (The Wedding Banquet), Anita Mui Yim-fong (Drunken Master 2), Wu Ma (The Blonde Fury), Michael Chow Man Kin (Era of Vampires), Fung Hak Continue reading →

964 Pinocchio | Blu-ray (88 Films)

March 24, 2025, 88 Films will release a Blu-ray for 964 Pinocchio (aka Screams of Blasphemy), a 1991 Japanese cyberpunk-horror film directed by Shozin Fukui (Rubber’s Lover).

964 Pinocchio depicts the nightmarishly surreal adventures of an illegally manufactured sex android found abandoned by his former owner and rescued from the scrap heap by a young woman, Himiko. She begins to tutor him in the ways of the world as if he were her own child, but with his original creators closing in, eager to conceal his existence from the authorities, it is not long before Pinocchio goes completely rogue.

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An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty | Blu-ray (88 Films)

On March 24, 2025, 88 Films will be releasing the Blu-ray (Region A/B) for An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty, a 1984 erotic Shaw Brothers thriller from director Eddie Fong Ling-Ching (Cherry Blossoms).

One of the last films produced at Hong Kong’s legendary Shaw Brothers studio, and absolutely one of their finest – a visually ravishing and erotically charged story of a free-spirited female poet Yu (Patricia Ha, Nomad) who, frustrated by the conservative times in which she lives, refuses to behave in the ways nice young ladies are supposed to.

Despite plentiful clothes-off action, this is so much more than a soft-core “romp,” boasting an artistic ambition that Shaw Brothers didn’t always show in their kung fu movies. Directed with intelligence and real style by Eddie Fong Ling-ching, this is one of the Continue reading →

Assault! Jack The Ripper | Blu-ray (88 Films)

March 24, 2025, 88 Films will release a Blu-ray (Region B) for Assault! Jack The Ripper, a 1976 erotic thriller from director Yasuharu Hasebe (Black Tight Killers).

Ken (Yutaka Hayashi), a serious young man working as a cake decorator at an upmarket coffeeshop, finds himself led seriously astray by his feisty waitress coworker Yuri (the unforgettable Tamaki Katsura) after a chance encounter with a disturbed young woman (Yuri Yamashina) fuels their passion for murder and they embark on a vicious killing spree.

Part serial killer slasher movie, part coming-of-age romantic drama, this outrageous sexploitationer by Yasuharu Hasebe (Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter) scripted by Chiho Katsura (Hausu) is a standout title in Nikkatsu’s mid-70s ‘Violent P*rno’ subgenre Continue reading →

Hong Kong, Hong Kong | Blu-ray (88 Films)

On March 24, 2025, 88 Films will be releasing the Blu-ray (Region A/B) for Hong Kong, Hong Kong, a 1983 Shaw Brothers film from director Clifford Choi Kai-Kwong (North South West East).

There’s much more to Hong Kong cinema than kung fu flicks: Hong Kong, Hong Kong is a social realist drama with a huge heart, following two lovers dreaming of a better life: Man Si Sun (Cherie Chung, The Dead and the Deadly) is an illegal immigrant from the mainland while Kong Yuen Sang (Alex Man, Tragic Hero) is looking for glory in the kick-boxing ring.

Showing a world beyond the city’s skyscrapers and millionaires, Clifford Choi’s film won Best Screenplay at the prestigious Golden Horse awards, and was nominated for many others. Long recognised as a classic back home, 88 Films are proud to present Continue reading →

“Harbin” Theatrical Poster

Coming soon to Theaters from Well Go USA is Harbin, a 2024 period thriller from director Woo Min-Ho (The Man Standing Next, The Drug King).

In 1909, several years after Korea is forced into becoming a Japanese colony, freedom fighters plot the daring assassination of Japan’s prime minister during their quest for independence.

The film stars Hyun Bin (The Point Men), Park Jeong-min (Uprising), Jeon Yeo-been (Illang: The Wolf Brigade), Jo Woo-jin (Hard Hit), Lee Dong-wook (The Beauty Inside), Yoo Jae-Myung (Alienoid: Return to the Future), Park Hoon (12.12: The Day) and (Derailed).

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Center Stage | Blu-ray (88 Films)

On March 24, 2025, 88 Films will be releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for Stanley Kwan’s 1991 film, Center Stage.

Center Stage is set during China’s silent movie era and revolves around the life of the legendary life of a gifted actress, Ruan Ling-yu. With her sensitive portrayal, Maggie Cheung Man-yuk (Project A II) took her story abroad and won the best actress award at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival.

Directed by Stanley Kwan (Rouge), this 4K remaster has been approved by Kwan. Also starring Tony Ka-Fai Leung (The Raid), Cecilia Yip (Still Human), Carina Lau (Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings) and Waise Lee (The Big Heat).

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Detonation: Violent Riders | Blu-ray (88 Films)

Next year, 88 Films will release a Blu-ray for Detonation: Violent Riders (aka Detonation! Violent Tribe), a 1975 bosozoku (Japanese youth subculture associated with customized motorcycles) exploitation film from director Teruo Ishii (Blind Woman’s Curse).

Detonation: Violent Riders revolves around two biker gangs who go head to head after a mechanic falls in love with an innocent, but gang tied, woman.

The film stars Sonny Chiba (Fighting Fist), Kôichi Iwaki (Doberman Cop), Tomoko Ai (Terror of Mechagodzilla), Junko Matsudaira (Bullet Train) and Hiroshi Nawa (Outlaw: Heartless).

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“Weekend in Tapei” Theatrical Poster

On February 18, 2025, Ketchup Entertainment is releasing a Blu-ray for Weekend in Taipei, a 2024 action thriller starring Luke Evans (Dracula Untold, Blitz).

The film – co-written by Luc Besson (Lucy, Leon: The Professional) – comes from writer/director George Huang, who is perhaps best known for the 1994 cult satire film Swimming with Sharks.

Weekend in Taipei also stars Sung Kang (Bullet to the Head), Gwei Lun-Mei (Black Coal, Thin Ice) and newcomer, Wyatt Yang.

The plot follows a “pit-bull” DEA agent working on job in Taipei, who encounters his old flame, a Taiwanese woman named Joey Kang. They Continue reading →

“Bloodline” Theatrical Poster

Abbas Alizada, who is perhaps better known as “the Afghan Bruce Lee”, will be part of an ensemble cast in Bloodline, an upcoming actioner from directors Temple Capital and Jojo George (Don Vasco).

After Alice’s disappearance in India, her sister Bella joins forces with martial artist Lee (Alizada) to confront Adharva and uncover the truth behind her disappearance, delving into ancient spells and mysteries that intertwine past and present.

Bloodline also stars Adrianna Edwards (Mannequin), Jojo George (Kudumbavilakku), Suanne Braun (Stargate SG-1) and Hannah Minnock (Girl Addicted).

This India/UK production from 13B Films and Temple Capital Partners made its Continue reading →

“Escape” Theatrical Poster

On January 14, 2024, Well Go USA is releasing the Blu-ray of Escape, a 2024 South Korean thriller from Lee Jong-Pil (The Sound of a Flower, Samjin Company English Class).

Unlike Stallone’s Escape Plan, there is no plan… just an escape. This upcoming film stars Lee Je-Hoon (Bleak Night, Time to Hunt), Koo Kyo-Hwan (Peninsula, Kill Boksoon) and Hong Sa-Bin (Hopeless).

After completing his required decade of military service and being honored as a hero, a North Korean sergeant makes a sudden shocking attempt to defect to the South, risking life and limb for the chance to finally determine his own destiny.

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The Roundup: Punishment | 4K Ultra HD (Capelight)

This week, Capelight Pictures is releasing the Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD for The Roundup: Punishment (read our review), the fourth film in The Round Up franchise that started with 2017’s The Outlaws, 2022’s The Roundup and 2023’s The Roundup: No Way Out.

Directed by Heo Myung-Haeng (Badland Hunters), The Roundup: Punishment stars Don Lee (Unstoppable), Park Ji-Hwan (The Roundup: No Way Out), Lee Beom-Soo (The Roundup: No Way Out) and Lee Ji-Hoon (The Roundup: No Way Out) with the new cast additions Kim Moo-Yul (Ballerina) and Lee Dong-Hwi (Broker).

While investigating the operators of a drug trafficking app, Detective Ma (Lee) and his team discover a link between a murder case in the Philippines and an illegal online gambling organization. The Continue reading →

“Ballerina” Theatrical Poster

If you’ve seen Ana de Armas’ butt-kicking capabilities in No Time To Die, and the upcoming Ghosted, you know she’s capable of leading her own action film. With that said, De Armas (Knives Out) is teaming up with Live Free or Die Hard director Len Wiseman for Lionsgate’s Ballerina, a spinoff of the expanding John Wick franchise.

Franchise stars including John Wick himself, Keanu Reeves, as well as Ian McShane (John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum), Anjelica Huston (John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum) and Lance Reddick (John Wick: Chapter 2) will have appearances as their respective roles from the previous films.

New co-stars include Norman Reedus (Walking Dead), Catalina Sandino Moreno (Maria Full of Grace), Gabriel Byrne (The Usual Suspects), Togo Continue reading →