Watch a New Featurette for Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In’ on Blu-ray, DVD and 4K Ultra HD arriving on November 19

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In | 4K Ultra HD (Well Go USA)

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In | 4K Ultra HD (Well Go USA)

Director Soi Cheang Pou Soi (SPL II: A Time for Consequences, The Monkey King) – and producers Wilson Yip (Paradox, Ip Man Franchise) and John Chong (The Invincible Dragon) – join forces for Media Asia’s Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (formerly Kowloon Walled City), which hits Blu-ray, DVD and 4K Ultra HD November 19th from Well Go USA.

This all-star martial arts actioner (read our review), stars Louis Koo (Organized Crime and Triad Bureau), Sammo Hung (King Swindler), Richie Jen (Trivisa), Raymond Lam (Line Walker) and Philip Ng (Undercover Punch and Gun), and with action by Kenji Tanigaki (Enter the Fat Dragon).

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In is an adaptation of the cult manhua (Chinese comicbook) series City of Darkness by Andy Seto. Set in the eighties Continue reading

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More WANG for your buck? From ‘Drive’ director Steve Wang comes ‘Kung Fu Rascals’ arriving on October 22nd

Kung Fu Rascals | Blu-ray (Visual Vengeance)

On October 22, 2024, Visual Vengeance is releasing a Limited Edition Blu-ray for the 1992 martial arts fantasy film, Kung Fu Rascals. This long out-of-print rarity marks the debut feature from cult director Steve Wang (Drive, The Guyver), who also stars.

In the tradition of Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and the Three Stooges comes this wildly funny action comedy from director Steve Wang. When chased by mutated Continue reading

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Back to the shadows! New Trailer for Netflix’ ‘Shadow Strays’ from ‘Night Comes for Us’ filmmaker Timo Tjahjanto

“The Shadow Strays” Netflix Poster

“The Shadow Strays” Netflix Poster

Indonesian director Timo Tjahjanto (The Big 4, The Night Comes for Us) – of the “Mo Brothers” directing duo (Killers, Headshot, Macabre) – is ready to unleash The Shadow Strays, which will premier on Netflix on October 17th.

In the film, a young assassin defies her mentor and organization, hell-bent on rescuing a boy who lost his mother to a powerful crime syndicate. Timo describes the film as having Abel Ferrara’s crime sleaze, a bit of Kinji Fukasaku and a dash of Mamoru Oshii’s Wolf Brigade.

The Shadow Strays stars Aurora Ribero (Like & Share), Hana Malasan (Ben & Jody), Ali Fikri (Nussa), Adipati Dolken (Posesif) Kristo Immanuel (The Big 4), Andri Mashadi (The Big 4), Chew Kin Wah (Kopitiam) and Continue reading

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Don’t call it a comeback! Watch the Trailer for ‘Last Dance’ starring Hong Kong legend Michael Hui and Dayo Wong

"The Last Dance" Theatrical Poster

“The Last Dance” Theatrical Poster

Hong Kong film icon and comedian Michael Hui (All U Need is Love) is headlining the big screen with co-star Dayo Wong Chi-Wah (Legend of the Wolf) in Anselm Chan’s The Last Dance.

In this upcoming drama – an obvious departure from the comedic roles Hui is known for – a debt-ridden wedding planner inadvertently becomes a successful funeral planner. However, he must convince a traditional Taoist priest of his legitimacy to continue operating in the field.

The film sports an all-star, ensemble cast that includes Michelle Wai (Customs Frontline), Elaine Jin (Mad World), Paul Chun (The Trough), Michael Ning (Port of Call), Rachel Leung (Raging Fire), Vincent Kok (Gorgeous) and Continue reading

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Top shelf Korean horror returns! ‘Exhuma’ starring ‘Old Boy’ star Choi Min-sik hits 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray next week

Exhuma | 4K Ultra HD (Well Go USA)

Exhuma | 4K Ultra HD (Well Go USA)

On October 8, 2024, Well Go USA is releasing the Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD and DVD for Exhuma (read our review), a South Korean thriller from writer/director Jang Jae-Hyun (Svaha: The Sixth Finger, The Priests).

When a renowned shaman (Kim Go-Eun, The Advocate: A Missing Body) and her protégé (Lee Do-hyun, Sweet Home) are hired by a wealthy, enigmatic family, they begin investigating the cause of a disturbing supernatural illness that affects only the first-born children of each generation.

With the help of a knowledgeable mortician (Yoo Hai-jin, Confidential Assignment 2: International) and the country’s most revered geomancer (Choi Min-sik, Old Boy), they soon trace the affliction’s origin to a long-hidden family grave located on sacred Continue reading

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Hong Kong’s Heaven’s Gate? Juno Mak’s long-delayed, over-budget thriller ‘Sons of the Neon Night’ to finally shine in 2025

"Sons of the Neon Night" Teaser Poster

“Sons of the Neon Night” Teaser Poster

Filmmaker Juno Mak (Revenge: A Love Story, Dream Home), the actor/director of 2013’s Rigor Mortis, is finally putting his finishing touches on One Cool Film Productions’ Sons of the Neon Night, an upcoming gangster epic that was completed back in 2018.

The highly-anticipated film features an all-star cast that includes Takeshi Kaneshiro (Wu Xia), Louis Koo (Three), Ritchie Ren (Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In), Tony Leung Ka Fai (League of Gods), Lau Ching-wan (The White Storm 3), Kara Hui (Mrs K), Gao Yuanyuan (Robin-B-Hood), Michelle Wai (As The Light Goes Out) and Conan Lee (Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit).

With a production budget of over $50 million, Asian sales and production firm Distribution Workshop is using the Busan International Film Festival’s market to re-launch Sons of the Neon Night as “Hong Kong’s Most Expensive Film” (via Variety). This now aligns with Continue reading

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The other Jackie! Watch the Well Go USA’s Trailer (and an action clip) for Xu Haofeng’s ‘100 Yards’ also starring Andy On

"100 Yards" Theatrical Poster

“100 Yards” Theatrical Poster

Xu Haofeng, the filmmaker behind 2015’s The Final Master and 2017’s The Hidden Sword, teams up with co-director Xu Junfeng for 100 Yards, an upcoming martial arts film that will be released by Well Go USA on November 8th.

100 Yards stars Jacky Heung (League of Gods), Andy On (Abduction, Undercover Punch and Gun, Black Mask 2: City of Masks), Hayden Kuo (Kung Fu Monster) and Li Yuan (The Guillotines).

The film is set in 1920s Tianjin, northern China, and centres on the rivalry between the son of a martial arts master and his most talented apprentice. When the old master dies, the two face off to take over his prominent martial arts academy. But rather than obey the rule of settling disputes behind closed doors, they take their Continue reading

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Nicholas Tse, Andy Lau, Wu Jing, Daniel Wu, Louis Koo and Jackie Chan are all on Hi-YAH for the month of October!

Hi-YAH!, Well Go USA’s very own Asian/martial arts streaming channel has just announced their New Releases for the month of October.

If you want to give Hi-YAH! a go, visitors of this site can use the promo code “CITYONFIRE” for a FREE 30 Day trial!

Read on for the full list of New and Exclusive Continue reading

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Signature grabs UK rights for XYZ Films’ ‘Skyline: Warpath’ starring martial arts stars Scott Adkins and Iko Uwais

"Skyline: Warpath" Teaser Poster

“Skyline: Warpath” Teaser Poster

Martial arts star Iko Uwais (The Raid, The Raid 2, Headshot) is re-teaming with director Liam O’Donnell (Beyond Skyline) for Skyline: Warpath, an upcoming sci-fi actioner that also stars fellow martial arts star, Scott Adkins (John Wick 4, Ip Man 4).

Set within the Skyline universe and five years after the events of Beyond Skyline, the movie follows Sua (Uwais) as he leads The Resistance against the aliens. When he discovers the powerful alien Radial Gauntlet, he must deal with both the corrupt Eric (Adkins) and the army of alien invaders (via Deadline).

Skyline: Warpath also stars Yayan Ruhian (The Raid), Louis Mandylor (Debt Collectors), Charlotte Vega (American Assassin), Randall J. Bacon (3 Days in Malay), Zack Lee (The Night Comes for Us), Brahim Chab (Vanguard), Phet Mahathongdy (Beyond Skyline) and Continue reading

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Village of Doom (1983) Review

Village of Doom | Blu-ray (Unearthed Films)

Village of Doom | Blu-ray (Unearthed Films)

Director: Noboru Tanaka
Cast: Masato Furuoya, Misako Tanaka, Kumiko Oba, Isao Natsuyagi, Midori Satsuki
Running Time: 105 min.

By Paul Bramhall

The Tsuyama massacre remains one of the most harrowing mass murders in Japan, taking place on the night of 21st May 1938 in the rural village of Kamocho Kurami. After cutting off the electricity to the village shortly before midnight, a 21-year-old man named Mutsuo Toi proceeded to arm himself to the teeth, and after decapitating his grandmother with an axe, spent the next 30 minutes murdering 29 of his neighbours (roughly half the villages population), before killing himself at dawn. As a country whose cinematic output isn’t afraid of exploring the darker parts of the human condition, it perhaps shouldn’t be too surprising that, 45 years after the incident, in 1983 it was adapted for the screen in the form of Village of Doom.

What is a surprise is that Noboru Tanaka was chosen as the director, a filmmaker who was most well known for being part of the Nikkatsu studio’s stable of Roman Porno directors, essentially the studios own in-house brand of pink film. With a filmography full of titles like Sensual Classroom: Techniques in Love, Beauty’s Exotic Dance: Torture!, and Pink Salon: Five Lewd Women, Tanaka hardly stands out as the obvious choice to helm a slice of real-life crime that cost Continue reading

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Die Hard in a bar unit? Watch action scenes from Scott Adkins’ latest thriller ‘Take Cover’

"Take Cover" Theatrical Poster

“Take Cover” Theatrical Poster

Martial arts star Scott Adkins (John Wick 4, Ip Man 4, Triple Threat) is teaming up with Alice Eve (Star Trek Into Darkness) in Signature Entertainment’s Take Cover, an upcoming film helmed by director Nick McKinless, who perhaps best known for his stunt work on Fast X, Gangs of London and Kingsman: The Golden Circle.

Take Cover revolves around a burned-out professional sniper who finds himself trapped in an all-glass penthouse by a lethal competitor and must find a way to survive and escape with little to no cover between him and the killer.

Written by Joshua Todd James (Pound of Flesh), the film also stars Billy Clements (Meg 2: The Trench), Jack Parr (Peaky Blinders), Madalina Bellariu Ion (Sacrificiul), Obie Matthew (Cruella) and Continue reading

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Shout pumps out more gold! Blu-ray collection for ‘Golden Harvest Vol. 2: Shining Stars’ arriving in December

Golden Harvest Vol. 2: Shining Stars | Blu-ray (Shout!)

Golden Harvest Vol. 2: Shining Stars | Blu-ray (Shout!)

On December 17th, 2024, Shout! Factory will be releasing the Blu-ray Collection for Golden Harvest Vol. 2: Shining Stars, which will include 1973’s Beach of the War Gods, 1973’s When Taekwondo Strikes, 1974’s The Skyhawk, 1974’s Slaughter in San Francisco, 1976’s Shaolin Boxers, 1986’s Legacy of Rage, 1992’s The Master, and 1998’s Hitman.

And if you’re wondering why two non-Golden Harvest films (Legacy of Rage and Hitman) are included in this set, you’re not alone.

Read the official details:

Some of the biggest Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! To Kill a Mastermind | Blu-ray | Only $19.99 – Expires soon!

To Kill a Mastermind | Blu-ray (88 Films)

To Kill a Mastermind | Blu-ray (88 Films)

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for To Kill a Mastermind, a 1979 Shaw Brothers kung fu movie directed by Sun Chung (The Deadly Breaking Sword).

The film stars Johnny Wang Lung-Wei (Eight Diagram Pole Fighter), Teng Wei-Hao (Crippled Avengers), Sek Gong (Kid with the Golden Arm), Yuen Wah (Kung Fu Vs. Acrobatic), Yuen Bun (Five Element Ninjas), Luo Sheng (The Kung-Fu Instructor), Luo Jun (Rendezvous with Death), Mang Ding-Goh (The Handcuff), Lau Wai-Ling (Bat Without Wings), Dick Wei (Final Run), and Ai Fei (Invincible Enforcer).

BE CAREFUL: no-one’s safe as long as the evil kung-fu masters of the Qi Sha clan terrorise the land. Can they be stopped? The authorities have placed a spy in their ranks, but the clan – and their Continue reading

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Dread flying? ‘The Raid’ martial arts star Iko Uwais is Ashton Chen’s wingman for IQIYI thriller ‘Wings of Dread’

"Wings of Dread" Teaser Poster

“Wings of Dread” Teaser Poster

Indonesian martial arts star Iko Uwais (The Raid, The Raid 2, Headshot, Beyond Skyline) is currently filming Wings of Dread, an upcoming action thriller directed by Qin Pengfei (Fight Against Evil, Black Storm) and Ashton Chen (Ip Man 2, Blade of Fury), who will also co-star alongside Uwais.

According to AT, Wings of Dread is Iko Uwais’ first of many projects for Chinese streaming giant, IQIYI.

Not much is known of the film’s plot, but its teaser poster hints that it may be an airplane thriller in the same vein as The Delta Force (1986), Passenger 57 (1992), Executive Decision (1996), United 93 (2006) and the recently announced High Forces (aka Crisis Route), which will star Andy Lau (Shock Wave 2).

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Harris, Trump or the YAKUZA? Watch the New Trailer for Masaharu Take’s ‘Yakuza: Like a Dragon’

Amazon’s Prime Video is set to stream Like a Dragon, an upcoming six-part, live-action series based on the SEGA videogame franchise, Yakuza: Like a Dragon.

The series – directed by Masaharu Take (100 Yen Love) and Takimoto Kengo (Kamen Teacher) – is set in two time periods, 1995 and 2005, and follows the life, childhood friends and the repercussions of the decisions of a fearsome and peerless Yakuza warrior (Takeuchi Ryoma, Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future) with a strong sense of justice, duty, and humanity (via Variety).

The screenplay and story are by Sean Crouch (Wolf Pack) and Yugo Continue reading

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