Author Archives: JJ Bona

Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma Chameleon! Johnnie To’s 2008 caper ‘Sparrow’ on Blu-ray in February

In February 2025, Australian label Chameleon Films is releasing the Blu-ray for Sparrow, a 2008 Hong Kong film from Johnnie To (Three, Office, Running on Karma). The label’s past titles have been All Region, so there’s a chance this one will follow suit. The most sheer delight you will ever experience from a Johnnie To film? Filmed over three years between other projects, this story of men who pick pockets … Continue reading

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The Beast Hand | Blu-ray (Cleopatra Entertainment)

The Beast Hand | Blu-ray (Cleopatra Entertainment)

RELEASE DATE: April 15, 2025 On April 15, 2025, Cleopatra Entertainment is releasing a Blu-ray (Region A) for The Beast Hand, a 2024 horror film from director Taichiro Natsume (Love Shark). Osamu (Takahiro Fukuya), a Japanese day laborer, is forced into a lifestyle of crime. Unfortunately, when he crosses the wrong gangsters, they punish him by Sword, amputating his left hand in the process. Osamu’s ex-girlfriend Koyuki takes him to … Continue reading

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Need some tips on how to escape North Korea? Well Go USA has got ya covered with Lee Jong-Pil’s thriller ‘Escape’

"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 … Continue reading

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Miracles | 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (88 Films)

RELEASE DATE: March 24, 2025 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), … Continue reading

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964 Pinocchio | Blu-ray (88 Films)

964 Pinocchio | Blu-ray (88 Films)

RELEASE DATE: March 24, 2025 On 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 … Continue reading

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Yumeno Kyusaku’s Girl Hell | Blu-ray (88 Films)

Girl Hell | Blu-ray (88 Films)

RELEASE DATE: March 24, 2025 On March 24, 2025, 88 Films will release a Blu-ray (Region B) for Yumeno Kyusaku’s Girl Hell, a 1977 horror film directed by Masaru Konuma (Beach, La Ronde). Passions are inflamed in an elite school for girls in 1930s Japan in Yumeno Kyusaku’s Girl Hell, as two of its students find solace away from the crowd in each other’s company. But can their love flourish … Continue reading

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

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

RELEASE DATE: March 24, 2025 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 … Continue reading

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

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

RELEASE DATE: March 24, 2025 On 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 … Continue reading

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

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

RELEASE DATE: March 24, 2025 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 … Continue reading

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We’ve got to fight the powers that be! Watch the Trailer for Well Go USA’s ‘Harbin’ starring Hyun Bin and Park Jeong-min

"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), … Continue reading

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Center Stage | Blu-ray (88 Films)

Center Stage | Blu-ray (88 Films)

RELEASE DATE: March 24, 2025 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 … Continue reading

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I will find someone with whom you can fight…. Bolo! Watch the New Trailer for ‘Chinese Hercules: The Bolo Yeung Story’

An upcoming documentary about martial arts star Bolo Yeung (aka Yang Sze), titled Chinese Hercules: The Bolo Yeung Story, is set for release soon from Hussar Entertainment Productions. Known mostly for his iconic roles as “Bolo” in Bruce Lee’s Enter the Dragon, and Chong Li in Jean-Claude Van Damme’s Bloodsport, Chinese Hercules: The Bolo Yeung Story is the story of the bodybuilder, martial artist and actor who wrote his own destiny and walked his own … Continue reading

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Watch the kid lay down a rubber road… right to FREEDOM! Teruo Ishii’s ‘Detonation: Violent Riders’ arriving on Blu-ray

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 … Continue reading

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Luc Besson-penned actioner ‘Weekend in Taipei’ starring Luke Evans and Sung Kang arrives on Blu-ray in February

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 … Continue reading

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Modern day Bruceploitation! Watch Abbas ‘Afghan Bruce Lee’ Alizada in action in the Trailer for ‘Bloodline’

"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 … Continue reading

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