Welcome to March! It’s a light week to kick things off but perhaps we can all find something to enjoy. If you’re interested in any of these titles, you can support the site by ordering through our affiliate. We appreciate it! Here are your Blu-ray and DVD releases for the week of 3/05/13: ASIAN CINEMA Muay Thai Warrior (Blu-ray/DVD) – a samuria warrior is nursed back to health in a small … Continue reading →

Raimond Huber, the director of Bangkok Adrenaline and Kill ‘Em All, is back with a new action-packed martial arts film. What happens when a beautiful but deadly woman comes between two friends who happen to be highly trained assassins? You’ll find out in the Dragonwolf, which stars Kazu Patrick Tang. Tang is a Thailand-based martial artist and actor who may look familiar – he played the romantic lead opposite Jeeja … Continue reading →

It’s time to say goodbye to February with a fresh batch of new releases. If you’re interested in any of these titles, you can support the site by ordering through our affiliate. We appreciate it! Here are your Blu-ray and DVD releases for the week of 2/26/13: ASIAN CINEMA A Simple Life (Blu-ray/DVD) – heralded by Roger Ebert and many other critics as one of 2012’s best films, this heartfelt drama … Continue reading →

Over the past year, Netflix has been adding a decently-sized collection of Asian movies to their Instant streaming catalog. Be advised that some of these films may be [dubbed] and that older titles will likely expire over time. Here’s a look at some recent additions: 2/21/13 Crying Fist (2005) – a washed-up boxer throws down with an anxious newcomer in this Korean action/drama from the director of “City of Violence” … Continue reading →

It’s a fun and diverse week of releases, even if there’s not a wealth of Asian films coming out. This is one of those weeks we like to call ‘something for everyone.’ If you’re interested in any of these titles, you can support the site by ordering through our affiliate. We appreciate it! Here are your Blu-ray and DVD releases for the week of 2/19/13: ASIAN CINEMA My Sassy Girl: The … Continue reading →

Remember that scene in The Dark Knight where the Joker tries to convince Gotham’s citizens to kill a Wayne Enterprises employee before he can spill Batman’s secret identity? Well, director Takashi Miike has taken a similar premise and spun it into an entire movie. His next project is a slickly-produced action thriller titled Straw Shield, about a police unit who must protect a confessed killer after the relatives of one … Continue reading →

The latest news out of the Berlin International Film Festival is that Martin Scorsese will serve as executive producer on Andrew Lau’s next film, called Revenge of the Green Dragons. Our readers probably don’t need reminding that Scorsese’s hit film The Departed was an English-language remake of Andrew Lau’s Infernal Affairs – but, hey, Scorsese did thank Lau when he won the Oscar for Best Picture. Production is scheduled to … Continue reading →

Kiyoshi Kurosawa was once one of the foremost genre filmmakers in Japan, thanks to his unique brand of unsettling horror as witnessed in films like Kairo (AKA Pulse) and Curse. To this day, Kairo remains arguably the finest example of ‘J-horror.’ In 2008, Kurosawa took a break from scaring audiences with the acclaimed drama Tokyo Sonata, which even won accolades at Cannes. After that Kurosawa dabbled in the world of … Continue reading →

A new Korean action-comedy titled Running Man is slated for release in theaters over there this April 2013 – but it’s not what you think. No, this isn’t a remake of the popular 80’s Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle. Instead it’s a completely new story about a man (Shin Ha-Gyoon) who is wrongly accused of murder and decides to walk/run/drive as far away from the police as he can, turning himself into a fugitive. … Continue reading →

Film Business Asia offers news that Ryoo Seung-wan, the director of hard-hitting Korean action/dramas like No Blood, No Tears and The Unjust, is heading to Berlin next month to begin production on his latest movie. This new film, recently retitled The Berlin File, begins shooting in Germany on May 1st and has a budget of $9 million. Ryoo Seung-wan and crew will film for two weeks in Berlin before heading … Continue reading →

There are plenty of films to cover this week, so let’s get started. If you’re interested in any of these titles, you can support the site by ordering through our affiliate. We appreciate it! Here are your Blu-ray and DVD release dates for the week of 2/12/13: ASIAN CINEMA The Thieves (Blu-ray/DVD) – one of the most successful Korean films of all time, this heist thriller in the “Ocean’s 11” vein … Continue reading →

Preposterous but interesting – such is the premise for Library Wars, the new film from the acclaimed director of the live-action Gantz films and Princess Blade. This Japanese-language movie is based on a popular novel that ended up spawning a manga and anime series. Taking a page from Ray Bradbury’s classic novel Fahrenheit 451, the movie is set in the near future in which Japan’s government organizes an armed military … Continue reading →