Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Jingle Ma’s The Assassin’s Blade (aka The Butterfly Lovers), starring Wu Chun (14 Blades), Charlene Choi (The Twins Effect), Hu Ge (1911). In The Assassin’s Blade, Zhu Yanzhi (Choi), disguised as a man, seeks to learn martial arts with an elite clan. Once she begins her intense training, Zhu finds herself at odds with her trainer and superior, Liang (Chun). The Assassin’s Blade also stars Fan Siu-Wong (The Story of … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Cheang Pou-soi’s Kill Zone 2 (aka  SPL II: A Time for Consequences). When an undercover cop gets too close to revealing the mastermind of a drug syndicate, his cover is blown. Double-crossed, he’s thrown into a Thai prison, where a guard discovers the inmate – claiming he’s a cop – is a bone marrow match for his dying daughter… and his warden may have an even deadlier … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Saving General Yang, a 2013 period action thriller from director Ronny Yu (The Bride with White Hair). Northeast China, early Northern Song dynasty, AD 986. The Khitan army takes its revenge for a past massacre, abducting General Yang Ye and leaving his wife and seven sons to rescue him – and fall into their deadly trap The film stars Adam Cheng (Seven Warriors), Yu Bo (The Legend of Qin), … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Confucius, starring Hong Kong screen legend, Chow Yun-fat (Cold War II, Hard Boiled). Chow Yun-fat stars as Confucius in the inspiring, action-packed saga of a leader whose wisdom and cunning were more powerful than any sword. In this sweeping battlefield epic, Confucius finds his lands threatened by the fires of war. After leading the nation’s most powerful army to victory against hordes of invaders, … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Iron Protector (read our review), aka Super Bodyguard, a martial arts movie directed by and starring Yue Song (King of the Streets). After the death of his clan master, Wu-Lin (Yue Song) leaves the village for the City of Stone-cold to protect the daughter of the richest family in the city, Fei-Fei. When the city s most dangerous gang attempts to kidnap Fei-Fei, Wu-Lin is forced to fight … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Tekken: Kazuya’s Revenge (aka Tekken 2), a martial arts film directed by Wych Kaosayananda (Zero Tolerance) and starring Kane Kosugi (Pray for Death, Terra Formars). Tekken: Kazuya’s Revenge (read our review) also stars Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Tekken, Showdown in Manila), Gary Daniels (Skin Traffik) and Ron Smoorenburg (Enter the Warrior’s Gate, Who Am I?). Like its predecessor, Tekken 2: Kazuya’s Revenge (aka Tekken: A Man Called X) is based on … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray collection for Nikkatsu Diamond Guys: Vol 2, which celebrates three classic films from directors Buichi Saito (The Rambling Guitarist), Ko Nakahira (Crazed Fruit), and Haruyasu Noguchi, who is a new discovery for the West. Nikkatsu Diamond Guys: Vol 2 includes 1960’s Tokyo Mighty Guy (read our review), directed by Buichi Saito (The Rambling Guitarist); 1962’s Danger Pays (read our review), directed by Ko Nakahira; and 1965’s Murder Unincorporated (read our … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the 3-Disc Blu-ray set for 1984’s The Master: The Complete Series. In The Master (aka The Master Ninja), an aging American ninja (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’s Lee Van Cleef) and his headstrong young apprentice (Class of 1984’s Timothy Van Patten) search for the elder man’s daughter. This cult classic TV series – produced in wake of the so-called “Ninja Craze” in 1980s – also stars Sho Kosugi (9 … Continue reading →

John Wick, my ass. Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for The Man from Nowhere (read our review), from director Lee Jeong-beom (No Tears for the Dead) and star Won Bin (Mother, Guns & Talks). Tae-shik (Won Bin) is an ex-special agent whose tragic past has made him distance himself from the world. He now lives in solitude and runs a small pawnshop. The only people he now sees are the few … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray set for Criterion Collection’s Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman film collection. This deluxe set features a string of 25 Zatoichi films, made between 1962 and 1973, in one complete package. That’s about $4 a movie. In addition, you also get a 1978 documentary about Shintaro Katsu, an interview with Asian-film critic Tony Rayns, trailers for all films, new English subtitle translations, plus a book featuring an essays, short stories … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Wilson Yip’s Ip Man 3 (read our review), starring Donnie Yen (Kung Fu Jungle), Max Zhang (The Brink), Mike Tyson (Kickboxer: Retaliation) and fight choreography by the legendary Yuen Woo Ping (The Thousand Faces of Dunjia). When a band of brutal gangsters led by a crooked property developer make a play to take over the city, Master Ip (Yen) is forced to take a stand. Ip Man 3 … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Infernal Affairs, directed by Andrew Lau (Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen). You’ve seen The Departed, now see the original! Infernal Affairs is a critically acclaimed crime-thriller that is praised for its gritty action and strong character development (there’s a reason Martin Scorsese remade it!)… Infernal Affairs (read our review) stars Tony Leung (The Grandmaster), Andy Lau (Fulltime Killer), Anthony Wong (Beast … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for The Good, the Bad, the Weird, directed by Kim Jee-Woon (I Saw the Devil). The Good, the Bad, the Weird is the story of two outlaws and a bounty hunter in 1940s Manchuria and their rivalry to possess a treasure map while being pursued by the Japanese army and Chinese bandits. Part Sergio Leone’s The Good, The Bad and the Ugly; part George … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Kickboxer: Vengeance (read our review), starring Alain Moussi (Kickboxer: Retaliation), David Bautista and Jean-Claude Van Damme (Kill ’em All). Kurt Sloane (Moussi) has always been there for his brother, Eric (Darren Shahlavi, Pound of Flesh), who’s known in the martial arts world as a modern-day warrior. But when the ruthless and undefeated fighter Tong Po (Bautista) brutally ends Eric’s life in a no-holds-barred match in Thailand, Kurt … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for David Leitch and Chad Stahelski’s John Wick (read our review), starring Keanu Reeves. Reeves plays John Wick, a retired assassin who now leads a peaceful lifestyle. But when a series of unfortunate events distort his daily routine, Wick has no choice but to revisit his sinister past and go on one hell of a kill crazy rampage. John Wick also stars Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Willem … Continue reading →