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- Kevin on The legend is back! Check out the New Poster for Jackie Chan and Stanley Tong’s ‘A Legend’ (aka ‘The Myth Part 2’)Looks decent enough to watch. He sure keeps busy with so many movies on his p…
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- Kevin on I see a ‘John Wick’ spin-off said the blind man? Donnie Yen to reprise his blind character Caine in a standalone filmHe get pay big money for Ipman 5 at least 8 to 10 million dollars, and the co…
- Andrew Hernandez on I see a ‘John Wick’ spin-off said the blind man? Donnie Yen to reprise his blind character Caine in a standalone filmAnd who can blame him if that happens? Lots of people would do the same if th…
- Paul Bramhall on I see a ‘John Wick’ spin-off said the blind man? Donnie Yen to reprise his blind character Caine in a standalone filmI think it’s probably safe to say that if a Hollywood starring role (not to m…
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- Andrew Hernandez on I see a ‘John Wick’ spin-off said the blind man? Donnie Yen to reprise his blind character Caine in a standalone filmThis makes the most sense. Wick’s story is concluded, (for now) and Caine’s w…
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- Ningen on Thor-ploitation? The action is on high gear in the New Trailer for George Miller’s ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’And another clip. https://youtu.be/T8iHJ7kP0ZI?si=W_aYvktxRfCECQbB
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Category Archives: Asian Titles
2LDK | Blu-ray & DVD (Unearthed Films)
RELEASE DATE: April 5, 2022 On April 5, 2022, Unearthed Films is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Yukihiko Tsutumi’s 2002 cult Japanese film 2LDK (read our review). Read the official details below: Anyone who’s ever had a difficult roommate will relate to this outrageous and violent Japanese comedy. Small town girl Kimi and her glamorous, big city roommate, Lana, share a Tokyo apartment (2 bedroom, living room, dining room, … Continue reading
Days | Blu-ray (Grasshopper Film)
RELEASE DATE: February 21, 2022 On February 21, 2022, Grasshopper Film is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Days, a Taiwanese film from critically-acclaimed director Tsai Ming-liang (Vive L’Amour). Read the official details: For decades the great Taiwanese filmmaker Tsai Ming-liang has been directing exquisite examinations of alienation, isolation, and the fleeting beauty of human connection featuring his muse Lee Kang-sheng. Days is one of his best, sparest, most intimate … Continue reading
A Writer’s Odyssey | Blu-ray (Shout! Factory)
RELEASE DATE: March 8, 2022 On March 8, 2022, Shout! Factory is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Lu Yang’s A Writer’s Odyssey (read our review), an action-fantasy from the director of Brotherhood of Blades. Also known as Assassin in Red, the film stars Lei Jia-Yin (Wandering Earth, Cliff Walker), Yang Mi (Reset, The Bullet Vanishes), Dong Zi-Jian (The Founding of an Army, Ash is Purest White) and Yu He-Wei … Continue reading
To Sleep So as to Dream | Blu-ray (Arrow Video)
RELEASE DATE: March 22, 2022 On March 22, 2022, Arrow Video is releasing the Blu-ray for To Sleep So as to Dream, the 1986 debut of Kaizo Hayashi (Circus Boys, Zipang). The film stars Morio Agata (Hakodate Coffee), Kenji Endo (The Whispering Star) and Fujiko Fukamizu (Singing Lovebirds). Read on for the details: Two private detectives hunt for an actress trapped within the reel of a silent ninja film in … Continue reading
Shaolin Mantis | Blu-ray (88 Films)
RELEASE DATE: March 21, 2022 On March 22, 2022, 88 Films will be releasing the Blu-ray for Lau Kar-Leung’s Shaw Brothers classic, Shaolin Mantis. A UK (Region B) version of the film will also be available on March 21, 2022. Otherwise known as Deadly Mantis in the states, the irrepressible talents of David Chiang (Vengeance) are put to the test both characteristically and physically in a role often regarded as his second … Continue reading
New York Ninja | Blu-ray (Vinegar Syndrome)
RELEASE DATE: January 25, 2022 Although the deluxe Blu-ray is currently available exclusively at Vinegar Syndrome, a standardized New York Ninja (read our review) will be available through Amazon.com on January 25, 2022. This “lost” John Liu film, which he not only starred in, but also directed, was originally abandoned during its 1984 production. Therefore, all original sound materials, scripts and treatments were lost. That is, until Vinegar Syndrome’s Kurtis Spieler got a hold … Continue reading
Escape From Mogadishu | Blu-ray (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: January 18, 2022 On January 18, 2021, Well Go USA is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Escape From Mogadishu (read our review), the latest from action director Ryoo Seung-wan (Veteran, Battleship Island). The film stars Kim Yoon-seok (Chaser, The Yellow Sea), Zo In-Sung (The Great Battle), Heo Jun-Ho (Illang: The Wolf Brigade) and Jeong Man-Sik (The Swordsman). Dramatically constructed based on actual events: when civil war explodes in 1991 between … Continue reading
Hiruko the Goblin | Blu-ray (Mondo Macabro)
RELEASE DATE: February 8, 2022 On February 8, 2022, Mondo Macabro is releasing a Special Edition Blu-ray for Shinya Tsukamoto’s 1991 Japanese thriller, Hiruko the Goblin. Read the official details: Hieda (Kenji Sawada, Samurai Reincarnation) is an eccentric archaeologist, disgraced among his peers for his theories on the supernatural. One day he receives a letter from his brother-in-law, Yabe, telling him of an ancient burial mound he has discovered in … Continue reading
Monkey Kung Fu | Blu-ray (88 Films)
RELEASE DATE: March 22, 2022 On March 22, 2022, 88 Films will be releasing the Blu-ray for John Lo Mar’s Shaw Brothers classic, Monkey Kung Fu. A UK (Region B) version of the film will also be available on March 21, 2022. Not to be confused with Lau Kar-leung’s 1979 film, Mad Monkey Kung Fu, Monkey Kung Fu (made the same year) is directed by John Lo Mar (The Crazy Bumpkins, Boxer from the Temple). … Continue reading
Legendary Weapons of China | Blu-ray (88 Films)
RELEASE DATE: February 9, 2022 On February 9, 2022, 88 Films will be releasing the Blu-ray for Lau Kar-Leung’s Shaw Brothers classic, Legendary Weapons of China. A UK (Region B) version of the film will also be available on February 8, 2022. When the former member of a failing magical kung fu order threatens to destroy the remaining group’s reputation through his loud mouth insults and defamatory behaviour, an elite band … Continue reading
Revenge of the Shogun Women | Blu-ray (Kino Lorber)
RELEASE DATE: December 14, 2021 On December 14, 2021, Kino Lorber will release a 4K-sourced Blu-ray for Revenge of the Shogun Women (aka 13 Golden Nuns), a 1977 martial arts film from director Chang Mei-Chun (Kung Fu Kids). Revenge of the Shogun Women stars Pai Ying (A Man of Immortality), Han Hsiang-Chin (Melody from Heaven), Liang Hsiu-Shen (A Flower in the Storm), Cheung Yu-Yuk (Flying Sword Lee), Lam Dai (Golden Nun) and Ku Cheng (The Seven … Continue reading
Flag of Iron | Blu-ray (88 Films)
RELEASE DATE: February 8, 2022 On February 8, 2022, 88 Films will be releasing the Blu-ray for Chang Cheh’s Shaw Brothers classic, Flags of Iron. A UK (Region B) version of the film will also be available on February 7, 2022. The film stars Philip Kwok (Seven Warriors), Chiang Sheng (Shanghai 13), Lung Tien Hsiang (House of Traps), Lu Feng (The Magnificent Ruffians), Wong Lik (Chinatown Kid) and Chui Tai … Continue reading
Red Angel | Blu-ray (Arrow Video)
RELEASE DATE: January 18, 2021 On January 18, 2021, Arrow Video is releasing the Blu-ray for Yasuzo Masumura’s Red Angel. This Japanese film takes an unflinching look at the horror and futility of war through the eyes of a dedicated and selfless young military nurse. Official Details: When Sakura Nishi is dispatched in 1939 to a ramshackle field hospital in Tientsin, the frontline of Japan’s war with China, she and her colleagues … Continue reading
The Man from Hong Kong | Blu-ray (Twilight Time)
RELEASE DATE: December 14, 2021 On December 14, 2021, MVD Visual/Twilight Time will be re-releasing the Blu-ray for 1975’s The Man from Hong Kong (aka The Dragon Flies). Read the official details below: Strap in for a spectacular example from the golden age of “Ozploitation” moviemaking: writer/director/genre master Brian Trenchard-Smith’s full-bore action caper The Man from Hong Kong (1975, first seen in the U.S. as The Dragon Flies). The film … Continue reading
Disciples of Shaolin | Blu-ray (88 Films)
RELEASE DATE: December 14, 2021 On December 14, 2021, 88 Films is releasing the Blu-ray for Disciples of Shaolin, a 1975 Shaw Brothers film directed by Chang Cheh (Five Element Ninjas). Another Kung Fu vehicle from the infamous Shaw Brothers Studio, Disciples of Shaolin delivers a typically power-packed Hong Kong tale of enemy gangs and super cool fight scenes. When Shaolin disciple Kuan Fung Yi (Sheng Fu) takes a job at … Continue reading
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