RELEASE DATE: December 8, 2020 On December 8, 2020, Arrow Films/Arrow Academy will be releasing the Blu-ray collection for Survivor Ballads: Three Films by Shohei Imamura, which will include The Ballad of Narayama, Zegen and Black Rain. Read the official details below: Throughout the 1980s, Shohei Imamura (The Pornographers, Profound Desires of the Gods), a leading figure of the Japanese New Wave era of the 1960s, cemented his international reputation as … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: October 13, 2020 On October 13, 2020, Unearthed Films is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for The Untold Story (aka Bunman), a 1993 Hong Kong film from cult director Herman Yau (Shock Wave, Ebola Syndrome) that stars Danny Lee (Run and Kill) and Anthony Wong (Still Human). In 1978 in Hong Kong, a grisly murder takes place. Eight years later, on a Macao beach, kids discover the severed … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: November 10, 2020 On November 10, 2020, Image Entertainment is releasing the Blu-ray for Metamorphosis (read our review), a Korean horror film from director Kim Hong-Sun (Traffickers). In the tradition of The Wailing and The Priests comes Metamorphosis, a film that revolves around a family who witness bizarre and terrifying things when they move into a new home. Desperate for help, they enlist a priest, who may or may not have … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: November 17, 2020 On November 17, 2020, Image Entertainment will be releasing the Blu-ray for Monstrum, a South Korean thriller from writer/director Huh Jong-Ho (The Advocate: A Missing Body). During a deadly outbreak of the plague, rumors of a terrifying creature in the mountains of Joseon spread. King Jungjong calls upon his most trusted general Yoon Gyeom out of retirement. Yoon Gyeom along with his daughter Myung, trusted right … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: September 11, 2020 On September 11, 2020, Arrow Video will be releasing the Blu-ray for Sogo Ishii’s 1982 cult Japanese film, Burst City, a Mad Max-style biker wars against yakuza gangsters and the police, and riotous performances from members of the real-life Japanese punk bands. Official details below: Burst City is an explosive Molotov cocktail of dystopian sci-fi, Mad Max-style biker wars against yakuza gangsters and the police, and … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: October 6, 2020 On October 6, 2020, MPI Home Video will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Ashfall (aka Baekdu Mountain), a Korean action-thriller from writing/directing duo Lee Hae-Jun (My Dictator) and Kim Byung-Seo (Cold Eyes) Ashfall (read our review) features an all-star cast that includes Lee Byung-Hun (I Saw the Devil, A Bittersweet Life), Ha Jung-Woo (Tunnel, The Chaser), Ma Dong-Seok (One on One, The Gangster, The … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: October 13, 2020 On October 13, 2020, Arrow Video will be releasing Koji Shima’s 1956 classic, Warning From Space. The film is hailed as the first Japanese science fiction film to be made in colour. It’s known for its eye-popping special effects from the same team at Daiei Studios that would bring Gamera to life a decade later. Read the official details below: As Japan is rocked by mysterious sightings of … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: October 27, 2020 The Winner of the prestigious Palme d’Or (more importantly, it has been stamped “Certified On Fire” by our vey own Paul Bramhall) is making its way to Blu-ray on October 27, 2020, courtesy of The Criterion Collection. Acclaimed South Korean director Bong Joon-ho (Okja) is back with Parasite (read our non-spoiler review), a black comedy/thriller starring the Bong’s frequent collaborator, Song Kang-ho (Memories of Murder). Two families in Seoul—one barely scraping … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: August 4, 2020 On August 4, 2020, Film Movement is releasing the remastered Blu-ray for Shanghai Triad, a 1995 thriller directed by Zhang Yimou (Hero, The Great Wall, Shadow). The film stars Gong Li (2046), Li Baotian (The Wanderer and the Swan), Li Xuejian (Monk Comes Down The Mountain) and Sun Chun (New Police Story). When teenager Shuisheng (Wang Xiaoxiao Cuihua) arrives to Shanghai from the country, he is … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: August 25, 2020 On August 25, 2020, Arrow Video will be releasing the Blu-ray for Black Test Car, which will be paired with The Black Report – both directed by Yasuzo Masumura (Blind Beast). Read the official details below: Japanese maverick director Yasuzo Masumura helms a bitingly satirical espionage thriller set in the heart of the Japanese auto industry in his 1962 landmark Black Test Car, which launched a … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: August 4, 2020 Time for a change-of-pace for those expecting another Asian action flick from the much appreciated U.S. label. On August 4, 2020, Well Go USA will release the Blu-ray for Kim Bora’s House of Hummingbird, which took home the Grand Prix for Best Feature Film at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival. House of Hummingbird stars Jihu Park (The Witness), Saebyuk Kim (The First Lap), Seungyeon Lee (Alive) and … Continue reading →