Category Archives: Asian Titles

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Story of Ricky | 4K Ultra HD (88 Films)

On July 20, 2026, 88 Films is releasing the 4K Ultra HD for Story of Ricky (aka Riki-Oh), a 1989 action-fantasy from director Nam Nai Choi (Saga of the Phoenix), which can pre-ordered today from Goodie Emporium! Set in the year 2001 where all correctional facilities have been privatised, martial artist Ricky finds himself victim to the corrupt system when he is found guilty

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Stoner | Blu-ray (88 Films)

On August 11, 2026, 88 Films is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A) for 1974’s Stoner. Ex-Bond George Lazenby was a friend to Bruce Lee – they’d discussed a collaboration on the night Bruce died – and here we finally get to see his moves. Directed by Huang Feng (The Tournament) and co-starring the infamous Betty Ting Pei (Bruce Lee’s secret lover!) and a young Sammo Hung (who also arranged the outrageous … Continue reading

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The Tournament | Blu-ray (88 Films)

On August 25, 2026, 88 Films is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A) for 1974’s The Tournament. Directed by Huang Feng (Stoner) and featuring some of Angela Mao’s very best fights, The Tournament is a classic ‘basher’ from the early seventies, with awesome action arranged by the legendary Sammo Hung (Dragons Forever). After one of his students dies at a martial arts tournament in Thailand, kung fu master Lau (Ko Hisiang-ting) suffers deep … Continue reading

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Full Contact | 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (Shout)

"Full Contact" International Theatrical Poster

On July 14, 2026, Shout Factory is releasing a 4K Ultra HD for Full Contact, a 1992 Hong Kong action film from director Ringo Lam (Sky on Fire, City on Fire). Essentially, a Hong Kong remake of John Boorman’s ’60s existential action flick Point Blank (also remade by Mel Gibson in 1999’s Payback), Full Contact is a high-octane mix of guns, motorcycles, sluts, homicidal homosexuals, Road Warrior-rejects, and cock rock. In … Continue reading

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Sex and Zen II | Blu-ray (88 Films)

On June 29, 2026, 88 Films is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for Sex and Zen II, a 1996 cult Hong Kong film from director Cash Chin Man-Kei (1941 Hong Kong on Fire), which can pre-ordered today from Goodie Emporium. Adapted from a (notoriously fruity) classic of Chinese erotica, Sex and Zen II goes even further than the (already pretty eye-popping) original, featuring mechanical

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Red Sun | 4K Ultra HD (Arrow)

On July 13, 2027, Arrow is releasing the 4K Ultra HD for 1971’s Red Sun. Cultures collide in this ‘East Meets West’ classic from Terence Young. Shot in Almería, Spain, and starring four intercontinental superstars – America’s Charles Bronson (The Great Escape), Japan’s Toshiro Mifune (Yojimbo), Switzerland’s Ursula Andress (Dr. No), and France’s Alain Delon (Le Samouraï) – Red Sun is a Western with a global flair like no other! … Continue reading

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G.I. Samurai | Blu-ray (Arrow)

On May 8, 2026, Arrow is releasing a Blu-ray (Region A) for G.I. Samurai (aka Time Slip or I Want To). Directed by Kosei Saito (Ninja Wars), this 1979 actioner stars martial arts legend Sonny Chiba (Fighting Fist, Soul of Chiba). During a routine military exercise, modern-day soldiers led by Second Lieutenant Iba (Chiba) find themselves transported back in time four hundred years to war-torn feudal Japan. Facing attack by … Continue reading

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Nine Demons | Blu-ray (Visual Vengeance)

On July 28, 2026, Visual Vengeance is releasing the Blu-ray for The Nine Demons, a 1984 post-Shaw Brothers film from legendary Hong Kong director Chang Cheh (Death Ring, The One Armed Sworsman). Director Chang Cheh was rightfully known as the Godfather of Hong Kong action cinema, and after the Shaw Brothers studio wound down its movie production, he still managed to crank out a further 11 in Taiwan and Mainland … Continue reading

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Project A and Project A 2 | 4K Ultra HD (88 Films)

On June 9, 2026, 88 Films (U.S.) will be releasing 1983’s Project A and 1987’s Project A Part II in standard editions. Both films will be released separately and will include both 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray discs. In Project A, fighting against pirates at the turn of the 20th century, the Hong Kong navy are failing miserably. It’s up to Sergeant Lung (Jackie Chan) and

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Wandering Ginza Butterfly Collection | Blu-ray (Arrow)

On April 6, 2026, Arrow is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A/B) for Wandering Ginza Butterfly Collection, which includes 1971’s Tokyo: Wandering Ginza Butterfly and 1972’s She Cat Gambler. On the same year that she defined the action heroine with her role in the Female Prisoner Scorpion series, Japanese screen legend Meiko Kaji (Lady Snowblood) teamed up with future Sister Street Fighter director Kazuhiko Yamaguchi for a diptych

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I Love Maria | 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (Shout!)

On May 26, 2026, Shout is releasing the 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray for I Love Maria, a 1988 sci-fi actioner from director David Chung Chi-Man (Royal Warriors, Magnificent Warriors). The Hero Gang, a nasty group of thugs, are terrorizing Hong Kong with their killer robots. But when one of the robots gets damaged during a mission to kill an outcast, an inventor on the police force takes her and … Continue reading

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Samurai Revolution Trilogy | Blu-ray (Arrow)

On March 31, 2026, Arrow is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) set for Eiichi Kudo’s Samurai Revolution Trilogy (pre-order from Goodie Emporium today) which includes 1963’s 13 Assassins, 1964’s The Great Killing, and 1967’s 11 Samurai. Throughout Japanese cinema, the image of the noble samurai righting wrongs katana in hand remains a fixture of the jidaigeki genre, with the authoritarianism and corruption of the country’s medieval past often attenuated for … Continue reading

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Stray Dog | 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (Criterion)

Stray Dogs | 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (Criterion)

On May 5, 2026, Criterion is releasing the 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray for 1949’s Stray Dog, Akira Kurosawa’s masterful mix of film noir and police thriller set on the sweltering mean streets of occupied Tokyo. A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s sweltering streets for the stray dog … Continue reading

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Aesthetics of a Bullet | Blu-ray (Radiance)

On May 18, 2026, Radiance is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A/B) for Aesthetics of a Bullet, a 1973 thriller from director Sadao Nakajima (The Japanese Godfather Trilogy). A yakuza gang selects a good-for-nothing street vendor to stir up trouble in enemy territory. With a flashy suit, a gun and a pocketful of money, he feels like

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Red Beard | Blu-ray (BFI)

On May 11, 2026, BFI is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for Red Beard, a 1965 classic from Akira Kurosawa (Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood) – secure your copy at Goodie Emporium today! Akira Kurosawa’s intimate, episodic epic follows the socially ambitious young doctor (Yuzo Kayama) as he arrives at a rural clinic in 19th-century Japan to

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