Category Archives: Asian Titles

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The Sadness | Blu-ray (Raven Banner)

The Sadness | Blu-ray (Raven Banner)

RELEASE DATE: May 17, 2022 On May 17, 2022, Raven Banner will be releasing a Blu-ray for The Sadness (read our review), the debut feature from writer/director Rob Jabbaz. The film will also making its streaming debut on the Shudder streaming platform on May 12, 2022. Produced and filmed in Taiwan, critics are calling The Sadness “The most violent and depraed zombie movie ever made”. The city of Taipei suddenly erupts into … Continue reading

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Dr. Lamb | Blu-ray (Unearthed Films)

Dr. Lamb | Blu-ray (Unearthed Films)

RELEASE DATE: August 9, 2022 On August 9, 2022, Unearthed Films is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A) for Dr. Lamb, a 1992 Hong Kong film starring Simon Yam (Final Run), and directed by both Danny Lee Sau Yin (The Killer) and Billy Tang Hin Sing (Run and Kill). Official details: The infamous and legendary CAT III atrocity in its full uncut form from the 2K master, Dr. Lamb is coming … Continue reading

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Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell | Blu-ray (Visual Vengeance)

Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell | Blu-ray (Visual Vengeance)

RELEASE DATE: July 19, 2022 On July 19, 2022, Visual Vengeance (New sister label of Wild Eye Releasing) will be releasing a Collector’s Edition Blu-ray release for 1995’s Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell, directed by and starring Shinichi Fukazawa (Violator), Masaaki Kai, Masahiro Kai, Aki Tama Mai and Asako Nosaka. Official details: Alternately known as The Japanese Evil Dead, this legendary, sought after Super 8 independent Japanese cult film will enjoy its … Continue reading

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The Shaolin Plot | Blu-ray (Eureka)

The Shaolin Plot | Blu-ray (Eureka)

RELEASE DATE: June 20, 2022 On June 20, 2022, Eureka will be releasing a Blu-ray (Region B) for the 1977 classic Golden Harvest kung fu film, The Shaolin Plot. The film is directed by Huang Feng, who is perhaps best known for 1972’s Hapkido, 1972’s Lady Whirlwind, 1973’s When Taekwondo Strikes and 1974’s Stoner. The Shaolin Plot features an all-star cast that includes Chan Sing (New Fist of Fury, Amsterdam Connection), … Continue reading

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Rouge | Blu-ray (Criterion)

Rogue | Blu-ray (Criterion)

RELEASE DATE: June 21, 2022 On June 21, 2022, Criterion Collection is releasing the Blu-ray and DVD for Rouge, a 1988 film directed by Stanley Kwan (Centre Stage), produced by Jackie Chan (Vanguard) and starring Anita Mui (Drunken Master II) and Leslie Cheung (Double Tap). Official details: Cantopop superstars Anita Mui and Leslie Cheung display the androgynous magnetism that made them icons as doomed lovers in this emblematic film of … Continue reading

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The Killer Meteors | Blu-ray (88 Films)

RELEASE DATE: June 6, 2022 On June 6, 2022, 88 Films is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for the 1977 Lo Wei film, The Killer Meteors, a wuxia-style martial arts feature that brings two legends – Jimmy Wang Yu and Jackie Chan – together in an explosive kung fu cult classic. Official details: Known as “Killer Meteors”, local hero Mei Xing He (Jimmy Wang Yu) is invincible due to his ‘secret … Continue reading

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The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter | Blu-ray (Arrow Video)

RELEASE DATE: April 5, 2022 On April 5, 2022, Arrow Video will be releasing the Blu-ray for Lau Kar-leung’s 1983 classic The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter. They’ll also be releasing an Arrow Store U.S. Exclusive version of the film, featuring original Theatrical Artwork. Official details: After one of its lead actors (cherub-faced action icon Alexander Fu Sheng) unexpectedly died midway through production, master director Lau Kar-leung (The 36th Chamber of … Continue reading

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Dreadnaught | Blu-ray (Eureka)

RELEASE DATE: April 25, 2022 On April 25, 2022, Eureka is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for the 1981 Yuen Woo-ping kung fu classic, Dreadnaught. The film stars Yuen Biao (Knockabout), Leung Kar Yan (My Life’s on the Line), Kwan Tak Hing (The Skyhawk), Yuen Shun Yee (Dance of the Drunken Mantis), Philip Ko (Final Run) and Lily Li (Daggers 8). Official details: Directed by legendary action choreographer Yuen Woo-ping … Continue reading

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Knockabout | Blu-ray (Eureka)

RELEASE DATE: April 25, 2022 On April 25, 2022, Eureka is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for the 1979 Sammo Hung kung fu classic, Knockabout. The film stars Yuen Biao (Circus Kids), Lau Kar Wing (Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog), Sammo Hung (God of War) and Leung Kar Yan (The Victim). Official details: Another fast and furious kung fu comedy classic directed by Sammo Hung (The Millionaires’ Express), Knockabout features a cast of … Continue reading

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Seobok: Project Clone | Bu-ray | Well Go USA

Seobok: Project Clone | Bu-ray | Well Go USA

RELEASE DATE: February 15, 2022 On February 15, 2022, Well Go USA will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Seobok: Project Clone (read our review), a 2021 South Korean thriller from director Lee Yong-Joo (Possessed). Read the official details below: Min Gi-heon is an ex-agent of the intelligence agency, and Seo Bok is the first human clone created through stem cell cloning and genetic engineering. He possesses the secret for … Continue reading

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Human Lanterns | Blu-ray (88 Films)

Human Lanterns | Blu-ray (88 Films)

RELEASE DATE: June 7, 2022 On June 7, 2022, 88 Films will be releasing Sun Chung’s 1982 horror/kung fu film, Human Lanterns (aka Human Skin Lanterns). A UK (Region B) version of the film will also be available around the same date. Long before Anthony Wong was serving human Chinese “pork” buns in Untold Story (1993), Lo Lieh was kidnapping woman and making beautiful Chinese lanterns out of their freshly peeled human … Continue reading

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Hard Hit | Blu-ray (MPI)

RELEASE DATE: February 22, 2022 On February 22, 2022, MPI Home Video is releasing the Blu-ray for Kim Chang-Ju’s Hard Hit, a 2021 thriller starring Jo Woo-Jin (Rampant), Lee Jae-In (Svaha: The Sixth Finger), Jin Kyung (Beasts Clawing at Straws), Kim Ji-Ho (Steel Rain), Jun Suk-Ho (Miss Baek) and Ji Chang-Wook (Fabricated City). Official details: VIP Bank Manager Sung-Gyu drives his daughter and son to school one morning. Along the … Continue reading

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Odd Couple | Blu-ray (Eureka)

Odd Couple | Blu-ray (Eureka)

RELEASE DATE: March 21, 2022 On March 21, 2022, Eureka is releasing the Limited Edition Blu-ray (Region B) for the 1979 kung fu classic, Odd Couple, starring Sammo Hung (Eastern Condors), Lau Kar-wing (also directing) and Bryan “Beardy” Leung Kar-yan (The Victim). Official details: Two ageing masters of the spear and sword engage in an epic mountaintop battle every ten years, but the outcome invariably ends in a draw. Realising that … Continue reading

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Rise of the Machine Girls | Blu-ray (Media Blasters)

Rise of the Machine Girls | Blu-ray (Media Blasters)

RELEASE DATE: February 15, 2022 On February 15, 2022, Media Blasters is releasing a Blu-ray for 2019’s Rise of the Machine Girls, a loose remake of Noboru Iguchi’s The Machine Girl. The film is directed by Yuki Kobayashi (Death Row Family), produced by Yoshinori Chiba (The Machine Girl) and Yoshihiro Nishimura (Tokyo Gore Police). Official details: Meet the two new mechanical enhanced sisters who replace their missing anatomy with high-powered automatic weaponry … Continue reading

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Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon | Blu-ray (Eureka)

RELEASE DATE: February 21, 2022 On February 21, 2022, Eureka is releasing the 2-disc Limited Edition Blu-ray set (Region B) for Lau Kar Wing’s 1991 action-comedy, Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon. This Hong Kong classic stars the legendary Sammo Hung (Eastern Condors, King Swindler) and Karl Maka (Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit, The Bodyguard). Combining brilliantly choreographed fight sequences and infectious physical comedy, this tour-de-force comedy-adventure showcases incredible action tributes … Continue reading

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