Category Archives: Asian Titles

New & upcoming Blu-ray/DVD releases of Asian films, including Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Thai and more. Please click on the Amazon.com affiliate links to support this site.

I Am a Hero | Blu-ray & DVD (Funimation)

RELEASE DATE: July 24, 2018 On July 24, 2018, Funimation will be releasing the Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack for I Am a Hero (read our review), a Japanese zombie movie by Shinsuke Sato (Gantz, Gantz II: Perfect Answer). Based on the celebrated horror manga, I Am a Hero, comes a live-action film adaptation that’s bound to get your blood flowing! Thirty-five-year-old assistant manga artist Hideo Suzuki leads an unsatisfying, tedious life. But when a virus … Continue reading

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Dragon Inn | Blu-ray & DVD (Criterion Collection)

RELEASE DATE: July 10, 2018 On July 10, 2018, The Criterion Collection will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Dragon Inn, a 1967 wuxia classic from director King Hu (A Touch of Zen). Dragon Inn stars Polly Shang-Kuan (The Ghostly Face), Shih Chun (A Touch of Zen), Bai Ying (Royal Warriors), Han Ying Chieh (New Fist of Fury) and Miu Tin (Seven Man Army). Check out the official details below: The art of martial arts filmmaking … Continue reading

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Kung Fu Traveler 2 | DVD (Cinedigm)

RELEASE DATE: July 10, 2018 On July 10th, 2018, Cinedigm Entertainment will be releasing the DVD to Zhang Xianfeng’s sci-fi actioner Kung Fu Traveler 2, the sequel Kung Fu Traveler, which was also recently released by Cinedigm. The film stars Tiger Chen (Monk Comes Down the Mountain) and Wang Zhi (Drug War). Southern Style kung fu was unsuccessful in defeating the invading enemy aliens. General Chen has no choice but to be go back in … Continue reading

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China Salesman | Blu-ray & DVD (Cleopatra)

RELEASE DATE: June 26, 2018 Cleopatra Entertainment, a semi-new film division of long time L.A.-based indie label Cleopatra Records, will give Tan Bing’s China Salesman a limited theatrical release on April 20th and on VOD platforms on May 1st, followed by a Blu-ray & DVD release on June 26th, 2018. The company previously distributed the all-star actioner Diamond Cartel and Veronica Ngo’s Tam Cam: The Untold Story. China Salesman is set in Africa where a Chinese engineer/salesman comes face-to-face with a corrupt … Continue reading

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Prison School | Blu-ray & DVD (Funimation)

RELEASE DATE: June 26, 2018 On June 26th, 2018, Funimation will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD Combo for Noboru Iguchi’s Prison School, a live-action series based on the manga by Akira Hiramoto. When the prestigious all-girls Hachimitsu Private Academy becomes co-ed, five young men are the first males to attend. But the girls aren’t so accepting of their new classmates. After the boys get caught peeping, The Underground Student Council … Continue reading

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Monkey King 3 | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: May 15, 2018 Well Go USA will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Monkey King 3 on May 15, 2018. The Monkey King (Aaron Kwok) is at it for a 3rd time in The Monkey King 3: Kingdom of Women (aka The Monkey King 3: Land of Beauty), once again directed by Soi Cheang Pou Soi’s (SPL 2, The Monkey King, The Monkey King 2). The film also stars Feng Shaofeng … Continue reading

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Once Upon a Time | Blu-ray (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: May 1, 2018 On May 1, 2018, Well Go USA will be releasing the Blu-ray for Once Upon a Time, a fantasy thriller from Zhao Xiaoding (filmmaker best known for his acclaimed cinematography work for films such as House of Flying Daggers and The Great Wall). Based on the best-selling fantasy novel “To the Sky Kingdom,” Once Upon a Time is a story of epic battles, deep passion, and the powerful forces that drive mortals … Continue reading

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As the Gods Will | Blu-ray & DVD (Funimation)

RELEASE DATE: June 5, 2018 On June 5, 2018, Funimation will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD combo for As the Gods Will (read our review), directed by the one, the only Takashi Miike (13 Assassins, Blade of the Immortal). If you’ve seen the Battle Royale and Hunger Games movies, and you still can’t get enough of teenagers killing one another, then look no further than As the Gods Will (aka As God Says). In … Continue reading

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Legend of the Mountain | Blu-ray (Kino Lorber)

RELEASE DATE: May 1, 2018 On May 1st, 2018, Kino Lorber will be releasing a 4K restoration Blu-ray of Legend of the Mountain, a 1979 wuxia thriller directed by King Hu (Come Drink with Me, A Touch of Zen). In the film, a travelling scholar, intent on translating a Buddhist sutra, loses his way in the mountains. Time and space collapse around him as he continues his journey, encountering ghostly visitations amid a haunting fantasia of color, … Continue reading

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A Taxi Driver | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: April 17, 2018 South Korean superstar, Song Kang-Ho (The Age of Shadows, Snowpiercer), is back in A Taxi Driver (read our review), from director Jang Hun (The Front Line) that Well Go USA is releasing to Blu-ray on April 17, 2018. No, it’s not a remake of the 1976 Martin Scorsese classic Taxi Driver (nor is it a remake of the David Chiang film). This Taxi Driver is based on the true story of Korean taxi driver and … Continue reading

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Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: April 10, 2018 Well Go USA will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds (read our review), Part I of a two-part fantasy blockbuster directed by Kim Yong-Hwa (Mr. Go), on April 10, 2018. The release of Part II, titled, Along with the Gods: Sin and Punishment, should follow at a soon-to-be-announced date. According to Variety, Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds sees the story of a firefighter … Continue reading

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7 Guardians of the Tomb | Blu-ray & DVD (Gravitas Ventures)

RELEASE DATE: April 24, 2018 On April 24, 2018, Gravitas Ventures wants you to prepare yourself for the Blu-ray & DVD for 7 Guardians of the Tomb, a Chinese-Australian co-production directed by Stef Dawson (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay). In 7 Guardians of the Tomb, an innocent discovery of a well-preserved mummified Emperor from 200 BC China unearths a 2000 year old nightmare – a secret that should have remained buried. 7 Guardians of the Tomb stars … Continue reading

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Parasyte Parts 1 & 2 | Blu-ray & DVD (Funimation)

RELEASE DATE: May 8, 2018 On May 8th, 2018, Funimation will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD combo for Parasyte Parts 1 & 2. The movies are a live-action adaptation of the science fiction horror manga series written and illustrated by Hitoshi Iwaaki. Directed by Takashi Yamazaki (Returner), Parasyte stars Shota Sometani (Legend of the Demon Cat), Eri Fukatsu (Bayside Shakedown), Sadao Abe (The Apology King), Ai Hashimoto (The World of Kanako), Masahiro … Continue reading

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The Jade Pendant | DVD (Cinedigm)

RELEASE DATE: May 1, 2018 On May 1, 2018, Cinedigm will releasing the DVD for The Jade Pendant, a drama-thriller from acclaimed director Po-Chih Leong (Hong Kong 1941). In The Jade Pendant, a young Chinese woman, Ying-Ying, finds herself on a boat to America after escaping the clutches of a bad arranged marriage. But when she arrives in California, nothing is what she s expected she’s been sold to a house of prostitution and … Continue reading

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Asian Extreme Collection | Blu-ray (Cinedigm)

RELEASE DATE: March 6, 2018 On March 6, 2018, North American entertainment company Cinedigm will be releasing the Asian Extreme Blu-ray set, which will include the following films: R100 (read our review): A mild-mannered family man with a secret taste for S&M finds himself pursued by a gang of ruthless dominatrices each with a unique talent in this hilarious and bizarre take on the sex comedy from Japanese comedy giant Hitoshi Matsumoto (Big … Continue reading

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