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- Scott Robinson on The Roundup: Punishment (2024) Reviewmaybe i don't get outside enough haha what are of AZ did you live at?
- Scott Robinson on Cynthia Rothrock, Stephen Chow, Andy Lau and Simon Yam: Here’s what’s streaming on Hi-YAH for the month of May!Hi yah's chinese web movie to HK film ratio is getting mo bettah.
- Andrew Hernandez on Cynthia Rothrock, Stephen Chow, Andy Lau and Simon Yam: Here’s what’s streaming on Hi-YAH for the month of May!Ah, City Cops. Everything else about that flick was unbearable, but the decen…
- Andrew Hernandez on The Roundup: Punishment (2024) ReviewI used to live in AZ, and I was fortunate enough to catch theatrical releases…
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- Andrew Hernandez on France’s answer to ‘The Raid’? Don’t miss a Newest hard-hitting clip for ‘Mayhem!’ from ‘Hitman’ director Xavier GensI finally found time to rent Farang, and I liked it. I’m glad I read the revi…
- Scott Robinson on The Last Kumite | 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (MPI Home Video)His first name is Bruce..... so we know he's 50% good at fight footage.
- Scott Robinson on ‘Enter the Fat Dragon’ helmer rounds up Xie Miao, Joe Taslim, Jeeja Yanin and Yayan Ruhian for ‘The Furious’LP...... you can't just come in and out, give us hard info, then disappear. T…
- HarryToeface on The Last Kumite | 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (MPI Home Video)I'd love to see your fight footage bud. Lets see your accomplishments. XD
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- Paul Bramhall on Is Hi-YAH working exclusively with ‘The Mob’? Watch the Trailer for this upcoming martial arts thriller streaming in MayThis is giving me 'The Game Changer' vibes.
- Andrew Hernandez on ‘Enter the Fat Dragon’ helmer rounds up Xie Miao, Joe Taslim, Jeeja Yanin and Yayan Ruhian for ‘The Furious’Do you know something we don’t?
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- Andrew Hernandez on ‘Enter the Fat Dragon’ helmer rounds up Xie Miao, Joe Taslim, Jeeja Yanin and Yayan Ruhian for ‘The Furious’I won’t call it a renaissance, but we are in an era where more people who car…
- Tory on ‘Enter the Fat Dragon’ helmer rounds up Xie Miao, Joe Taslim, Jeeja Yanin and Yayan Ruhian for ‘The Furious’Oh, I’d say so!
- Scott Robinson on The Roundup: Punishment (2024) ReviewIf i'm reading your review right we should have another Round Up movie in the…
- Andrew Hernandez on The Roundup: Punishment (2024) ReviewWell, I was hoping they’d up the ante, but I guess they want to keep playing…
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- Tory on ‘Enter the Fat Dragon’ helmer rounds up Xie Miao, Joe Taslim, Jeeja Yanin and Yayan Ruhian for ‘The Furious’Yeah, with that cast and with Kenji in the director’s chair…this should rock.
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Category Archives: Asian Titles
The Chaser | Blu-ray (Umbrella Entertainment)
RELEASE DATE: March 20, 2024 On March 20, 2024, Umbrella Entertainment is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for The Chaser, a 2008 South Korean thriller from director Na Hong-jin (The Yellow Sea) that stars Kim Yun-Seok (Escape from Mogadishu) and Ha Jung-Woo (Assassination). Official details: Cut from the same blood-soaked cloth as our Kim Jee-woon films, The Chaser, from writer/director Na Hong-jin (The Wailing) blends all the violence, trauma, and … Continue reading
The Project A Collection | 4K Ultra HD (88 Films)
RELEASE DATE: April 2024 In April of next year, 88 Films (U.S.) will be releasing The Project A Collection on 4K Ultra HD. The set will include both 1983’s Project A and 1987’s Project A Part II. 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 his buddies (Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao) … Continue reading
Samurai Resurrection | Blu-ray (Shout! Factory)
RELEASE DATE: December 19, 2023 On December 19, 2023, Shout! Factory will release the Blu-ray for Samurai Resurrection, a 2003 samurai thriller from Hideyuki Hirayama (Turn). The Blu-ray is a 1.85:1 barebones release with English subtitles. 37,000 peasants perished in the Shimabara Revolt; among them, the leader of that uprising, Shiro Amakusa. More than a decade later, Amakusa rises from the dead, hell-bent on revenge. Resurrecting a ghastly army of … Continue reading
Deadly Outlaw Rekka | Blu-ray (Shout! Factory)
RELEASE DATE: December 19, 2023 On December 19, 2023, Shout! Factory will release the Blu-ray for Deadly Outlaw Rekka (aka Violent Fire), a 2002 action thriller from Takashi Miike (First Love). The Blu-ray is a 1.85:1 barebones release with English subtitles. Kunisada is on a violent and surreal road trip as he searches for those responsible for the death of his gang boss. But with a violent temper and mouthy … Continue reading
Game of Killers | Blu-ray (Terror Vision)
RELEASE DATE: 2024 In February of 2024, Terror Vision will be releasing the Blu-ray (Region Free) for Game of Killers (read our review), a 1982 Taiwanese kung fu film directed by Hui Sing-Yue (The Sword of Justice) that stars Barry Chan (Fearless Kung Fu Elements), Lung Chan (Bloody Mission), Chu Shao-Hwa (Struggle Through Death) and Chun-Eah Lung. Official details: One map. Plenty of killers. Two unlikely friends cross paths and … Continue reading
The Shaolin Plot | Blu-ray (Arrow)
RELEASE DATE: February 13, 2024 On February 13, 2024, Arrow will be releasing a Blu-ray (Region A) 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
The Raid: Limited Edition SteelBook | 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (Sony)
RELEASE DATE: January 16, 2024 On January 16, 2024, Sony will be releasing the 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray SteelBook for The Raid, the 2011 groundbreaking martial arts cult-classic from Gareth Evans (The Raid 2, Apostle, Merantau). The Raid stars Iko Uwais (Triple Threat), Joe Taslim (The Night Comes for Us) and Yayan Ruhian (Yakuza Apocalypse). Deep in the heart of Jakarta’s slums lies an impenetrable safe house for the world’s … Continue reading
Evil Dead Trap | Blu-ray (88 Films)
RELEASE DATE: February 2024 In February of 2024, 88 Films will be releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for the cult classic Evil Dead Trap (read our review), a 1988 Japanese thriller from director Toshiharu Ikeda (Mermaid Legend). A late night TV presenter receives a snuff tape, in which a woman is brutally killed. She decides to take a crew out to a location indicated in the tape, but only death … Continue reading
Evil Dead Trap 2: Hideki | Blu-ray (88 Films)
RELEASE DATE: February 2024 In February of 2024, 88 Films Films is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for 1992’s Evil Dead Trap 2: Hideki, the “sequel” to 1988’s Japanese cult classic, Evil Dead Trap. Evil Dead Trap 2: Hideki is directed by Izo Hashimoto (Lucky Sky Diamond) and stars Shoko Nakajima (Sayonara Color), Rie Kondoh (Rasuto Furankenshutain) and Shiro Sano (Godzilla 2000: Millennium). A female projectionist suddenly comes to the self-realization … Continue reading
The Sting of Death | Blu-ray (Radiance Films)
RELEASE DATE: January 30, 2024 On January 30, 2024, Radiance Films is releasing the Blu-ray for The Sting of Death, a 1990 award-winning film from Kohei Oguri (Sleeping Man). Official details: In the aftermath of World War II, a writer’s love affair with another woman drives his wife mad with distrust. Realising his errors, he tries all he can to save her from literally losing her mind. Kohei Oguri’s haunting … Continue reading
Samurai Wolf & Samurai Wolf II | Blu-ray (Eureka)
RELEASE DATE: January 29, 2024 On January 29, 2024, Eureka is releasing the Blu-ray for Samurai Wolf and Samurai Wolf II, a duo of chanbara masterpieces from one of the genre’s greatest directors, Hideo Gosha! Official details: Out of a desire to make what he felt was a truly no-holds-barred sword-fighting film, Gosha took inspiration from the samurai films of Akira Kurosawa as well as the spaghetti Western sub-genre they had inspired. … Continue reading
I, the Executioner | Blu-ray (Radiance Films)
RELEASE DATE: January 29, 2023 On January 29, 2023, Radiance Films is releasing the Blu-ray for I, the Executioner, a 1968 thriller from director Tai Kato (By a Man’s Face Shall You Know Him). Official details: A man brutally murders a woman after forcing her to write the names of four others. As the murders pile up, the police investigate the links between the victims and how they may be … Continue reading
The Great Yokai War: Guardians | Blu-ray (SRS Cinema)
RELEASE DATE: January 31, 2024 On January 31, 2024, SRS Cinema is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A) for The Great Yokai War: Guardians, a 2021 fantasy actioner from acclaimed director Takashi Miike (Dead or Alive, Ley Lines). The film is the sequel to 2005’s The Great Yokai War. The film stars Kokoro Terada (Fullmetal Alchemist: The Revenge of Scar), Hana Sugisaki (Her Love Boils Bathwater), Takao Osawa (Kingdom), Nao Ōmori (Kubi), … Continue reading
Shaw Bothers Classics: Volume 4 | Blu-ray (Shout!)
RELEASE DATE: December 19, 2023 On December 19, 2023, Shout! Factory will be releasing Shaw Bothers Classic: Volume 4, a multi-film Blu-ray (Region A) collection that will include the following films: The Rebel Intruders (1980), Two Champions of Shaolin (1980), Legend of the Fox (1980), Black Lizard (1981), House of Traps (1981), Masked Avengers (1981), The Sword Stained with Royal Blood (1981), Five Element Ninjas (1982), Shaolin Prince (1982), Shaolin … Continue reading
Casino Raiders | Blu-ray (Eureka)
RELEASE DATE: December 4, 2023 On December 4, 3023, Eureka will be releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for Casino Raiders, an early entry in the Hong Kong gambling film cycle of the ‘80s and ‘90s that injects the genre with a dose of bloody mayhem courtesy of directors Jimmy Heung and Wong Jing. Con-artist/gambler Crab (Andy Lau) gets out of prison and joins his childhood friend and partner Sam (Alan Tam) to … Continue reading
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