RELEASE DATE: May 14, 2019 On May 14th, 2019, Arrow Video will be releasing the Blu-ray for 1969’s Yakuza Law (aka Yakuza’s Law: Lynching), a super-violent gangster classic from director Teruo Ishii (Blind Woman’s Curse) and star Bunta Sugawara (Cops vs. Thugs). Read the official details below: Director Teruo Ishii (Horrors of Malformed Men), the Godfather of J-sploitation, presents Yakuza Law – a gruelling anthology of torture, spanning three district periods of Japanese history and bringing … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: April 9, 2019 On April 9th, 2019, Well Go USA will be releasing the Blu-ray for Golden Job (read our review), a heist-action film directed by and co-starring Chin Kar Lok (Kung Fu Jungle). The cast of Young and Dangerous – Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan, Michael Tse and Jerry Lamb – reunite for Golden Job, which tells story of five brothers who take part of a top secret robbery that’s not what it seems. Once the brothers realize they’ve … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: April 2, 2019 On April 2nd, 2019, Arrow Video is releasing the Blu-ray for Terra Formars (read our review), a 2016 sci-fi actioner from cult Japanese director Takashi Miike (As the Gods Will, Blade of the Immortal). Read of the official release details below: In the mid-21st century, humankind has been forced to look to colonising other planets as a means of combating overcrowding on Earth – their … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: February 12, 2019 On February 12th, 2019, Magnolia Pictures is giving Shoplifters a DVD and VOD release (currently no mention of a Blu-ray edition). This Palme d’Or Award-winning film is directed by Hirokazu Koreeda (Third Murder). A family of small-time crooks take in a child they find on the street. Although the family is poor, barely making enough money to survive through petty crime, they seem to live happily together until an unforeseen incident … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: February 12, 2019 On February 12, 2019, Arrow Films will be releasing the Blu-ray for Takashi Miike’s Audtion, starring Ryo Ishibashi (Brother), Eihi Shiina, Miyuki Matsuda (Outrage), Renji Ishibashi (20th Century Boys), Tetsu Sawaki (All About Lily Chou-Chou) and Jun Kunimura (The Wailing). Read Arrow’s official details below: One of the most shocking J-horror films ever made, Audition exploded onto the festival circuit at the turn of the century to … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: March 5, 2019 On March 5, 2019, Well Go USA will release the Blu-ray/DVD for Burning (read our review), from director Lee Chang-Dong (Green Fish, Oasis, Secret Sunshine). This 2018 Cannes winner stars Steven Yuen (The Walking Dead) and Yoo Ah-In (Veteran) and Jun Jong-Seo (via THR). Jong-soo, a part-time worker, bumps into Hae-mi while delivering, who used to live in the same neighborhood. Hae-mi asks him to look after her cat while … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: December 11, 2018 On December 11, 2018, Well Go USA is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days (read our review), the continuation of Kim Yong-Hwa’s (Mr. Go) fantasy blockbuster, Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds. The first film saw the story of a firefighter (Cha Tae-Hyun) who is taken to the afterlife by three guardians. Once there, he completes in seven trials before he can be … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: January 22, 2019 On January 22, 2019, Funimation will be releasing the Blu-ray + DVD for Death Note: Light up the New World, from director Shinsuke Sato (I Am a Hero). Delighted by the reign of Kira ten years prior, the God of Death orders his reapers to find a replacement. When six Death Notes are placed on Earth—who will be worthy to take the place of Light Yagami … Continue reading →