RELEASE DATE: August 26, 2024 On August 26, 2024, Radiance will be releasing the Blu-ray set (Region B) for World Noir Vol 2, which will include 1961’s Black Gravel, 1963’s Symphony for a Massacre, and 1964’s Cruel Gun Story. Official details: As the 1960s got underway, the golden age of film noir in Hollywood came to an end, with a new wave of filmmaking emerging that would define itself against … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: July 29, 2024 On July 29, 2024, 88 Films is releasing the Blu-ray for Immortal Story, a 1986 Hong Kong drama directed by Yonfan (Lost Romance) that stars Sylvia Chang (Slaughter in San Francisco), Yiu Wai (Naked Killer) and Tsurumi Shingo (Dead or Alive). Immortal Story’s plot centers around a chanteuse and her Japanese beau who met when they were young. Many years later, she became a fallen … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: July 29, 2024 On July 29, 2024, 88 Films is releasing a Blu-ray for An Autumn’s Tale, a 1987 Hong Kong classic from director Mabel Cheung Yuen-ting (City of Glass) starring Chow Yun-fat (The Head Hunter) and Cherie Chung (Walk on Fire). Mabel Cheung Yuen-ting directed this light hearted, simplistic love story filmed on location in New York City. For the film, Chow Yun-fat earned a best actor … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: April 16, 202 On April 16, 2024, China Lion/Bayview is releasing the Blu-ray for The Procurator, the latest thriller from director, Alan Mak (Integrity), one of the creative forces behind Infernal Affairs, Overheard and Extraordinary Mission. The film stars Johnny Huang (Lost in Russia, Operation Red Sea), Baihe Bai (A City Called Macau, Monster Hunt 2), Qianyuan Wang (Saving Mr. Wu, Caught in Time), Shaofeng Feng (Code of the … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: July 9, 2024 On July 9, 2024, Drafthouse Films is releasing a new Blu-ray for Tetsuya Nakashima’s 2014 uncompromising thriller, The World of Kanako (read our review). The World of Kanako is a nonstop visual and emotional assault to the senses as it follows ex-detective Akikazu on the hunt for his daughter, Kanako. What he discovers is a web of depravity surrounding both Kanako and himself. As he … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: June 24, 2024 On June 24, 2024, Radiance is releasing the Blu-ray (A/B) for Sympathy for the Underdog, a 1971 Yakuza thriller from director Kinji Fukasaku (The Green Slime, Battle Royale, New Battles Without Honor and Humanity). Returning from a ten-year prison sentence, former gang leader Gunji (Koji Tsuruta, Big Time Gambling Boss) finds that his turf has been taken over by his former enemy, now a large … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: May 27, 2024 On May 27, 2024, Eureka will be releasing a Blu-ray (Region A/B) for Prison Walls, a 2-disc set that will include 1965’s Abashiri Prison, Another Abashiri Prison Story, and Abashiri Prison: Saga of Homesickness. Constructed in the late nineteenth century to house political prisoners, Japan’s infamous Abashiri Prison served as the inspiration for a popular and prolific run of yakuza movies released between 1965 and 1972. The … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: April 2024 In April of 2024, Chameleon Films will be releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for Motorway, a 2011 Hong kong thriller from director Pou-Soi Cheang (SPL II: A Time for Consequences). The film will be available in both a standard and a Limited Pressed CD soundtrack version. Motorway stars Shawn Yue (The Brink), Anthony Wong (Untold Story), Michelle Yip Suen (Dream Home), Gordon Lam (I Did It … Continue reading →