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.

Rooftop | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: December 10, 2013 Well Go USA presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Rooftop, directed by and starring Jay Chou (The Viral Factor). Chou creates a fantasy playground of music, moves, and magic as a backdrop to this action-comedy, which pays homage to the wondrous musicals of the past, while exploding to life with today’s sound and spirit. Also starring Eric Tsang, Wang Xue Qi, Fan Xu and Alan … Continue reading

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Key of Life | DVD (Film Movement)

RELEASE DATE: January 7, 2014 Film Movement presents the DVD for Kenji Uchida’s Key of Life. This critically acclaimed action-comedy is about a failed actor who switches identities with a stranger at a bath house — only to find himself filling the shoes of an elite assassin. Intelligent, amusing, and casually touching – says Kong Rithdee from Cinema Scope. Starring Masato Sakai, Teruyuki Kagawa and Ryoko Hirosue. Watch the trailer.

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Horror Stories | DVD (Artsploitation Films)

RELEASE DATE: October 8, 2013 Artsploitation Films presents the DVD for 2012’s Horror Stories. A teenage girl is kidnapped by a psychopath with a speech impediment and tied up; she begins tell four different horror stories to her abductor. Each story is directed by a different director: Jung Bum-shik (Epitaph), Lim Dae-woong (To Sir, With Love), Hong Ji-young (The Naked Kitchen) and Kim Gok and Kim Sun (White). Watch the … Continue reading

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Gatchaman: 22-Disc Complete Collection | DVD (Section 23)

RELEASE DATE: October 29, 2013 Section 23 presents the Gatchaman: 22-Disc Complete Collection on DVD. Using amazing weapons powered by super-science, the international terrorist organization known as Galactor is out to steal all of Earth’s resources. Mankind’s only hope? The International Science Organization and their elite strike force, the Science Ninja Team! It’s time for the bad guys to get old-schooled science-ninja style as Japan’s original super team defeat evil, one … Continue reading

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Danguard Ace: The Movie Collection | DVD (Shout! Factory)

RELEASE DATE: November 19, 2013 Shout! Factory presents the DVD for The Danguard Ace: The Movie Collection (aka Wakusei Robo Danguard Ace). The inhabitants of Earth face a grim fate after all of the planet’s natural resources have been depleted by the evil Mr. Doppler. Danguard Ace, a super robot created by citizens of Earth, is their only chance to defeat the evil Mr. Doppler and save the human race! Watch the … Continue reading

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Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman | Blu-ray & DVD (Criterion Collection)

RELEASE DATE: November 26, 2013 Criterion Collection presents the Blu-ray & DVD (dual format) set for the Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman film collection. This deluxe set features the string of 25 Zatoichi films made between 1962 and 1973, in one package. The colossally popular Zatoichi films make up the longest-running action series in Japanese history and created one of the screen’s great heroes: an itinerant blind masseur who also happens to … Continue reading

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Cold War | DVD (Lionsgate)

RELEASE DATE: October 1, 2013 Lionsgate presents the DVD for Lok Man Leung and Sunny Luk’s Cold War. The police department has long been untouchable until tonight when hijackers kidnap 5 highly trained officers. Cryptic messages from the hijackers expose a mole within the task force. Cold War stars Aaron Kwok, Grace Huang, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Charlie Yeung, Andy On, Terence Yin, Andy Lau, Byron Mann and Aarif Lee. … Continue reading

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Oldboy: 10th Anniversary | Blu-ray (Palisades Tartan)

RELEASE DATE: October 8, 2013 Palisades Tartan presents the Blu-ray for Park Chan-wook ‘s Old Boy: 10th Anniversary edition. After being kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years, Oh Dae-Su (Choi Min-Sik) is released, only to find that he must find his captor in 5 days. Just in time for the release of Spike Lee’s remake, this new edition of the 2003 original film comes with a mess of supplemental features.

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Sanguivorous | DVD (Tidepoint Pictures)

RELEASE DATE: November 19, 2013 Tidepoint Pictures presents the DVD for Naoki Yoshimoto’s Sanguivorous (aka Kyuketsu). In Sanguivorous, a young woman suffering from mysterious physical ailments is horrified to discover that she’s descended from generations of vampires. When with her boyfriend, she struggles to control her peculiar appetite. Starring Masaya Adachi, Ayumi Kakizawa and Ko Murobushi. Watch the trailer.

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Jackie Chan Beginnings Double Feature: Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin and Magnificent Bodyguards | DVD (Shout! Factory)

RELEASE DATE: September 17, 2013 Shout! Factory presents the DVD for their third Jackie Chan Beginnings Double Feature (see the 1st and 2nd), which contains 1978’s Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin and 1978’s Magnificent Bodyguards. And don’t forget about Shout! Factory’s Crime Story & The Protector, Police Story & Police Story 2 and Battle Creek Brawl & City Hunter double features on Blu-ray & DVD.

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Lust of the Dead | DVD (Tokyo Shock)

RELEASE DATE: September 10, 2013 Tokyo Shock presents the DVD for Lust of the Dead, directed by Naoyuki Tomomatsu (Stacy). After the female population of Tokyo is attacked by lustful zombies hungry for human flesh, office worker Nozomi and Nurse Momoko seek shelter in a Shinto shrine. With no other choices available, the girls decide to take a stand against the hordes of horny zombies! Watch the trailer.

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Horny Diver: Tight Shellfish | DVD (Impulse Pictures)

RELEASE DATE: September 10, 2013 Impulse Pictures presents the DVD for Atsushi Fujiira’s Horny Diver: Tight Shellfish, starring Megumi Kiyosato, Asami Okawa and Kumiko Itou. Featuring lots of ample-breasted asian women, steamy sex scenes, topless catfights, and even a crazy strip club sequence with an octopus being inserted into a place it shouldn’t be, Horny Diver: Tight Shellfish is a truly jaw-dropping and sexy entry in “The Nikkatsu Erotic Films … Continue reading

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Story of White Coat: Indecent Acts | DVD (Impulse Pictures)

RELEASE DATE: September 9, 2013 Impulse Pictures presents the DVD for Hidehiro Ito’s Story of White Coat: Indecent Acts, starring Mina Asami, Kazuyo Ezaki and Nami Misaki. Poor virginal Shinobu! Her dream is to become a nurse and live a comfortable life, but that dream turns into a nightmare when she becomes the object of obsession for Junior, the sex crazed son of a major shareholder at the hospital where she … Continue reading

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The Last Tycoon | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: September 17, 2013 Well Go USA presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Wong Jing’s The Last Tycoon. Those eager to see Chow Yun-fat return to his pistol-packing glory days would be wise not to miss this lavish gangster tale. Also starring Sammo Hung and Francis Ng, The Last Tycoon received some of the best reviews of Wong Jing’s career. Watch the trailer.

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Bruce Lee: A Warrior’s Journey & Pursuit of the Dragon | DVD (MVD Entertainment)

RELEASE DATE: September 17, 2013 MVD Entertainment presents the DVD for Bruce Lee: A Warrior’s Journey & Pursuit 0f The Dragon (read our review). 2000’s A Warrior’s Journey is a 97 minute documentary built around 33 minutes of rediscovered Game of Death footage. 2011’s Pursuit of the Dragon (available in the U.S. for the first time) is a 90 minute documentary that follows the chronology of Lee’s four films and … Continue reading

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