Category Archives: Asian Titles

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Triple Feature: Rebirth of Mothra I-III | Blu-ray (Sony)

RELEASE DATE: September 9, 2014 Sony presents the Blu-ray for the Mothra Triple Feature. In 1996’s Rebirth of Mothra, the three-headed Desghidorah begins to destroy Japan, so Mothra leaves her island paradise to help save it. In 1997’s Rebirth of Mothra II, two young kids unleash a giant sea creature. Mothra’s keepers, the tiny twins Moll and Lora, quickly rouse the gentle giant in order to combat this latest threat to … Continue reading

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Double Feature: Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla & Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack | Blu-ray (Sony)

RELEASE DATE: September 9, 2014 Sony presents the Blu-ray for the Godzilla Double Feature, featuring 2002’s Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla and 2001’s Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack. In Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla: After the appearance of a new Godzilla, the government builds a robotic Godzilla from the bones of the original monster that attacked in 1954. In Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, three ancient guardian beasts … Continue reading

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Godzilla 2000: U.S. & Japanese Edition | Blu-ray (Sony)

RELEASE DATE: September 9, 2014 Sony presents the Blu-ray for 1999’s Godzilla 2000, which features both the 99 minute U.S. version 99 minutes, and the 107 minute Japanese version! The action heats up when a UFO reveals itself as a massive alien monster with awesome destructive powers. The alien monster heads straight for the behemoth Godzilla who’s just crushed the entire city for the battle of the millennium. But Godzilla’s … Continue reading

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Triad | DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: August 26, 2014 Well Go USA presents the DVD for 2012’s Triad, directed by Daniel Chan (Young and Dangerous: Reloaded). Triad follows a college-educated young man (William Chan) who decides to give up the straight and narrow for a life in the Triads. He very quickly ascends the ranks, even as he offends his elders by operating extra-circular businesses. But his entire house of cards might come toppling down … Continue reading

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Warrior Princess | aka Queen Ahno | DVD (Lionsgate)

RELEASE DATE: September 16, 2014 Lionsgate presents the DVD for Shuudertsetseg Baatarsuren’s Warrior Princess (aka Queen Ahno), Mongolia’s highest-grossing film to date! In a time when honor was everything, discover how one woman’s (Otgonjargal Davaasuren) sacrifice inspired the courage of a nation’s army in their fight for freedom! Based on the true story of Queen Ahno of Mongolia, who gave her life to save her husband and sons in battle. Watch … Continue reading

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Kundo: Age of the Rampant | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: October 21, 2014 Well Go USA presents the Blu-ray and DVD for the South Korean film Kundo: Age of the Rampant (aka Band of Thieves). This 19th century period action/martial arts film stars Ha Jung-woo (The Chaser) and Kang Dong-won (The X), and directed by Yoon Jong-bin (Nameless Gangster). Kundo: Age of the Rampant revolves around a group of righteous thieves who steal from corrupt public officials and give to … Continue reading

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Seed of Darkness | DVD (Tokyo Shock)

RELEASE DATE: August 12, 2014 Tokyo Shock presents the DVD for the 2006 Malaysian-Chinese film Seed of Darkness (aka Nephesh Seed), directed by Michael Chuah (Fist of Dragon). In the tradition of Japanese horror classics The Ring and The Grudge! A woman decides to undergo an “in-vitro fertilization process” in Singapore to have a child of her own. 7 years later, after moving to anew apartment, the child begins to behave … Continue reading

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Once Upon a Time in Vietnam | aka Lua Phat | DVD (Lionsgate)

RELEASE DATE: July 1, 2014 Lionsgate presents the DVD for Once Upon a Time in Vietnam (aka Lua Phat), directed, written by and starring Dustin Nguyen (The Rebel). On a mission to retrieve fugitives from the Emperor in Vietnam, Dao, a commander in the Emperor’s army, is assigned to protect a peaceful small town from being taken over by a crime boss. Soon, Dao’s past catches up with him, threatening to … Continue reading

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Danger Dolls | DVD (Millennium)

RELEASE DATE: September 23, 2014 Millennium Entertainment presents the DVD for Danger Dolls, directed by Shusuke Kaneko, creator of the 1990s Gamera series, the manga-inspired Death Note films and Godzilla, Mothra & King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, which many consider to be the best entry in the entire Godzilla film series. Danger Dolls follows a quartet of cute idol singers who moonlight as butt-kicking action heroines. The film stars … Continue reading

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Zombie 108 | DVD (Tokyo Shock)

RELEASE DATE: TBA Tokyo Shock presents the DVD for Joe Chien’s Zombie 108. A night on the town in Taipei turns into a bloodbath when a group of young friends discover they’ve been infected with a new strain of influenza that turns people into
zombies. Zombie 108 stars Hsiang Rong, Tai Bao and Yvonne Yao. Watch the trailer. Also, be sure to read about Chien’s next film, Zombie Fight Club, which we … Continue reading

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Vengeance Is Mine | Blu-ray (Criterion)

RELEASE DATE: August 26, 2014 Criterion Collection presents the Blu-ray for 1979’s Vengeance Is Mine, directed by Shohei Imamura (Black Rain). A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu (Ken Ogata) is on the run from the police. Director Imamura turns this fact-based story—about the seventy-eight-day killing spree of a remorseless man from a devoutly Catholic family—into a cold, perverse, and at times diabolically funny examination of the … Continue reading

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

RELEASE DATE: July 29, 2014 Well Go USA presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Dragonwolf, directed by Raimund Huber (Bangkok Adrenaline). The Devil’s Cauldron, a city where violence has forged a society in which only the lethal and can survive, two young men who possess the intellect and ferocity to flourish, carve a name for themselves as unstoppable hit men. But when a woman mysteriously enters their lives, she turns … Continue reading

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Martial Arts Movie Marathon Vol. 2 | DVD (Shout! Factory)

RELEASE DATE: August 19, 2014 Shout! Factory presents the DVD for the Martial Arts Movie Marathon Vol. 2, which contains four classic Golden Harvest movies on two discs. This set includes 1973’s The Fate of Lee Khan with Li Hua Li, Roy Chiao, Feng Hsu, Ying Bai, Feng Tien and Angela Mao; 1974’s The Shaolin Boxers with James Yien; 1977’s The Shaolin Plot with Chan Sing, Cheung Ging Boh and … Continue reading

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Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance: Ultimate Revenge Edition | Blu-ray (Palisades Tartan)

RELEASE DATE: July 22, 2014 Palisades Tartan presents the Blu-ray for Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance: Ultimate Revenge Edition. Directed by Park Chan-wook (Oldboy), Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance is not an easy film to watch, but it’s well-crafted masterpiece! The film follows a recently laid off factory worker (Shin Ha-kyun) who kidnaps his former boss’ daughter, hoping to use the ransom money to pay for his sister’s kidney transplant. His plan … Continue reading

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

RELEASE DATE: July 22, 2014 Well Go USA presents the Blu-ray & DVD for The Suspect. Directed by Won Shin-yun (Seven Days, A Bloody Aria), this high-octane Korean film follows a North Korean secret agent who is betrayed by his government. On a mission of revenge, he heads to the South and cuts a warpath through deadly assassins and rival agents, all the while trying to unravel the conspiracy he’s found himself … Continue reading

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