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.

Godzilla vs. Biollante Blu-ray & DVD (Echo Bridge)

RELEASE DATE: December 4, 2012 Echo Bridge presents the Blu-ray & DVD for 1989’s Godzilla vs. Biollante. Godzilla is freed from his prison in Mt. Mihara just in time to face a genetic experiment gone wrong in the form of Biollante, a huge hybrid monster made from plant, human, and Godzilla’s DNA. Watch the trailer.

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Doomsday Book Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: December 11, 2012 Well Go USA presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Doomsday Book. Top Korean directors Kim Jee-Woon (I Saw the Devil) and Yim Pil-Sung (Hansel & Gretel) collaborate on this science-fiction anthology film. The movie will weave together three high concept stories that deal with topics like robots, zombies, and the end of the world. Check out the trailer.

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My Heart Beats DVD (Asian Media Rights)

RELEASE DATE: November 20, 2012 Asian Media Rights presents the DVD for My Heart Beats. 37-year-old Yoo Jo-Ri is an english professor. She also likes to watch pornography. It seems the only way she can escape from her boring life is by watching those videos. One day, she watches an odd erotic video and feels herself wanting to experience similar emotions. Check out the trailer.

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Slave Ship DVD (Switchblade Pictures)

RELEASE DATE: November 13, 2012 Switchblade Pictures presents the DVD for Slave Ship. Onimata Kan is famous for two things: a successful career writing S&M erotica, and hosting the erotic gatherings aboard what has come to be known as the Slave Ship, where the main attraction is the auctioning of sexual partners willing to fulfill any desire. You’ll have to determine the truth for yourself, once you’ve booked passage aboard the … Continue reading

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Painted Skin: The Resurrection Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: November 13, 2012 Well Go USA presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Painted Skin: The Resurrection, directed by Wuershan of The Butcher, the Chef and the Swordsman fame. This 2012 Chinese action and fantasy film stars Chen Kun, Zhao Wei, Zhou Xun, Yang Mi, Feng Shaofeng, Fei Xiang and Chen Tingjia. Check out the trailer.

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Silmido DVD (Pathfinder Home Entertainment)

RELEASE DATE: November 13, 2012 Pathfinder Home Entertainment presents the DVD for Silmido. Directed by Kang Woo-suk, Silmido is based on the 1968 true story of Unit 684 (a team of North Korean commandos infiltrated South Korea in a failed mission to assassinate President Park Chung-hee). Silmido was both a critical and financial success, and was the first film in South Korea to attract a box office audience of over … Continue reading

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Outlaw Brothers DVD (Dragon Dynasty)

RELEASE DATE: October 30, 2012 Dragon Dynasty presents the DVD for 1990’s Outlaw Brothers, directed by – and starring – Frankie Chan (Legendary Amazons) with Mok Siu Cheung, Yukari Oshima and Michiko Nishiwaki. This action-packed film follows the exploits of two car thieves, and a butt-kicking female police officer who is on their trail. Check out the Hong Kong Legends trailer.

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Chinese Odyssey Parts 1 & 2 DVD (Dragon Dynasty)

RELEASE DATE: October 9, 2012 Dragon Dynasty presents the DVD for A Chinese Odyssey 1 & 2. These pair of films star Stephen Chow, Karen Mok, Ng Man Tat, and Athena Chu. The first movie in the duology is A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora’s Box and the second is A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella. The films combine slapstick comedy, wuxia and a love story, and are loosely based … Continue reading

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Five Senses of Eros DVD (Asian Media Rights)

RELEASE DATE: October 23, 2012 Asian Media Rights presents the DVD for Five Senses of Eros. This anthology explores aspects of passion, love and sex, including a young man’s feelings about a one-night stand, and the determination of an older actress to get her director’s interest. Directed by Hyuk Byun, Yu Yeong-sik, Min Kyu-dong, Oh Ki-hwan and Jin-ho Heo. Check out the trailer.

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The Day He Arrives DVD (Cinema Guild)

RELEASE DATE: November 6, 2012 Cinema Guild presents the DVD for The Day He Arrives. Directed by Hong Sang-soo (A Tale of Cinema), The Day He Arrives is a delightful meditation on relationships, filmmaking, and the unknowable forces that govern our lives. Starring Yoo Jun-sang and Kim Sang-joong. Check out the trailer.

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I Wish DVD (Magnolia)

RELEASE DATE: November 6, 2012 Magnolia presents the DVD for I Wish. 12-year-old Koichi separated from his brother Ryunosuke due to his parents’ divorce begins to believe that the new bullet train service will create a miracle when the first trains pass each other at top speed and enlists a group of friends on an improbable mission. From acclaimed director Hirokazu Koreeda (Nobody Knows). Watch the trailer.

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Late Autumn DVD (CJ Entertainment)

RELEASE DATE: December 18, 2012 CJ Entertainment presents the DVD for Late Autumn, an english-language co-production between South Korea, Hong Kong, China and the United States. A woman imprisoned after killing her husband is allowed her release. On her way to Seattle, a man gets on the same bus. When the two meet again in Seattle, they feel an attachment to each other. Starring Lust, Caution’s Tang Wei and and Spin … Continue reading

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Big Tits Zombie DVD (Funimation)

RELEASE DATE: November 20, 2012 Funimation presents the DVD for Big Tits Zombie. Adapted from the manga Kyonyu Dragon by Rei Mikamoto and directed by Japanese cult satirist Takao Nakano (Sexual Parasite: Killer Pussy), Big Tits Zombie stars many known Japanese adult stars, most notably Sora Aoi. Check out the trailer.

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Eleven Samurai DVD (Animeigo)

RELEASE DATE: November 6, 2012 Animeigo presents the DVD for Eleven Samurai. Eiichi Kudo, the director of the original The Thirteen Assassins, closes his chapter of the Samurai Revolution trilogy with Eleven Samurai. The plot is very similar to the previous films in the trilogy (The Thirteen Assassins and The Great Duel), which isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

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Midnight FM DVD (Cinema Asia Releasing)

RELEASE DATE: October 23, 2012 Cinema Asia Releasing presents the DVD for Midnight FM. When her young daughter needs a surgical operation overseas, a popular radio DJ calls it quits and broadcasts her final show. But during this broadcast, things go awry when a mysterious caller starts giving her orders and threatens her family if she rejects him. Check out the trailer.

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