Category Archives: Asian Titles

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Chanbara Beauty: The Movie – Vortex DVD (Tokyo Shock)

RELEASE DATE: February 12, 2013 Tokyo Shock presents the DVD for Chanbara Beauty: The Movie – Vortex, which is the sequel to Chanbara Beauty (aka Onechanbara). If you’re in the mood for another wave of zombies, swordplay action and a samurai babe wearing a sexy bikini, then this one’s for you. Check out the trailer.

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China Heavyweight DVD (Zeitgeist Films)

RELEASE DATE: January 15, 2013 Zeitgeist Films presents the DVD for China Heavyweight. Award-winning filmmaker Yung Chang (Up the Yangtze) returns to China for another riveting documentary. In China Heavyweight, Chang follows the charismatic Qi Moxiang, a former boxing star and state coach who recruits young fighting talent from the impoverished farms and villages across Sichuan province. Watch the trailer.

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Bleak Night DVD (Bayview Entertainment)

RELEASE DATE: January 22, 2013 Bayview Entertainment presents the DVD for Bleak Night (aka Pasuggun). A grieving father (Cho Seong-ha, The Yellow Sea) seeks to understand the circumstances that led his teenage son, Ki-tae (Lee Je-hoon, The Front Line), to commit suicide. Watch the trailer.

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Tai Chi Zero Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: January 22, 2013 Well Go USA presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Tai Chi Zero (aka Tai Chi 0) is directed by House of Fury’s Stephen Fung with Ip Man’s Sammo Hung serving as action director. The film stars Xiao-chao Yuan, William Feng, Eddie Peng, Shu Qi, Daniel Wu, Tony Leung Ka Fai and Angela Baby. Watch the trailer.

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The Unjust DVD (Pathfinder Home Entertainment)

RELEASE DATE: December 11, 2012 Pathfinder Home Entertainment presents the DVD for Ryu Seung-Wan’s The Unjust, a movie about corruption in the South Korean justice system. A critical and commercial success, this one has shades of Infernal Affairs, and obviously The Departed. Be sure and read our review. Check out the trailer.

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Dragon (aka Wu Xia) Blu-ray & DVD (The Weinstein Company)

RELEASE DATE: April 16, 2013 Anchor Bay presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Dragon (aka Wu Xia). Liu (Donnie Yen) is a villager whose quiet life is shattered when he saves a man from two notorious gangsters. He comes under investigation by a detective (Takeshi Kaneshiro), who is curious on how Liu single-handenly took on the gangsters. Watch the trailer. If you can’t wait, Dragon is currently available to stream. … Continue reading

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X-Game DVD (Danger After Dark)

RELEASE DATE: November 13, 2012 Danger After Dark presents the DVD for X-Game. Hideaki is kidnapped and when he awakens he finds himself in a recreation of his old school room, along with his recently reunited classmates. Trapped and held captive by mysterious hooded figures, each of them must now play a deadly game. Directed by Yohei Fukuda (Chanbara Beauty). Check out the trailer.

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Double Feature: Black Cobra & The Big Fight DVD (Screen Magic Films)

RELEASE DATE: January 15, 2013 Screen Magic Films presents two “classics” in this Double Feature: In Black Cobra (watch trailer), Malone (Fred Williamson) must protect a beautiful photographer from a vicious motorcycle gang. This film is basically an Italian knock-off of Sylvester Stallone’s Cobra, which is identical in plot. In The Big Fight, a fighter accompanies a singer with equal kung fu abilities to an ultimate showdown.

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Double Feature: Shaolin Deadly Kicks & Chase Step By Step DVD (Screen Magic Films)

RELEASE DATE: January 15, 2013 Screen Magic Films presents two “classics” in this martial arts Double Feature: In Shaolin Deadly Kicks, a group of bandits each have a part of a map for stolen treasure. They plan to come together to find it and get rich. However; the constable is out to stop them. In Chase Step By Step, two circus performers are tasked with escorting relief in the form of gold … Continue reading

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Double Feature: Shaolin Temple & Four Robbers DVD (Screen Magic Films)

RELEASE DATE: January 15, 2013 Screen Magic Films presents two “classics” in this martial arts Double Feature: In Shaolin Temple, an impressive group of heroes ruling Manchurian forces continue to undermine the stability of the shaolin temple. In Four Robbers, bandits run afoul from some major criminals while fencing the loot and end up not only with the money but also $10 Million in drugs.

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Ultra Seven: The Complete Series DVD Set (Shout! Factory)

RELEASE DATE: December 11, 2012 Shout! Factory presents the DVD for Ultra Seven: The Complete Series. In this popular Japanese TV series from 1967, an alien superhero from M-78 protects Earth from extraterrestrial threats in this popular classic follow-up to the original Ultraman TV series. Check out this clip, featuring the opening theme song.

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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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