Category Archives: Asian Titles

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The Kunoichi DVD (Sentai Filmworks)

RELEASE DATE: July 24, 2012 Sentai Filmworks presents the DVD for The Kunoichi (which means female ninja). This bloody martial arts film is directed by Seiji Chiba (Alien Vs. Ninja) and stars Karate Girl’s Rina Takeda as the title female ninja character. Check out the trailer.

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Double Feature: Ninja the Protector & Hands of Death DVD (Screen Magic Films)

RELEASE DATE: May 22, 2012 Screen Magic Films presents two “classics” in this martial arts Double Feature: In Godfrey Ho’s Ninja The Protector, International Police have traced counterfeit US Banknotes to the Hong Kong forgery gang and a special Ninja detective (Richard Harrison) unit must put an end to it. Also included is Hands of Death, which revolves around a gang of martial arts-trained thieves. Check out the trailer for Ninja the … Continue reading

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13 Assassins DVD (1963) (Animeigo)

RELEASE DATE: June 5, 2012 Animeigo presents the original 13 Assassins on DVD. Directed by Eiichi Kudo (Yaju-deka), this 1963 classic was remade in 2010 by Takashi Miike. Due to the critical acclaim of the remake, the original has since become a hot commodity. Starring Chiezo Kataoka, Kotaro Satomi and Ryohei Uchida. Check out the trailer.

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Sultry Assassin: Aphrodisiac Kill DVD (Switchblade Pictures)

RELEASE DATE: June 12, 2012 Switchblade Pictures presents the DVD for Sultry Assassin: Aphrodisiac Kill. Based on the line of “eroninja” novels by Junichi Yagami, Sultry Assassin: Aphrodisiac Kill is the first film in a new series from Zombie Hunter Rika’s Kenichi Fujiwara. It stars Akiho Yoshizawa, Yoshihiro Sato, Asami, Rin Kawai and Kesuke.

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Swordsman & Enchantress DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: April 24, 2012 Well Go USA continues their Sword Masters series with the Shaw Brothers classic Swordsman & Enchantress, directed by Chor Yuen (“Web of Death“). This 1978 martial arts adventure stars Ti Lung (“Five Shaolin Masters“), Ching Li (“Anonymous Heroes“), Lily Li (“Police Force“), Norman Chu (“Hong Kong Godfather“), Lau Wing (“The Dragon Missile“) and many more. Check out the trailer.

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Duel of Fists DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: April 24, 2012 Well Go USA is proud to present Chang Cheh’s (“The One-Armed Swordsman“) Duel of Fists (aka Fist Attack), starring David Chiang (“Vengeance“) and Ti Lung (“City War“). This 1971 Shaw Brothers feature was one of the first films to showcase Thai kickboxing. Check out the trailer.

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Let the Bullets Fly Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: April 24, 2012 Well Go USA is proud to announce the release of Jiang Wen’s Let the Bullets Fly. The film is set in the 1920s when the bandit Zhang (Jiang Wen) descends upon a town posing as its new mayor. The film also stars Chow Yun-fat, Carina Lau, Ge You, Chen Kun and Zhou Yun. China Daily put the film on their list of the best ten … Continue reading

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Sector 7 Blu-ray + Blu-ray 3D & DVD (Shout! Factory)

RELEASE DATE: June 26, 2012 Shout! Factory presents Sector 7 on DVD, Blu-ray (+ Blu-ray 3D). This box office sensation involves an oil prospecting ship crew and their fight against a deadly monster – in 3D! Starring Ha Ji-won (Haeundae), Ahn Seong-gi (Nowhere To Hide) and Oh Ji-ho (The Slave Hunters). Check out the trailer!

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Accident Blu-ray & DVD (Shout! Factory)

RELEASE DATE: June 12, 2012 Shout! Factory presents Soi Cheang’s Accident on Blu-ray & DVD. Accident is a 2009 Hong Kong film produced by Johnnie To and starring Louis Koo, Richie Ren, Michelle Ye, Lam Suet, Stanley Fung and Monica Mok. The film’s plot revolves around a troubled assassin, who works by orchestrating “accidents.” Check out the trailer.

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The Yellow Sea DVD (Fox)

RELEASE DATE: February 28, 2012 Desperate to pay off mounting debts, a young man living in China agrees to carry out an assassination, but he soon finds himself in a dangerous conspiracy. Fox’s World Cinema label presents The Yellow Sea on DVD, Na Hong-jin’s ultra-violent follow up to his critically acclaimed 2008 film, The Chaser. Check out the trailer and be sure to read our review.

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The Shock Labyrinth Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

[RELEASE DATE: May 8, 2012 Get ready for The Shock Labyrinth (aka The Shock Labyrinth 3D), directed by Takashi Shimizu (Ju-on: The Grudge). The Shock Labyrinth is the story of a group of teenagers who are suddenly confronted with the return of a friend who was thought to be dead. The film takes place in an amusement park called Fuji-Q Highland, which features “The Haunted Hospital,” the largest haunted house in the … Continue reading

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The Front Line Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: May 8, 2012 Well Go USA announces Jang Hun’s The Front Line which is Korea’s 2011 submission to the Academy Award category of Best Foreign Picture. The film tells the story of the fierce struggle to establish a border between North and South Korea at the end of the Korean War and is currently a box office smash in its native country. Check out the trailer.

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Films of Fury: The Kung Fu Movie Movie DVD (Phase 4 Films)

RELEASE DATE: May 1, 2012 From Enter the Dragon to Kung Fu Panda and everything in between, Films of Fury: The Kung Fu Movie Movie features the genre’s greatest on-screen warriors, and reveals the legend, the lore, and the loony of the Kung Fu film genre like it has never been seen before. Based on Ric Meyers’ best-selling book, Films of Fury: The Kung Fu Movie Book. Check out the … Continue reading

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Life Without Principle DVD (Indomnia)

RELEASE DATE: May 29, 2012 Directed by Johnnie To, 2011’s Life Without Principle delves into Hong Kong’s money-obsessed culture through three characters whose destinies collide one fateful day when a loan shark gets assaulted after withdrawing $10 million from the bank. Starring Lau Ching Wan, Richie Ren and Denise Ho. Watch the trailer.

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Mutant Girls Squad Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: May 22, 2012 Mutant Girls Squad (aka Fighting Girls: Legend of the Blood of the Iron Mask) is a Japanese film by Noboru Iguchi (“The Machine Girl”), Yoshihiro Nishimura (Tokyo Gore Police) and Tak Sakaguchi (“Yoroi: Samurai Zombie”). The film is about Rin, a sixteen-year-old mutant girl who meets a gang of rebel mutants who aim to take revenge on humans for persecuting their race. Check out there trailer.

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