RELEASE DATE: April 16, 2013 Bayview Entertainment presents the DVD for Hee-chan Ra’s Going by the Book: Special Edition. Things get out of control when Doman, an eager and saintly traffic cop, is asked the play the role of the bank robber in a robbery intervention police training program. Includes the feature film plus more than an hour and 45 minutes of video extras! Watch the trailer.

RELEASE DATE: April 16, 2013 Funimation presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Kenneth Bi’s (The Drummer) Girl$ (aka Girls), a film about teenagers and young women who are drawn into compensated dating in Hong Kong; compensated dating which pretty much means “prostitution” as far as the movie is concerned. Starring Michelle Wai, Bonnie Xian, Wong Si-Man and Una Lin. Watch the trailer.

RELEASE DATE: March 26, 2013 Asian Media Rights presents the DVD for Jeong Seung-Gu’s Penthouse Playboy (aka Searching for the Elephant, Penthouse Elephant). Three young professionals struggle with compulsions: sex addiction, infidelity, betrayal and schizophrenia. Starring Dong-Hyuk Cho, Jong-min Baek and Myeong-hee Go. Watch the trailer.

RELEASE DATE: February 26, 2013 Well Go USA presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Ann Hui’s A Simple Life. Ah Tao (Deanie Ip) has worked for Roger’s (Andy Lau) family as a nanny and maid over the course of four generations. After suffering a stroke, she (Deanie Ip) announces that she wants to quit her job and move into an old people’s home. Watch the trailer.

RELEASE DATE: April 9, 2013 Criterion Collection presents the Blu-ray & DVD for 1953’s Gate of Hell, directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. A winner of Academy Awards for best foreign-language film and best costume design, Gate of Hell is a visually sumptuous, psychologically penetrating work from Teinosuke Kinugasa. In the midst of epic, violent intrigue in twelfth-century Japan, an imperial warrior falls for a lady-in-waiting; even after he discovers she is … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: April 16, 2013 Criterion Collection presents the DVD set for Eclipse Series 38: Masaki Kobayashi Against the System, which includes The Thick-Walled Room, I Will Buy You, Black River and The Inheritance. One of the most important filmmakers to emerge from Japan’s cinematic golden age, Masaki Kobayashi is best remembered today for his 1959 epic The Human Condition, but that is just one of the blistering films he … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: April 23, 2013 Asian Media Rights presents the DVD for An Assassin (aka Assassin). An assassin named Ryo Hanaki leaves the criminal life behind, but things catch up with him after he helps an attractive high school girl named Rio. An Assassin is director Go Ohara’s (Geisha vs Ninjas) first venture into “The new school of Japanese Noir.” Starring Ryoma Baba, Yuki Kubota, Sayuri Iwata, Kohei Otomo and George Takahashi. Watch … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: March 12, 2013 Impulse Pictures is proud to present the Blu-ray & DVD for 1977’s Fairy in a Cage, directed by Koyu Ohara. Fairy in a Cage is one of the most controversial films of 1970’s Japanese cinema, in a brand-new high-definition transfer taken from the original 35mm camera negative.

RELEASE DATE: March 12, 2013 Impulse Pictures presents the DVD for 1982’s Female Teacher: In Front of the Students, directed by Yasurou Uegaki. With shocking scenes of torture and violence, including a shower assault that clocks in at almost four minutes, Female Teacher: In Front of the Students is one of the more unforgiving and jaw-dropping films in Impulse Pictures Nikkatsu Erotic Films Collection.