RELEASE DATE: July 9, 2024 On July 9, 2024, Drafthouse Films is releasing a new Blu-ray for Tetsuya Nakashima’s 2014 uncompromising thriller, The World of Kanako (read our review). The World of Kanako is a nonstop visual and emotional assault to the senses as it follows ex-detective Akikazu on the hunt for his daughter, Kanako. What he discovers is a web of depravity surrounding both Kanako and himself. As he … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: June 24, 2024 On June 24, 2024, Radiance is releasing the Blu-ray (A/B) for Sympathy for the Underdog, a 1971 Yakuza thriller from director Kinji Fukasaku (The Green Slime, Battle Royale, New Battles Without Honor and Humanity). Returning from a ten-year prison sentence, former gang leader Gunji (Koji Tsuruta, Big Time Gambling Boss) finds that his turf has been taken over by his former enemy, now a large … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: May 27, 2024 On May 27, 2024, Eureka will be releasing a Blu-ray (Region A/B) for Prison Walls, a 2-disc set that will include 1965’s Abashiri Prison, Another Abashiri Prison Story, and Abashiri Prison: Saga of Homesickness. Constructed in the late nineteenth century to house political prisoners, Japan’s infamous Abashiri Prison served as the inspiration for a popular and prolific run of yakuza movies released between 1965 and 1972. The … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: April 2024 In April of 2024, Chameleon Films will be releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for Motorway, a 2011 Hong kong thriller from director Pou-Soi Cheang (SPL II: A Time for Consequences). The film will be available in both a standard and a Limited Pressed CD soundtrack version. Motorway stars Shawn Yue (The Brink), Anthony Wong (Untold Story), Michelle Yip Suen (Dream Home), Gordon Lam (I Did It … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: May 2024 In May of 2024, 88 Films is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for CJ7, a 2008 science fiction comedy directed by and starring Stephen Chow (The Mermaid, Kung Fu Hustle). A poor laborer father and his young son’s lives are turned upside down when a fascinating and strange new pet enters their world. Amid the resulting comic mayhem, they ultimately learn a poignant lesson about the … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: March 19, 2024 On March 19, 2024, Shout! Factory is releasing the 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray for The Ring Collection, a 6-Disc set that will include 2002’s The Ring, 2005’s The Ring Two and 2017’s Rings. The Ring (2002): This cinematic thrill ride will keep you on the edge of your seat, from the stunning opening to the astonishing conclusion! It begins as just another urban legend – … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: April 29, 2024 On April 29, 2024, Radiance Films is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A/B) for The Shape of Night, a 1964 bleak thriller from director Noburo Nakamura (Twin Sisters of Kyoto) that stars Miyuki Kuwano (Cruel Story of Youth) and Mikijiro Hira (Sword of the Beast). Official details: A young woman from the countryside (Miyuki Kuwano) falls in love with a handsome hoodlum (Mikijiro Hira), who pushes … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: March 20, 2024 On March 20, 2024, Umbrella Entertainment is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for The Chaser, a 2008 South Korean thriller from director Na Hong-jin (The Yellow Sea) that stars Kim Yun-Seok (Escape from Mogadishu) and Ha Jung-Woo (Assassination). Official details: Cut from the same blood-soaked cloth as our Kim Jee-woon films, The Chaser, from writer/director Na Hong-jin (The Wailing) blends all the violence, trauma, and … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: December 19, 2023 On December 19, 2023, Shout! Factory will release the Blu-ray for Deadly Outlaw Rekka (aka Violent Fire), a 2002 action thriller from Takashi Miike (First Love). The Blu-ray is a 1.85:1 barebones release with English subtitles. Kunisada is on a violent and surreal road trip as he searches for those responsible for the death of his gang boss. But with a violent temper and mouthy … Continue reading →