RELEASE DATE: March 24, 2025 On March 24, 2025, Eureka is releasing a Blu-ray (Region A/B) collection that will include two films directed by Chang Cheh: 1979’s The Daredevils and 1982’s Ode to Gallantry. During his long and industrious career, the “Godfather of Hong Kong Cinema” Chang Cheh made several films with the celebrated “Venom Mob,” a group of skilled martial arts performers – including Lu Feng, Chiang Sheng, Philip Kwok, Sun … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: March 24, 2025 On March 24, 2025, Eureka is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for Shaolin Boxers. Directed by Ta Huang (Chinese Hercules) and released at the height of the 1970s kung fu craze, Shaolin Boxers offers a rare leading role to James Tien – who more often played supporting roles in films such as Fist of Fury, The Iron-Fisted Monk and The Magnificent Bodyguards – in an action-packed narrative that charges him with rescuing … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: February 24, 2025 On February 24, 2025, 88 Films will be releasing the Blu-ray for Sex and Zen, a 1991 cult comedy Hong Kong film from director Michael Mak Tong Kit (Long Arm of the Law 2) that stars Lawrence Ng Kai Wah (To Be Number One) and Amy Yip Chi May (Miracles). “Banned for 400 years!” screamed the original poster and you can see why as this … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: February 24, 2025 On February 24, 2025, 88 Films is releasing a Blu-ray set for the Erotic Ghost Story: I-III Collection, which will include 1990’s Erotic Ghost Story, 1991’s Erotic Ghost Story and 1992’s Erotic Ghost Story III.  This triple-bill of paranormal perversion delivers everything you’d want from a Category III movie, plus a bit more besides. In the first tale from Story of Ricki director Ngai Choi … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: March 24, 2025 On March 24, 2025, 88 films is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A/B) for 1983’s The Lady is the Boss. Directed by and starring the great Lau Kar-leung (Shaolin Mantis), The Lady is the Boss blends fun and fighting as only he could – and those fights are some of the very best of his illustrious career. A culture-clash comedy – with kung fu! A thoroughly … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: February 4, 2025 On February 4, 2025, Shout! Factory will be releasing a Blu-ray set for A Chinese Odyssey Parts 1 and 2, which will include 1995’s A Chinese Odyssey Part One – Pandora’s Box and A Chinese Odyssey Part Two – Cinderella. Stephen Chow (Kung Fu Hustle) stars in this comedic and action-packed two-part adaptation of Journey to the West, a classic 16th century Chinese

RELEASE DATE: February 24, 2025 On February 24, 2025, 88 Films is releasing a Deluxe Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray for Lo Wei’s Dragon Fist, a 1978 kung fu classic starring Jackie Chan (Ride On) and Nora Miao (The Skyhawk). Director Lo Wei (The Big Boss) and martial arts legend Jackie Chan are back together in a kung-fu saturated story of revenge and justice. Tong Huo-wan (Chan) is … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: February 17, 2025 On February 17, 2025, Eureka is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for Doctor Vampire, a 1990 horror comedy directed by Jamie Luk Kim-Ming (Bomb Disposal Officer: Baby Bomb). While Hong Kong horror cinema is more often associated with the jiangshi or “hopping vampires” of Chinese legend, it has also embraced (and, more often than not, lampooned) the Western vampire tradition. One of the more outrageous films to … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: February 17, 2025 On February 17, 2025, Eureka is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A/B) for Legend of the 8 Samurai, a Japanese box-office sensation directed by the revered Kinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale). Legend of the Eight Samurai brings together an impressive ensemble cast, including Hiroko Yakushimaru (Sailor Suit and Machine Gun), Hiroyuki Sanada (Ring), Sonny Chiba (Fighting Fist) and Etsuko Shihomi (Soul of Chiba), in a sweeping epic that … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATAE: February 25, 2025 On February 25, 2025, 88 Films is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A/B) for The Lady Assassin, a 1983 Shaw Brothers martial arts actioner from director Tony Lou Chun-Ku (The Holy Virgin Versus the Evil Dead). The film stars Anthony Lau (To Kill of Jaguar), Leanne Lau Suet-Wah (The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter), Max Mok Siu-Chung (Outlaw Brothers), Norman Tsui Siu-Keung (The Sword), Jason Pai Piao … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: January 14, 2025 On January 14, 2025, Shout! Factory will be releasing Shaw Bothers Classics: Volume 15, an 11-film Blu-ray (Region A) collection that will include 1967’s The Silent Swordsman, 1967’s Rape of the Sword, 1968’s The Fastest Sword, 1969’s Twin Blades of Doom, 1969’s Twelve Deadly Coins, 1969’s Vengeance Is a Golden Blade, 1970’s The Iron Buddha, 1970’s A Taste of Cold Steel, 1971’s The Jade Faced … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: January 2025 In January 2025, Mondo Macabro is releasing a Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray for Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight, a 1973 action-thriller from director Teruo Ishii (Blind Woman’s Curse). The legendary actor Tetsuro Tanba (Kwaidan) stars as Shiro, a master swordsman who is weary of the world of samurai honor and samurai killing, and so attempts suicide rather than finishing a fight. … Continue reading →