Category Archives: Martial Arts Titles

New & upcoming Blu-ray/DVD releases of martial arts films from around the world. You’ll find everything here from Steven Seagal’s latest straight-to-DVD flick to Donnie Yen’s latest Hong Kong blockbuster. Please click on the Amazon.com affiliate links to support this site.

Six-String Samurai | Blu-ray (Vinegar Syndrome)

Six-String Samurai | Blu-ray (Vinegar Syndrome)

RELEASE DATE: May 2021 In May, Vinegar Syndrome will be releasing a 4K Restoration Blu-ray for Six-String Samurai, a 1998 cult actioner from director Lance Mungia with stars Lance Mungia and Jeffrey Falcon. Read the official details below: In 1957, after nuclear war with the Russians, America has become a post-apocalyptic wasteland where Rockabilly reigns supreme and Elvis is the true King. 40 years later, the King has fallen and … Continue reading

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The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films | Blu-ray (MVD Rewind)

The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films | Blu-ray (MVD Rewind)

RELEASE DATE: July 20, 2021 MVD Rewind Collection has announced a Blu-ray & DVD for Hilla Medalia’s 2014 documentary The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films (Not to be confused for the similarly themed documentary Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films). The film hits retail outlets on July 20, 2021. Read the official details below: The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story Of Cannon Films is a … Continue reading

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Revenge of the Bushido Blade | Blu-ray (Dark Force)

Revenge of the Bushido Blade | Blu-ray (Dark Force)

RELEASE DATE: May 25, 2021 On May 25, 2021, Dark Force Entertainment will be releasing the Blu-ray for Revenge of the Bushido Blade (aka The Last Reunion or Ninja Nightmare), a 1980 actioner starring Cameron Mitchell (Raw Force) and Leo Fong (Enforcer from Death Row). Presented for the first time in a 4K remaster, Revenge of the Bushido Blade revolves around a young Japanese boy who witnesses his parents murdered by American soldiers … Continue reading

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Iron Girl Final Wars | Blu-ray (Switchblade)

Iron Girl Final Wars | Blu-ray (Switchblade)

RELEASE DATE: April 6, 2021 On April 6, 2021, Switchblade Pictures will be releasing the Blu-ray for Iron Girl Final Wars, a 2019 Japanese actioner from director Ken’ichi Fujiwara (Iron Girl: Ultimate Weapon) that stars Saki Akai (Lady Ninja: A Blue Shadow), Jun Amaki (Hop Step Jump!), Takaya Aoyagi (Ultraman Z TV series), Kirara Asuka (Iron Girl: Ultimate Weapon). Chris may have survived the Apocalypse, but there are still plenty … Continue reading

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Russian Raid | Blu-ray (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: March 9, 2021 Denis Kryuchkov’s debut feature, Russian Raid – a Russian production inspired by Gareth Evans’ 2011 cult martial arts hit The Raid (what action movie isn’t?) – will finally be getting U.S. release on Digital & Blu-ray on March 9, 2021 from Well Go USA. Long after the murder of his father—a secret agent killed in a missile factory raid—former special forces operative Nikita (played by renowned stuntman … Continue reading

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Falcon Rising | Blu-ray & DVD (MVD Visual)

Falcon Rising | Blu-ray (MVD Visual)

RELEASE DATE: March 30, 2021 On March 30, 2021, MVD will release the Blu-ray & DVD for Falcon Rising (read our review), a 2014 actioner directed by Ernie Barbarash (Abduction, Assassination Games) and starring Michael Jai White (Triple Threat, Blood and Bone, Black Dynamite). John “Falcon” Chapman (White), a dark anti-hero driven by guilt and suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, who will destroy himself unless given something else to destroy – a … Continue reading

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Sheep Without a Shepherd | DVD (Artsploitation)

RELEASE DATE: March 23, 2021 On March 23, 2021, Artsploitation Films will be releasing the DVD for Sheep Without a Shepherd, a 2019 crime/thriller by Sam Quah that stars Xiao Yang (Dragon Blade), Tan Zhuo (Gone with the Light) and Joan Chen (Purple Storm). Read the official details below (via SA): Artsploitation Films has announced the acquisition of Sheep Without a Shepherd, a 2019 film that grossed over $192,000,000 in … Continue reading

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400 Bullets | Blu-ray & DVD (Shout!)

RELEASE DATE: March 2, 2021 On March 2, 2021, Shout! Factory is releasing the VOD, digital  Blu-ray and DVD for 400 Bullets (read our review), an action-thriller from director Tom Paton (Black Site) that stars martial artist Jean-Paul Ly (Nightshooters, Jailbreak, The Division) and Andrew Lee Potts (The Crown, Alice in Wonderland). One cold winter night in Afghanistan is about to get a whole lot worse for Rana Rae (Jean Paul Ly), a Ghurka … Continue reading

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Skylines | Blu-ray & DVD (Lionsgate)

Skylines | Blu-ray & DVD (Lionsgate)

RELEASE DATE: January 12, 2021 On January 12, 2021, the third film in Brothers Strause’ Skyline saga, titled Skylines, will be released on Blu-ray & DVD from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. The XYZ Films production will take place after the events of 2017’s Beyond Skyline, which revolved around a detective (played by Captain America: Civil War’s Frank Grillo) embarking on a relentless pursuit to free his son from an alien warship with the help of The Raid … Continue reading

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Versus + Ultimate Versus: 2-Disc Special Edition | Blu-ray (Arrow Video)

RELEASE DATE: December 8, 2020 On December 8, 2020, Arrow Video is releasing a 2-Disc Special Edition Blu-ray for Ryuhei Kitamura’s Versus, which will include the original 2000 and expanded 2004 Ultimate Versus iterations, in a brand new, director-approved restoration. Read the official details below: A relentless one-of-a-kind sensory assault chock full of hyper-kinetic fight scenes, gangster shootouts, sword-slashing violence and gory zombie horror, Versus was a key title amongst the … Continue reading

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Max Cloud | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: January 19, 2021 Martial arts star Scott Adkins (Ip Man 4, Seized, The Debt Collector, Incoming) is taking a second trip to space in Well Go USA’s Max Cloud (aka The Intergalactic Adventures of Max Cloud) a sci-fi actioner that hits VOD on December 18, 2020, then arrives on Blu-ray and DVD on January 19, 2021. Directed by Martin Owens (Let’s Be Evil) and written by Sally Collet (Twist), Max Cloud centers on Sarah, … Continue reading

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Cobra Kai: Seasons 1 and 2 | DVD (Sony)

Cobra Kai: Seasons 1 and 2 | DVD (Sony)

RELEASE DATE: November 24, 2020 On November 24, 2020, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is releasing Cobra Kai: Seasons 1 and 2 on DVD, which includes Seasons 1 and Season 2 of the Cobra Kai saga. Read the official press release below: In Cobra Kai, the highly-anticipated return of two iconic characters, the arch-rivals from the legendary The Karate Kid film series reunite over 30 years after the events of the 1984 … Continue reading

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Raining in the Mountain | Blu-ray & DVD (Film Movement)

Raining in the Mountain | Blu-ray (Film Movement)

RELEASE DATE: December 8, 2020 On December 8, 2020, Film Movement will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Raining in the Mountain, a 1979 wu xia film from renown director King Hu (Come Drink with Me). The film stars Feng Hsu (To Kill with Intrigue), Yueh Sun (Police Force), Paul Chang (Millionaires Express), Tien Feng (Fists of Fury) and Suen Yuet (City on Fire). Read the official details below: During the … Continue reading

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Devil’s Express | Blu-ray (Code Red)

Devil's Express | Blu-ray (Code Red)

RELEASE DATE: February 9, 2021 Back from the dead is Code Red’s Blu-ray for Devil’s Express (aka Gang Wars), which hits retail outlets on February 9, 2020. This 1976 martial arts/horror film is directed by Barry Rosen (The Yum Yum Girls) and starring Warhawk Tanzania (Black Force), Wilfredo Roldan (Velvet Smooth), Theodore Gottlieb (The Burbs) and David E. Durston (director of I Drink Your Blood). Read the official details below: New York Master … Continue reading

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Contacts | Blu-ray & DVD (Indiecan)

Contacts

RELEASE DATE: November 10, 2020 On November 10, 2020, Indiecan Entertainment will release the Blu-ray for Alex Chung’s 2019 indie martial arts thriller, Contracts.   Contracts follows a team of assassins who become victims of a superior killer. The film took home Best Action Film and Best Fight at the 2019 Toronto After Dark Film Festival. Contracts is directed by and starring Alex Chung, who also serves as a producer, editor and … Continue reading

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