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.

The Killer Meteors | Blu-ray (88 Films)

RELEASE DATE: June 6, 2022 On June 6, 2022, 88 Films is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for the 1977 Lo Wei film, The Killer Meteors, a wuxia-style martial arts feature that brings two legends – Jimmy Wang Yu and Jackie Chan – together in an explosive kung fu cult classic. Official details: Known as “Killer Meteors”, local hero Mei Xing He (Jimmy Wang Yu) is invincible due to his ‘secret … Continue reading

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Invincible | DVD (Lionsgate)

Invincible | DVD (Lionsgate)

RELEASE DATE: March 8, 2022 Lionsgate Home Entertainment is releasing Invincible (read our review) on DVD, On Demand and Digital. The film is the latest actioner from filmmaker Daniel Zirilli (Steven Seagal’s The Asian Connection) that stars Chilean martial arts star Marko Zaror (Redeemer, Savage Dog) and Johnny Strong (Sinners and Saints). At a secret military site, injured soldier Brock is treated with advanced nanotechnology that turns him into an uncontrollable killing machine. Sent to … Continue reading

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Half a Loaf of Kung Fu | Blu-ray (88 Films)

Half a Loaf of Kung Fu | Blu-ray (88 Films)

RELEASE DATE: May 15, 2022 Later this year, 88 Films will be releasing a Blu-ray (Region B) for Jackie Chan’s first ever “comedy” kung fu film, Half a Loaf of Kung Fu. This 1978 oddity comes from director Chan Chi Hwa, who helmed Jackie’s Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin (1978) and Shaolin Wooden Men (1976). The film marks the first time Lo Wei’s production company let Jackie have creative control … Continue reading

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The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter | Blu-ray (Arrow Video)

RELEASE DATE: April 5, 2022 On April 5, 2022, Arrow Video will be releasing the Blu-ray for Lau Kar-leung’s 1983 classic The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter. They’ll also be releasing an Arrow Store U.S. Exclusive version of the film, featuring original Theatrical Artwork. Official details: After one of its lead actors (cherub-faced action icon Alexander Fu Sheng) unexpectedly died midway through production, master director Lau Kar-leung (The 36th Chamber of … Continue reading

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Dreadnaught | Blu-ray (Eureka)

RELEASE DATE: April 25, 2022 On April 25, 2022, Eureka is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for the 1981 Yuen Woo-ping kung fu classic, Dreadnaught. The film stars Yuen Biao (Knockabout), Leung Kar Yan (My Life’s on the Line), Kwan Tak Hing (The Skyhawk), Yuen Shun Yee (Dance of the Drunken Mantis), Philip Ko (Final Run) and Lily Li (Daggers 8). Official details: Directed by legendary action choreographer Yuen Woo-ping … Continue reading

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Knockabout | Blu-ray (Eureka)

RELEASE DATE: April 25, 2022 On April 25, 2022, Eureka is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for the 1979 Sammo Hung kung fu classic, Knockabout. The film stars Yuen Biao (Circus Kids), Lau Kar Wing (Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog), Sammo Hung (God of War) and Leung Kar Yan (The Victim). Official details: Another fast and furious kung fu comedy classic directed by Sammo Hung (The Millionaires’ Express), Knockabout features a cast of … Continue reading

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Good Guys Wear Black | Blu-ray (88 Films)

Good Guys Wear Black | Blu-ray (88 Films)

RELEASE DATE: August 29, 2022 Get ready for 88 Films’ Blu-ray (Region B) release for Chuck Norris’ Good Guys Wear Black, a 1978 thriller directed by Ted Post (Hang ‘Em High, Magnum Force). In Good Guys Wear Black, an ex-US Army commando (Chuck Norris) must find the reason why his comrades from his unit are being systematically murdered before he is next. The film also stars Anne Archer (Fatal Attraction), James … Continue reading

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Human Lanterns | Blu-ray (88 Films)

Human Lanterns | Blu-ray (88 Films)

RELEASE DATE: June 7, 2022 On June 7, 2022, 88 Films will be releasing Sun Chung’s 1982 horror/kung fu film, Human Lanterns (aka Human Skin Lanterns). A UK (Region B) version of the film will also be available around the same date. Long before Anthony Wong was serving human Chinese “pork” buns in Untold Story (1993), Lo Lieh was kidnapping woman and making beautiful Chinese lanterns out of their freshly peeled human … Continue reading

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Odd Couple | Blu-ray (Eureka)

Odd Couple | Blu-ray (Eureka)

RELEASE DATE: March 21, 2022 On March 21, 2022, Eureka is releasing the Limited Edition Blu-ray (Region B) for the 1979 kung fu classic, Odd Couple, starring Sammo Hung (Eastern Condors), Lau Kar-wing (also directing) and Bryan “Beardy” Leung Kar-yan (The Victim). Official details: Two ageing masters of the spear and sword engage in an epic mountaintop battle every ten years, but the outcome invariably ends in a draw. Realising that … Continue reading

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Rise of the Machine Girls | Blu-ray (Media Blasters)

Rise of the Machine Girls | Blu-ray (Media Blasters)

RELEASE DATE: February 15, 2022 On February 15, 2022, Media Blasters is releasing a Blu-ray for 2019’s Rise of the Machine Girls, a loose remake of Noboru Iguchi’s The Machine Girl. The film is directed by Yuki Kobayashi (Death Row Family), produced by Yoshinori Chiba (The Machine Girl) and Yoshihiro Nishimura (Tokyo Gore Police). Official details: Meet the two new mechanical enhanced sisters who replace their missing anatomy with high-powered automatic weaponry … Continue reading

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Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon | Blu-ray (Eureka)

RELEASE DATE: February 21, 2022 On February 21, 2022, Eureka is releasing the 2-disc Limited Edition Blu-ray set (Region B) for Lau Kar Wing’s 1991 action-comedy, Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon. This Hong Kong classic stars the legendary Sammo Hung (Eastern Condors, King Swindler) and Karl Maka (Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit, The Bodyguard). Combining brilliantly choreographed fight sequences and infectious physical comedy, this tour-de-force comedy-adventure showcases incredible action tributes … Continue reading

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Slate | Blu-ray (Media Blasters)

Slate | Blu-ray (Media Blasters)

RELEASE DATE: February 15, 2022 On February 15, 2022, Media Blasters is releasing the 2020 South Korean action Slate to Blu-ray. The film is directed by Jo Ba-reun (Gang) and stars Ahn Ji-hye (Six Flying Dragons), Lee Min Ji (Coin Locker Girl) and Park Tae San (The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos). Official details: Since she was a child, Yeon-hee dreamed of becoming an action movie star. Despite her amazing sword … Continue reading

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Pushing Hands | Blu-ray (Film Movement)

RELEASE DATE: May 10, 2022 Later this year, Pushing Hands (1991), the debut film of director Ang Lee (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), will be available on Blu-ray in a New 2K restoration. Read the official details: Having just moved from Beijing, elderly tai chi master Mr. Chu (Sihung Lung, Eight Hundred Heroes) struggles to adjust to life in New York, living with his Americanized son Alex (Ye-tong Wang). Chu immediately … Continue reading

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A Writer’s Odyssey | Blu-ray (Shout! Factory)

A Writer's Odyssey | Blu-ray (Shout! Factory)

RELEASE DATE: March 8, 2022 On March 8, 2022, Shout! Factory is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Lu Yang’s A Writer’s Odyssey (read our review), an action-fantasy from the director of Brotherhood of Blades. Also known as Assassin in Red, the film stars Lei Jia-Yin (Wandering Earth, Cliff Walker), Yang Mi (Reset, The Bullet Vanishes), Dong Zi-Jian (The Founding of an Army, Ash is Purest White) and Yu He-Wei … Continue reading

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Gardener | DVD (Lionsgate)

RELEASE DATE: December 28, 2021 On December 28th, 2021, martial arts star Gary Daniels (City Hunter, Bloodmoon, The Expendables) is teaming up with Charles Bronson lookalike, Robert Bronzi (Once Upon a Time in Deadwood), for Lionsgate’s DVD release for The Gardener. The quiet of the English countryside is shattered one brutal night in this intense home-invasion thriller. A troubled wealthy family gathers in a quaint manor home for the holidays, never suspecting … Continue reading

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