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New & upcoming 4K UHD/Blu-ray releases of films we think cityonfire.com visitors should know about. Asian, martial arts, cult, classic and other popular titles. Please click on the Amazon.com affiliate links to support this site.

Hard Target | 4K UHD + Blu-ray (Kino Lorber)

RELEASE DATE: December 7, 2021 On December 7, 2021, Kino Lorber Studio Classics will release a New 4K UHD + Blu-ray for John Woo and Jean-Claude Van Damme’s 1993 actioner Hard Target. In Hard Target, a woman (Yancy Butler) hires a drifter (Jean-Claude Van Damme) as her guide through New Orleans in search of her missing father. In the process, they discover a deadly game of cat and mouse behind his … Continue reading

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Flag of Iron | Blu-ray (88 Films)

Flag of Iron | Blu-ray (88 Films)

RELEASE DATE: February 8, 2022 On February 8, 2022, 88 Films will be releasing the Blu-ray for Chang Cheh’s Shaw Brothers classic, Flags of Iron. A UK (Region B) version of the film will also be available on February 7, 2022. The film stars Philip Kwok (Seven Warriors), Chiang Sheng (Shanghai 13), Lung Tien Hsiang (House of Traps), Lu Feng (The Magnificent Ruffians), Wong Lik (Chinatown Kid) and Chui Tai … Continue reading

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Red Angel | Blu-ray (Arrow Video)

Red Angel | Blu-ray (Arrow Video)

RELEASE DATE: January 18, 2021 On January 18, 2021, Arrow Video is releasing the Blu-ray for Yasuzo Masumura’s Red Angel. This Japanese film takes an unflinching look at the horror and futility of war through the eyes of a dedicated and selfless young military nurse. Official Details: When Sakura Nishi is dispatched in 1939 to a ramshackle field hospital in Tientsin, the frontline of Japan’s war with China, she and her colleagues … Continue reading

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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | 4K UHD Blu-ray & DVD (Marvel)

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | Blu-ray, 4K & DVD (Marvel)

RELEASE DATE: November 30, 2021 On November 30, 2021, Marvel is unleashing Destin Daniel Cretton’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings to 4K UHD Blu-ray & DVD (Marvel). This live-action martial arts film stars Canadian actor Simu Liu, who is best known for his role on the CBC sitcom Kim’s Convenience. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is an adaptation of writer Steve Englehart and artist Jim Starlin’s Shang-Chi, also known as Master … Continue reading

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Overrun | DVD (Uncorked)

Overrun | DVD (Uncorked)

RELEASE DATE: November 23, 2021 On November 23, 2021, Uncorked Entertainment is releasing the DVD for Overrun, a 2021 actioner that marks the debut feature film of stuntman-turned-director Josh Tessier (Tekken, 300: Rise of an Empire). The film stars actor/stuntman Omid Zader (3 Days to Kill, The Matrix Resurrections), Johnny Messner (Kill ’em All, The Perfect Weapon), Bruce Dern (The Hateful Eight), Robert Miano (Donnie Brasco) and William Katt (Carrie). A … Continue reading

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Yakuza Princess | Blu-ray (Magnet)

Yakuza Princess | Blu-ray (Magnet)

RELEASE DATE: November 16, 2021 On November 16, 2021, Magnet will be releasing the 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray and DVD for Yakuza Princess, an action-thriller from director Vicente Amorim (The Division) that stars recording artist MΛSUMI , Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Elvis), Tsuyoshi Ihara (13 Assassins), Toshiji Takeshima (MacGyver) and Eijiro Ozaki (The Man in the High Castle). Read the official details below: Set in the expansive Japanese community of Sao Paulo in … Continue reading

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The Man from Hong Kong | Blu-ray (Twilight Time)

The Man from Hong Kong | Blu-ray (Twilight Time)

RELEASE DATE: December 14, 2021 On December 14, 2021, MVD Visual/Twilight Time will be re-releasing the Blu-ray for 1975’s The Man from Hong Kong (aka The Dragon Flies). Read the official details below: Strap in for a spectacular example from the golden age of “Ozploitation” moviemaking: writer/director/genre master Brian Trenchard-Smith’s full-bore action caper The Man from Hong Kong (1975, first seen in the U.S. as The Dragon Flies). The film … Continue reading

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Disciples of Shaolin | Blu-ray (88 Films)

RELEASE DATE: December 14, 2021 On December 14, 2021, 88 Films is releasing the Blu-ray for Disciples of Shaolin, a 1975 Shaw Brothers film directed by Chang Cheh (Five Element Ninjas). Another Kung Fu vehicle from the infamous Shaw Brothers Studio, Disciples of Shaolin delivers a typically power-packed Hong Kong tale of enemy gangs and super cool fight scenes. When Shaolin disciple Kuan Fung Yi (Sheng Fu) takes a job at … Continue reading

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The Protégé | Blu-ray & DVD (Lionsgate)

“The Protégé” Theatrical Poster

RELEASE DATE: October 19, 2021 On October 19, 2021, Lionsgate Home Entertainment will be releasing the 4K Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD for Martin Campbell’s The Protégé. Underrated action director Martin Campbell (Goldeneye, Casino Royale, The Foreigner) has grouped Maggie Q (Gen Y Cops, Die Hard 4), Michael Keaton (Batman), Samuel L. Jackson (xXx: Return of Xander Cage) and Robert Patrick (Future Hunters) together for The Protégé. The Protégé (aka The Asset) follows Anna … Continue reading

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The Emperor’s Sword | Blu-ray (Well Go USA)

The Emperor's Sword | Blu-ray (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: November 9, 2021 On November 9, 2021, Well Go USA is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for The Emperor’s Sword. This period swordplay actioner is directed by Zhang Yingli (Thunder Chase) and stars Yilin Hao (Long quan xiao zi), Feng-bin Mou (Young Ip Man: Crisis Time) and Qiyu Yang (God of War). During a time of peace, a deadly sword that bestows great power upon its wielder was … Continue reading

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Prisoners of the Ghostland | 4K UHD Blu-ray & DVD (Image)

"Prisoners of the Ghostland" Theatrical Poster

RELEASE DATE: November 16, 2021 Director Sion Sono (Tag, Why Don’t You Play in Hell?, Love Exposure), “the most subversive filmmaker working in Japanese cinema today,” unleashes the Blu-ray (also available on DVD, as well as a SteelBook version) for his English-language debut with Prisoners of the Ghostland, starring Nicolas Cage (Outcast, Rage, Face/Off). Prisoners of the Ghostland (read our review), is set in the treacherous frontier city of Samurai Town where a ruthless bank … Continue reading

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The Eight Hundred | Blu-ray & DVD (Shout! Factory)

The Eight Hundred | Blu-ray & DVD (Shout! Factory)

RELEASE DATE: November 23, 2021 On November 23, 2021, Shout! Factory is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Guan Hu’s critically acclaimed historical war actioner The Eight Hundred. The film stars Huang Zhizhong (The Founding of an Army), Zhang Junyi, Oho Ou (Legend of the Demon Cat), Jiang Wu (Shock Wave), Zhang Yi (Operation Red Sea), and Wang Qianyuan (Brotherhood of Blades). From the highly acclaimed director of Mr. Six, … Continue reading

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Sailor Suit and Machine Gun | Blu-ray (Arrow)

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun | Blu-ray (Arrow)

RELEASE DATE: November 11, 2021 On November 11, 2021, Arrow Video is releasing the Blu-ray for Sailor Suit and Machine Gun, a 1981 Japanese actioner directed by Shinji Somai (Wait and See) and starring Tsunehiko Watase (Battles Without Honor and Humanity Vol. 1), Hiroko Yakushimaru (Never Give Up) and Rentaro Mikuni (Shinran: Path to Purity). Read the official details: A perky high-schooler takes on the mob in Sailor Suit and … Continue reading

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Commando Ninja | Blu-ray (ETR Media)

Commando Ninja | Blu-ray (ETR Media)

RELEASE DATE: September 28, 2021 On September 28, 2021, ETR Media is releasing the Blu-ray for Benjamin Combes’ Commando Ninja, a 2018 film that parodies actions films such as Commando and American Ninja (and practically every popular action flick of the 80s). 1986: John Hunter (Eric Carlesi) is a Vietnam veteran, half commando, half ninja, 100% American. He is forced back into action when his young daughter is kidnapped by a … Continue reading

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Chinese Boxer | Blu-ray (88 Films)

RELEASE DATE: November 9, 2021 On November 9, 2021, 88 Films is taking its first venture into Region A with the Blu-ray for The Chinese Boxer (aka Hamme of God), a 1970 martial arts film directed by and starring Jimmy Wang Yu (The One-Armed Swordsman) with Lo Lieh (Black Belt Karate) co-starring. Read the official details below: From the golden age of kung fu movies, the legendary Shaw Brothers bring you an … Continue reading

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