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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.

Assault On VA-33 | Blu-ray & DVD (Paramount)

Assault On VA-33 | Blu-ray (Paramount)

RELEASE DATE: June 8, 2021 On June 8, 2021, Paramount is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Assault On VA-33, an action thriller from director Christopher Ray (FraXtur). The film stars Sean Patrick Flanery (The Bay, The Boondock Saints), Abigail Hawk (Blue Bloods), Weston Cage Coppola (Circus Kane), Rob Van Dam (Black Mask 2: City of Masks) – as well as martial arts stars Mark Dacascos (John Wick 3: Parabellum, Ultimate … Continue reading

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Made in Chinatown | DVD (Vision Films)

Made in Chinatown | DVD ()

RELEASE DATE: May 11, 2021 On May 11, 2021, Vision Films’ Made in Chinatown will be available on streaming and cable platforms, as well as DVD retailers such as Amazon and all other major online retailers.  Martial arts stars James Lew (Big Trouble in Little China) and Robert Samuels (Don’t Give a Damn) join forces for Made in Chinatown, an action-comedy starring newcomer Jay Kwon, who is perhaps best known for his stunt work … Continue reading

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Office | DVD (Bayview Films)

Office | DVD (Bayview Films)

RELEASE DATE: April 27, 2021 On April 27, 2021, Bayview Films will be releasing the DVD for Office (read our review), a 2015 film directed by noted Hong Kong filmmaker Johnnie To (Three, The Mission). The film stars Chow Yun-fat (City War), Sylvia Chang (Slaughter in San Francisco), Eason Chan (12 Nights), Tang Wei (A Long Day’s Journey Into Night) and Wang Ziyi (Shock Wave). Based on the hit play Design … Continue reading

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Deadly Force: Mission Budapest | Blu-ray & DVD (Shout! Factory)

"The Rookies" Theatrical Poster

RELEASE DATE: May 25, 2021 Shout! Studios is ready to unleash the Blu-ray & DVD for Deadly Force: Mission Budapest (aka The Rookies). Directed by Alan Yuen, the writer/director of the 2013 Andy Lau thriller Firestorm, this 2019 spy thriller stars Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil series, Ultraviolet, The Fifth Element) and Darren Wang (Railroad Tigers). Deadly Force: Mission Budapest follows Zhou Feng, an extreme sports lover who gets involved in an international illegal trade by … Continue reading

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Deep Cover | Blu-ray & DVD (Criterion)

Deep Cover | Blu-ray & DVD (Criterion)

RELEASE DATE: July 13, 2021 On July 13, 2021, Criterion Collection is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Deep Cover, a 1992 crime-thriller directed by Bill Duke (A Rage in Harlem) and starring Larry Fishburne (John Wick: Chapter 3) and Jeff Goldblum (The Fly). Read the official details below: Film noir hits the mean streets of 1990s Los Angeles in this stylish and subversive underworld odyssey from veteran actor-director Bill Duke. Laurence … Continue reading

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Irezumi | Blu-ray (Arrow Video)

Irezumi | Blu-ray (Arrow Vide)

RELEASE DATE: June 22, 2021 On June 22, 2021, Arrow Video will be releasing the Blu-ray for Yasuzo Masumura’s 1966 thriller Irezumi. Read the official details below: Drawn from the pen of one of Japan’s foremost writers of the 20th century, Junichiro Tanizaki (A Fool’s Love, The Makioka Sisters), Irezumi is a stylish tale of lust, betrayal and revenge directed by Yasuzo Masumura (Giants and Toys, Blind Beast). Masumura’s muse Ayako … Continue reading

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Deliver Us from Evil | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: May 25, 2021 On May 25, 2021, Well Go USA is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Delivery us From Evil, an upcoming action-thriller starring Hwang Jung-Min (The Wailing) and Lee Jung-Jae (Big Match). The film comes from Hong Won-Chan, the director of Office and writer of Na Hong-jin’s The Chaser and The Yellow Sea (two of our favorite Korean movies of all time). “Deliver us from Evil is an action-packed thrill … Continue reading

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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 Human Condition | Blu-ray & DVD (Criterion)

The Human Condition | Blu-ray & DVD (Criterion)

RELEASE DATE: June 8, 2021 On June 8, 2021, Criterion Collection is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Masaki Kobayashi’s nine-and-a-half-hour The Human Condition, presented for the first time on Blu-ray with a high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural (Parts 1–4) and 4.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio (Parts 5 and 6) soundtracks. Read the official details below: This mammoth humanist drama by Masaki Kobayashi is one of the most staggering achievements … 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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Giants and Toys | Blu-ray (Arrow Video)

Giants and Toys | Blu-ray (Arrow Video)

RELEASE DATE: May 11, 2021 On May 11, 2021, Arrow Video will be releasing the Blu-ray for Giants and Toys, a 1958 Japanese film directed by maverick director Yasuzo Masumura (Blind Beast). Read the official details below: Giants and Toys is a sharp and snappy corporate satire revolving around the ruthless machinations of a group of admen working in the confectionary industry. As a new recruit to the marketing department of … 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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Flowers of Shanghai | Blu-ray (Criterion)

RELEASE DATE: May 18, 2021 On May 18, 2021, Criterion Collection will be releasing the Blu-ray for Flowers of Shanghai, a 1998 period drama from director Hou Hsiao-hsien (The Assassin). The film stars Tony Leung Chiu-wai (Chungking Express), Carina Lau Kar Ling (The Eagle Shooting Heroes), Annie Shizuka Inoh (My Kingdom), Michiko Hada (Tokuso 9), Michelle Reis (Bodyguards and Assassins) and Jack Kao (Island on Fire). Read the official details below: An … Continue reading

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Hansel and Gretel | Blu-ray (Media Blasters)

Hansel and Gretel | Blu-ray (Media Blasters)

RELEASE DATE: April 6, 2021 On April 6, 2021, Media Blasters will be releasing the Blu-ray for Hansel and Gretel, a 2007 South Korean horror film from director Yim Pil-Sung (Doomsday Book, Antarctic Journal). Hansel and Gretel stars Chun Jung-Myung (The Faceless Boss), Eun Won-Jae (Marrying the Mafia), Shim Eun-Kyung (Psychokinesis), and Jin Ji-Hee (Doomsday Book). When Eun-soo s car is disabled in the country, he meets a mysterious girl … Continue reading

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