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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.

Shaolin Mantis | Blu-ray (88 Films)

Shaolin Mantis | Blu-ray (88 Films)

RELEASE DATE: March 21, 2022 On March 22, 2022, 88 Films will be releasing the Blu-ray for Lau Kar-Leung’s Shaw Brothers classic, Shaolin Mantis. A UK (Region B) version of the film will also be available on March 21, 2022. Otherwise known as Deadly Mantis in the states, the irrepressible talents of David Chiang (Vengeance) are put to the test both characteristically and physically in a role often regarded as his second … Continue reading

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New York Ninja | Blu-ray (Vinegar Syndrome)

RELEASE DATE: January 25, 2022 Although the deluxe Blu-ray is currently available exclusively at Vinegar Syndrome, a standardized New York Ninja (read our review) will be available through Amazon.com on January 25, 2022. This “lost” John Liu film, which he not only starred in, but also directed, was originally abandoned during its 1984 production. Therefore, all original sound materials, scripts and treatments were lost. That is, until Vinegar Syndrome’s Kurtis Spieler got a hold … Continue reading

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Escape From Mogadishu | Blu-ray (Well Go USA)

Escape From Mogadishu | Blu-ray (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: January 18, 2022 On January 18, 2021, Well Go USA is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Escape From Mogadishu (read our review), the latest from action director Ryoo Seung-wan (Veteran, Battleship Island). The film stars Kim Yoon-seok (Chaser, The Yellow Sea), Zo In-Sung (The Great Battle), Heo Jun-Ho (Illang: The Wolf Brigade) and Jeong Man-Sik (The Swordsman). Dramatically constructed based on actual events: when civil war explodes in 1991 between … Continue reading

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Hiruko the Goblin | Blu-ray (Mondo Macabro)

Hiruko the Goblin | Blu-ray (Mondo Macabro)

RELEASE DATE: February 8, 2022 On February 8, 2022, Mondo Macabro is releasing a Special Edition Blu-ray for Shinya Tsukamoto’s 1991 Japanese thriller, Hiruko the Goblin. Read the official details: Hieda (Kenji Sawada, Samurai Reincarnation) is an eccentric archaeologist, disgraced among his peers for his theories on the supernatural. One day he receives a letter from his brother-in-law, Yabe, telling him of an ancient burial mound he has discovered in … Continue reading

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Castle Falls | Blu-ray & DVD (Shout! Factory)

Castle Falls | Blu-ray (88 Films)

RELEASE DATE: December 28, 2021 On December 28, 2021, Shout! is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Scott Adkins and Dolph Lundgren’s Castle Falls (read our review). It’s been over 8 years since Scott Adkins and Dolph Lundgren shared the screen together. In 2012, the two co-starred in The Expendables 2 and Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning; then in 2013, they re-teamed for the monster thriller Legendary. Now the two reunite again for … Continue reading

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Monkey Kung Fu | Blu-ray (88 Films)

RELEASE DATE: March 22, 2022 On March 22, 2022, 88 Films will be releasing the Blu-ray for John Lo Mar’s Shaw Brothers classic, Monkey Kung Fu. A UK (Region B) version of the film will also be available on March 21, 2022. Not to be confused with Lau Kar-leung’s 1979 film, Mad Monkey Kung Fu, Monkey Kung Fu (made the same year) is directed by John Lo Mar (The Crazy Bumpkins, Boxer from the Temple). … Continue reading

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One Shot | Bu-ray & DVD (Screen Media)

RELEASE DATE: December 7, 2021 On December 7, 2021, Screen Media Films is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for One Shot (read our review), the latest from martial arts star Scott Adkins (Ip Man 4, Triple Threat) and director James Nunn (Eliminators, Green Street 3: Never Back Down). In this intense, non-stop action-thriller, relentlessly filmed in a single continuous take, an elite squad of Navy SEALs on a covert mission to … Continue reading

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Legendary Weapons of China | Blu-ray (88 Films)

Legendary Weapons of China | Blu-ray (88 Films)

RELEASE DATE: February 9, 2022 On February 9, 2022, 88 Films will be releasing the Blu-ray for Lau Kar-Leung’s Shaw Brothers classic, Legendary Weapons of China. A UK (Region B) version of the film will also be available on February 8, 2022. When the former member of a failing magical kung fu order threatens to destroy the remaining group’s reputation through his loud mouth insults and defamatory behaviour, an elite band … Continue reading

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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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