Category Archives: DVD/Blu-ray New Releases

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.

Deep Cover | Blu-ray & DVD (Criterion)

Posted on April 15, 2021 by JJ Bona
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)

Posted on April 6, 2021 by JJ Bona
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)

Posted on April 6, 2021 by JJ Bona

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)

Posted on March 29, 2021 by JJ Bona
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)

Posted on March 15, 2021 by JJ Bona
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)

Posted on March 8, 2021 by JJ Bona
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)

Posted on February 28, 2021 by JJ Bona
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)

Posted on February 16, 2021 by JJ Bona
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)

Posted on February 15, 2021 by JJ Bona
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)

Posted on February 14, 2021 by JJ Bona

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)

Posted on February 12, 2021 by JJ Bona
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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Action U.S.A. | Blu-ray (MVD Rewind)

Posted on February 12, 2021 by JJ Bona
Action U.S.A. | Blu-ray (MVD Rewind)

RELEASE DATE: May 11, 2021 On May 11, 2021, MVD Rewind is releasing the Blu-ray for Action U.S.A., a 1989  film directed by Hollywood stuntman John Stewart, who is perhaps best known for his work on 1973 film Scorpio, and the TV’s Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Read the official details below: Billy Ray’s a bad risk. He took the mob’s family jewels, now they want his! They tried beating and … Continue reading →

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Fukushima 50 | Blu-ray (MPI)

Posted on February 10, 2021 by JJ Bona
Fukushima 50 | Blu-ray (MPI)

RELEASE DATE: April 13, 2021 On April 13, 2021, MPI Home Video will be relaxing the Blu-ray for Fukushima 50, a 2020 disaster film directed by Setsuro Wakamatsu (The Unbroken) and starring Ken Watanabe (Rage, Shanghai) and Koichi Sato (Samurai Resurrection). This edition will feature two audio track options: English Dub and Japanese with English subtitles. March 11, 2011 – 2:46 PM – Japan’s Tohoku Region: at a magnitude of 9.0, the … Continue reading →

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Russian Raid | Blu-ray (Well Go USA)

Posted on January 28, 2021 by JJ Bona

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)

Posted on January 21, 2021 by JJ Bona
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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