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.

Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: September 18, 2018 On September 18, 2018, Well Go USA will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (read our review), a South Korean horror film directed by Jung Bum-Sik (The Epitaph, Horror Stories I-II). Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum follows the crew of a horror web show who plan to stream live from inside the asylum. To attract more viewers, the show’s host arranges some scares for the team, but as they … Continue reading

Posted in Asian Titles, DVD/Blu-ray New Releases, News |

The Poet and the Boy | DVD (Altered Innocence)

RELEASE DATE: October 9, 2018 On October 9, 2018, Altered Innocence is releasing the DVD for The Poet and the Boy, the debut feature from filmmaker Kim Yang-hee. The film stars Yang Ik-June (Breathless), actress Jeon Hye-Jin (The Throne) plus young Korean heart-throb and rising star Jung Ga-Ram. The Poet and The Boy is the story of a struggling poet in his late 30s, who has spent all his life living off his hard … Continue reading

Posted in Asian Titles, DVD/Blu-ray New Releases, News |

Maximum Impact | Blu-ray & DVD (Sony)

RELEASE DATE: October 2, 2018 Why go Double when you can go Maximum? Director Andrzej Bartkowiak (Romeo Must Die, producer of Showdown in Manila) is back with Maximum Impact (read our review), which is finding its way to theaters on September 28, 2018 from Unified Pictures – then On Demand, DVD, Blu-ray and Digital Video on October 2, 2018. In Maximum Impact, the agents of the Federal Security Service of Russia and the U.S. Secret … Continue reading

Posted in DVD/Blu-ray New Releases, Martial Arts Titles, News |

Corpse Prison | Blu-ray (Switchblade Pictures)

RELEASE DATE: October 2, 2018 On October 2, 2018, Switchblade Pictures will be releasing the Blu-ray for 2017’s Corpse Prison: Part 1, the first of a two part movie series directed by Hideo Jojo (Siren X). Corpse Prison: Part 1 stars Moemi Katayamax (Gun), Anna Tachibana (Skirt Gang), Shin’ichi Wago (Lady Ninja: A Blue Shadow), Nagomi, Reimi Fujishiro and Ren Fukusaki. From the moment she and her fellow students arrive in the mountain village of Yasaka, Mikoto knows that there … Continue reading

Posted in Asian Titles, DVD/Blu-ray New Releases, News |

Wonder Women | Blu-ray & DVD (Vinegar Syndrome)

RELEASE DATE: August 28, 2018 More “woman” than Gal Gadot. As much Filipino firepower as BuyBust. On August 28, 2018, Vinegar Syndrome is releasing the Blu-ray/DVD for Robert Vincent O’Neill’s Wonder Women, a 1973 Filipino exploitation flick starring Nancy Kwan (The World of Suzie Wong), Ross Hagen (Angel), and Maria De Aragon (Blood Mania). Martial arts madness, dangerous chase scenes, insult-heavy dialogue, vague sci-fi twists, and a whole lot more nudity and violence than its very misleading PG rating … Continue reading

Posted in Asian Titles, DVD/Blu-ray New Releases, Martial Arts Titles, News |

Zatoichi: Darkness is His Ally | Blu-ray & DVD (Tokyo Shock)

RELEASE DATE: August 28, 2018 On August 28, 2018, Tokyo Shock will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for 1989’s Zatoichi: Darkness is His Ally (known in Japan as Zatoichi 26 or Zatoichi ’89) directed by and starring Shintaro Katsu. Zatoichi: Darkness is His Ally is the twenty-sixth and final chapter in the iconic samurai film franchise that starred Katsu and spanned nearly three decades. This lavish production was the last to star Katsu, who … Continue reading

Posted in Asian Titles, DVD/Blu-ray New Releases, Martial Arts Titles, News |

The Liquidator | DVD (Cinedigm)

RELEASE DATE: September 11, 2018 On September 11, 2018, Cinedigm will release the DVD for The Liquidator, a 2017 actioner from director Xu Jizhou (Hero Brothers). The company previously released Kung Fu Traveler, Kung Fu Traveler 2, Shock Wave, The Jade Pendant, The Asian Extreme Collection, and Ip Man: Season One. In The Liquidator, a criminal psychologist and a forensic fingerprint expert work together to track down a serial killer. The film stars Chao Deng … Continue reading

Posted in Asian Titles, DVD/Blu-ray New Releases, News |

Brothers | DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: September 4, 2018 On September 4, 2018, Well Go USA will be releasing the DVD for 2016’s Brothers, a war actioner written and directed by Ah Gan (Don Quixote). The film centers on the relationship between two brothers who used to have a bond for life but it is ripped apart through a civil war in 1936. Brothers stars Peter Ho Yun-Tung (Sword Master), Ethan Li Dong-Xue (Brotherhood of Blades), Xia … Continue reading

Posted in Asian Titles, DVD/Blu-ray New Releases, Martial Arts Titles, News |

Black Water | Blu-ray & DVD (Lionsgate)

RELEASE DATE: August 21, 2018 Jean-Claude Van Damme (Cyborg, Kill ’em All) and Dolph Lundgren (Skin Trade) – the action duo known for their team up in the popular Universal Soldier franchise – join forces once again for Black Water (read our review), which will be getting a Blu-ray and DVD release on August 21, 2018 from Lionsgate (the film is currently available via VOD, if that’s your preference). Black Water is the story of a CIA operative (Van Damme) … Continue reading

Posted in DVD/Blu-ray New Releases, Martial Arts Titles, News |

Horrors of Malformed Men | Blu-ray (Arrow Video)

RELEASE DATE: September 18, 2018 On September 18, 2018, Arrow Video will be releasing the Blu-ray for 1969’s pre, from Teruo Ishii (Blind Woman’s Curse). Read on for the official release details below: Cult director Teruo Ishii (Shogun’s Joy of Torture) presents a nightmarish, hallucinogenic tale drawn from the fevered imagination of Japan’s celebrated pioneer ofero-guro (“erotic grotesque”) literature, Edogawa Rampo. Medical student Hirosuke Hitomi slips out of the asylum in … Continue reading

Posted in Asian Titles, DVD/Blu-ray New Releases, News |

Maborosi | Blu-ray & DVD (Milestone Films)

RELEASE DATE: July 10, 2018 On July 10, 2018, Milestone Films will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Hirokazu Koreeda’s 1995 film Maborosi, starring Takashi Naito (Samurai Pirates), Tadanobu Asano (Away with Words), Akira Emoto (Shin Godzilla), Mutsuko Sakura (Tokyo Story), and Minori Terada (Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo). Check out the official details below: One of the finest films of Japanese cinema, Hirokazu Koreeda’s first feature film Maborosi is a story … Continue reading

Posted in Asian Titles, DVD/Blu-ray New Releases, News |

Angel Town | Blu-ray (MVD Rewind)

RELEASE DATE: September 25, 2018 On September 25, 2018, MVD Rewind will be releasing a Special Edition Blu-ray for Angel Town (read our review), the 1990 feature debut of French World Kickboxing Champion Olivier Gruner (Nemesis, Showdown in Manila). Trouble is the rule in Angel Town, the heart of Los Angeles, where once peaceful streets surrounding a major university have become a cauldron of urban chaos and fear. Gang fights by … Continue reading

Posted in DVD/Blu-ray New Releases, Martial Arts Titles, News |

Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji | Blu-ray (Arrow Video)

RELEASE DATE: September 4, 2018 On September 4, 2018, Arrow Video/Arrow Academy will be releasing the Special Edition Blu-ray for Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji, from acclaimed director Tomu Uchida (A Fugitive From the Past). Read on for the official release details below:  Praised by Japanese film critics and much admired by his contemporaries Akira Kurosawa and Yasujiro Ozu, Tomu Uchida nonetheless remains a little-known in the west. His 1955 masterpiece … Continue reading

Posted in Asian Titles, DVD/Blu-ray New Releases, Martial Arts Titles, News |

Operation Red Sea | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: July 24, 2018 On July 24th, 2018, Well Go USA is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Operation Red Sea (read our review), a big budget actioner that stars Zhang Yi (Brotherhood of Blades 2), Huang Jingyu (Drug War) and Du Jiang (Mr. High Heels). Director Dante Lam (Unbeatable) might just be the hardest working man in Hong Kong cinema. The filmmaker has been reliably turning out hard-hitting films that have helped expand the scope … Continue reading

Posted in Asian Titles, DVD/Blu-ray New Releases, News |

Street Mobster | Blu-ray (Arrow Video)

RELEASE DATE: August 7, 2018 On August 7th, Arrow Video will be releasing the Blu-ray for Kinji Fukasaku’s Street Mobster, a 1972 actioner starring Bunta Sugawara (Battles Without Honor and Humanity). Check out the official details below: A pivotal work in the yakuza movie genre and in the career of director Kinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale, Doberman Cop), Street Mobster presents an abrasive portrait of the rise and fall of a reckless street punk caught in … Continue reading

Posted in Asian Titles, DVD/Blu-ray New Releases, News |