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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

RELEASE DATE: August 7, 2018 On August 7, 2018, Funimation will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Eiichiro Hasumi’s Assassination Classroom: The Movies (read our review), which includes Parts I & II of the Live Action films The killer manga comes to life in this two-part movie series. Join the students of Class 3-E as they learn to become proper assassins and try to kill their teacher. But he’s no ordinary instructor—he’s a … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: June 12, 2018 On June 12, 2018, Well Go USA will be releasing the Blu-ray for The Mimic, a South Korean thriller directed by Huh Jung (Hide and Seek). In The Mimic, a family gets involved with a mysterious creature known as “Jangsanbum.” The animal can imitate a human’s voice and entices children to eat them. For more information about the plot, be sure to read our review. The Mimic stars Yum Jung-Ah (Tell Me … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: July 10, 2018 On July 10, 2018, Arrow Video will be releasing the Blu-ray for Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell Bastards!, a 1963 Japanese yakuza film directed by Seijun Suzuki (Tokyo Drifter). Check out the official details below: Starring original Diamond Guy, Jo Shishido (Massacre Gun), Seijun Suzuki’s Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell Bastards! is a hard hitting, rapid-fire yakuza film that redefined the Japanese crime drama. Detective … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: July 17, 2018 On July 17, 2018, Arrow Academy will be releasing the Blu-ray for Two Films By Hong Sangsoo, which includes Woman is the Future of Man and Tale of Cinema. Check out the official details below: This collection brings together Women is the Future of Man and Tale of Cinema, the fifth and sixth films by Hong Sangsoo, the masterful South Korean filmmaker who has been favorably compared to that great … Continue reading →