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 →

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 →

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 →