RELEASE DATE: June 5, 2018 On June 5, 2018, Funimation will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD combo for As the Gods Will (read our review), directed by the one, the only Takashi Miike (13 Assassins, Blade of the Immortal). If you’ve seen the Battle Royale and Hunger Games movies, and you still can’t get enough of teenagers killing one another, then look no further than As the Gods Will (aka As God Says). In … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: April 17, 2018 South Korean superstar, Song Kang-Ho (The Age of Shadows, Snowpiercer), is back in A Taxi Driver (read our review), from director Jang Hun (The Front Line) that Well Go USA is releasing to Blu-ray on April 17, 2018. No, it’s not a remake of the 1976 Martin Scorsese classic Taxi Driver (nor is it a remake of the David Chiang film). This Taxi Driver is based on the true story of Korean taxi driver and … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: April 10, 2018 Well Go USA will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds (read our review), Part I of a two-part fantasy blockbuster directed by Kim Yong-Hwa (Mr. Go), on April 10, 2018. The release of Part II, titled, Along with the Gods: Sin and Punishment, should follow at a soon-to-be-announced date. According to Variety, Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds sees the story of a firefighter … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: April 24, 2018 On April 24, 2018, Gravitas Ventures wants you to prepare yourself for the Blu-ray & DVD for 7 Guardians of the Tomb, a Chinese-Australian co-production directed by Stef Dawson (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay). In 7 Guardians of the Tomb, an innocent discovery of a well-preserved mummified Emperor from 200 BC China unearths a 2000 year old nightmare – a secret that should have remained buried. 7 Guardians of the Tomb stars … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: May 8, 2018 On May 8th, 2018, Funimation will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD combo for Parasyte Parts 1 & 2. The movies are a live-action adaptation of the science fiction horror manga series written and illustrated by Hitoshi Iwaaki. Directed by Takashi Yamazaki (Returner), Parasyte stars Shota Sometani (Legend of the Demon Cat), Eri Fukatsu (Bayside Shakedown), Sadao Abe (The Apology King), Ai Hashimoto (The World of Kanako), Masahiro … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: May 1, 2018 On May 1, 2018, Cinedigm will releasing the DVD for The Jade Pendant, a drama-thriller from acclaimed director Po-Chih Leong (Hong Kong 1941). In The Jade Pendant, a young Chinese woman, Ying-Ying, finds herself on a boat to America after escaping the clutches of a bad arranged marriage. But when she arrives in California, nothing is what she s expected she’s been sold to a house of prostitution and … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: March 6, 2018 On March 6, 2018, North American entertainment company Cinedigm will be releasing the Asian Extreme Blu-ray set, which will include the following films: R100 (read our review): A mild-mannered family man with a secret taste for S&M finds himself pursued by a gang of ruthless dominatrices each with a unique talent in this hilarious and bizarre take on the sex comedy from Japanese comedy giant Hitoshi Matsumoto (Big … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: April 17, 2018 While we’re still waiting for Seijun Suzuki: The Early Years Vol. 1 box set (due February 13th in the US), Arrow Video has gone ahead and announced Vol. 2! This next set will include Eight Hours of Terror, The Sleeping Beast Within, Smashing the 0-Line, Tokyo Knights, and The Man with a Shotgun. From Arrow’s announcement: Available for home-viewing for the very first time ever … Continue reading →