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.

Hana-Dama: The Origin | Blu-ray & DVD (Olive Films)

November 8, 2015 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: January 19, 2016 Olive Films presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Hana-Dama: The Origin. At turns poetic and brutal, Hana-Dama: The Origin is an entertaining blood-soaked tale of vengeance that pays homage to both Carrie and Heathers. From the wild imagination of director Sato Hisayasu (Splatter: Naked Blood), one of a group of directors known as the “Four Devils” (who made their mark in the softcore “pink” film … Continue reading →

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Over Your Dead Body | Blu-ray & DVD (Shout! Factory)

November 2, 2015 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: January 5, 2016 Shout! Factory presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Over Your Dead Body, directed by Takashi Miike (Audition, 13 Assassins) and starring Ebizo Ichikawa, Kou Shibasaki, Hideaki Ito, Miho Nakanishi and Maiko. In this atmospheric and gory-looking horror film, we follow two young stage actors who find their roles bleeding over (no pun intended) into their real lives. Based on the trailer, Miike appears to be pulling out all the … Continue reading →

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Yonggary | Blu-ray (Kino Lorber)

October 11, 2015 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE January 5, 2016 Kino Lorber presents the Blu-ray for 1967’s Yonggary (aka Great Monster Yongary or Yongary, Monster From the Deep), directed by Kim Ki-duk (no relation to the Moebius filmmaker of the same name) and starring Oh Yeong-il and Nam Jeong-im. Yongary, Korea’s first entry into the kaiju movie genre, revolves around a prehistoric, gasoline-eating reptile that soon goes on a rampage through Seoul. Essentially, this is Korea’s answer to … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Tribe | Blu-ray & DVD (XLrator Media)

October 5, 2015 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: December 1, 2015 XLrator Media will be releasing Tokyo Tribe on Blu-ray & DVD! This modern day cult classic – based on the popular manga by Santa Inoue – is a one-of-a-kind experience that fuzes Yakuza violence with martial arts and music. In a futuristic, alternate Tokyo made up of ghetto slums and nightclub playgrounds, territorial street gangs rule the city. The opposing factions – each with their own … Continue reading →

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Garm Wars: The Last Druid | DVD (Arc Entertainment)

October 4, 2015 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: November 3, 2015 Arc Entertainments presents the DVD for Mamoru Oshii’s (Ghost in the Shell) first English-language film, Garm Wars: The Last Druid. This live-action film stars Lance Henriksen, Kevin Durand, Melanie St-Pierre, Andrew Gillies, Dawn Ford and Patrizio Sanzari. Garm Wars: The Last Druid takes place in a world where clone soldiers from three military tribes are locked in a perpetual battle of air, land and technology. One … Continue reading →

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Iron Girl II | DVD (Switchblade Pictures)

September 30, 2015 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: December 1, 2015 Switchblade Pictures presents the DVD for Kenichi Fujiwara’s Iron Girl II (aka Iron Girl: Ultimate Weapon), the sequel to 2012’s Iron Girl. It’s the same post-apocalyptic world and Chris, the mysterious bounty hunter better known as Iron Girl (Kirara Asuka), is still the deadliest fighter on the planet. Unfortunately, she also still has no memory of who she is or where she came from, and, … Continue reading →

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Yakuza Apocalypse | Blu-ray & DVD (Entertainment One)

September 30, 2015 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: December 1, 2015 Entertainment One presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Yakuza Apocalypse, directed by Takashi Miike (13 Assassins). In the world of the yakuza, Kamiura is the boss. He is rumored to be invincible, but in truth is a vampire. When assassins aware of Kamiura’s secret arrive from abroad, he is given an ultimatum: return to the syndicate he left years ago or die. The film stars Ichihara … Continue reading →

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Wild City | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

September 27, 2015 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: November 10, 2015 Well Go USA presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Wild City (read our review), directed by Ringo Lam (City on Fire). When former cop-turned-bar owner T-man Kwok (Louis Koo) befriends a woman at closing hours (Tong Liya), they soon find themselves targeted both by her former lover — an attorney and the thugs (Chang Hsiao-Chuan) he employs. Once Kwok’s half-brother (Shawn Yue) and a suitcase … Continue reading →

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Delta Force 2 | Blu-ray (Kino Lorber)

September 26, 2015 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: December 8, 2015 Kino Lorber presents the Blu-ray for Aaron Norris’ 1990 action flick, Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (aka Delta Force 2 Operation Stranglehold), starring Chuck Norris (Yellow Faced Tiger). When DEA agents are taken captive by a ruthless South American kingpin, the Delta Force (headed by Norris), is reunited to rescue them in this sequel to the 1986 film. Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection also stars Billy … Continue reading →

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War Pigs | DVD (Vantage Media)

September 23, 2015 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: December 1, 2015 Vantage Media presents the DVD for War Pigs, an upcoming action-war flick directed by Ryan Little (Saints and Soldiers series), about a rag tag unit of misfits known as the War Pigs, who must go behind enemy lines to exterminate Nazis by any means necessary. War Pigs stars Dolph Lundgren, Mickey Rourke, Luke Goss (Tekken), Ryan Kelley (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles), Noah Segan (Django Lives!), Chuck … Continue reading →

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The Guardsman | aka Imperial Bodyguard | DVD (Lionsgate)

September 22, 2015 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: December 1, 2015 Lionsgate has presents the DVD for The Guardsman (aka Imperial Bodyguard), a 2011 Chinese martial arts film starring Yan Jie (Young Detective Dee), Yuen Biao (Knockabout), Cheng Pei-pei (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and Wu Ma (Once Upon A Chinese Hero). Official plot: When the Emperor travels in disguise to understand the problems that his people face, his enemies discover his identity and team up with Japanese … Continue reading →

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Zero Tolerance | aka Angel | DVD (Lionsgate)

September 19, 2015 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: December 1, 2015 Lionsgate presents the DVD for Wych Kaosayananda’s Zero Tolerance (read our review) starring Scott Adkins (Wolf Warrior), Dustin Nguyen (The Rebel), Gary Daniels (City Hunter), Ammy Chanicha (The Hangover 2), Kane Kosugi (Choy Lee Fut) and Sahajak Boonthanakit (Streetfighter: Legend of Chun Li). In Zero Tolerance, two former para-military operatives, Johnny and his police detective friend Peter, search Bangkok to find the killers of Johnny’s beautiful daughter … Continue reading →

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The Eliminators/The Dungeonmaster | Blu-ray (Shout! Factory)

September 16, 2015 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: December 15, 2015 Shout! Factory presents the Blu-ray Double Feature for 1986’s The Eliminators and 1984’s The Dungeonmaster (aka Ragewar). In The Eliminators (watch the trailer), a former pilot (Andrew Prine) rebels against his creator, teaming up with a scientist, a pet robot Spot, a riverboat guide, and a martial arts warrior (Hong Kong’s Conan Lee). In The Dungeonmaster (watch the trailer), a demonic wizard challenges a computer programmer to a … Continue reading →

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The Golden Cane Warrior | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

September 12, 2015 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: November 3, 2015 Well Go USA presents the Blu-ray & DVD for the Indonesian Wu Xia epic, The Golden Cane Warrior, featuring martial arts choreography by Hong Kong’s Hung Yan Yan (Shaolin, Coweb, Time & Tide). The film stars some of Indonesia’s most popular talents, including Christine Hakim, Nicholas Saputra, Reza Rahadian, Slamet Rahardjo, Prisia Nasution, Eva Celia and Tara Basro. | Watch the trailer. Pre-order The Golden Cane Warrior from Amazon.com … Continue reading →

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Gosei Sentai Dairanger: The Complete Series | DVD (Shout! Factory)

September 4, 2015 JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: November 10, 2015 Shout! Factory presents the Gosei Sentai Dairanger: The Complete Series. Produced by Toei and Bandai, Super Sentai Zyuranger aired in Japan on February 19, 1993 to February 11, 1994, with a total of 50 episodes. It was later adapted into the 2nd Season of American TV’s Power Rangers series! For the first time, Shout! Factory is delivering the entire Gosei Sentai Dairanger series in its original … Continue reading →

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