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The Beast to Die | Blu-ray (Radiance)

RELEASE DATE: July 21, 2025 On July 21, 2025, Radiance is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A/B) for 1980’s The Beast to Die. Directed by Toru Murakawa (The Game Trilogy) from a venomous script by Shoichi Maruyama (Yokohama BJ Blues), this unsettling dark thriller was Yusaku Matsuda’s farewell to his 1970s action hero persona. Deeply scarred by what he witnessed on battlefields across Asia, a young war photographer (Yusaku Matsuda, Yokohama BJ … Continue reading

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Portrait in Crystal | Blu-ray (Imprint)

RELEASE DATE: May 28, 2025 On May 28, 2025, Imprint is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for Portrait In Crystal, a 1983 martial arts fantasy directed by Hua Shan (Dynamo, To Kill a Jaguar). The master of the modern day crime thriller lends his directing skills to this amazing kung-fu crime fantasy. Hua Shan impressed audiences with such

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The Lost Bladesman | Blu-ray (Imprint)

RELEASE DATE: May 28, 2025 On May 28, 2025, Imprint is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for The Lost Bladesman, a 2011 historical martial arts epic – starring Donnie Yen (Raging Fire) – from Felix Chong (Project Gutenberg) and Alan Mak (Integrity). Ancient China is in turmoil. To unify the country, General Cao Cao – the real power behind the emperor – enlists the aid of the greatest warrior

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The Great Chase | Blu-ray (Neon Eagle Video)

RELEASE DATE: June 2025 In June of 2025, Neon Eagle Video is releasing a Blu-ray for The Great Chase, a 1975 martial arts actioner from director Norifumi Suzuki (Roaring Fire). The Sister Street Fighter herself, Etsuko Shihomi (Bullet Train), stars as Shinobu Yashiro, an accomplished racecar driver who has a side hustle

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The Invisible Swordsman | Blu-ray (Arrow)

RELEASE DATE: June 23, 2025 On June 23, 2025, Arrow Video is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A/B) for The Invisible Swordsman, a 1970 fantasy actioner directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda (Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell). Mysterious sprites, eerie supernatural goings on and heroic sword-fighting action abound in this mystical tale of vengeance and adventure from

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Exact Revenge | Blu-ray (Eureka)

RELEASE DATE: June 16, 2025 On June 16, 2025, Eureka is releasing a Blu-ray (Region A/B) for Exact Revenge, a Shaw Brothers collection that includes both 1971’s The Eunuch and 1972’s The Deadly Knives. Revenge is and has always been one of the most popular and prolific themes in Hong Kong cinema, from classic wuxia epics to kung fu movies and heroic bloodshed films. During the 1970s, Shaw Brothers Studio was … Continue reading

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Shaw-Shock: Shaw Brothers Horror Collection – Volume One | Blu-ray (Imprint)

RELEASE DATE: May 28, 2025 On May 28, 2025, Imprint is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) collection for Shaw-Shock: Shaw Brothers Horror Collection – Volume One, featuring three of the studio’s most extreme and unrelenting horror films. These films deliver a mix of supernatural terror, eerie suspense, and intense gore. Prepare for a harrowing cinematic journey into the unknown, where the line

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Hong Kong 1941 | Blu-ray (Eureka)

RELEASE DATE: June 16, 2025 On June 16, 2025, Eureka is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A/B) for Po-Chih Leong’s 1984 film, Hong Kong 1941, which stars Cecilia Yip (Nomad), Alex Man (Rich and Famous) and Chow Yun-fat (The Killer) in his breakout role. A versatile British-Chinese filmmaker whose career has spanned nearly fifty years, Po-Chih Leong has worked in a variety of genres, from action in Foxbat to horror in The Island, … Continue reading

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The Tale of Oiwa’s Ghost | Blu-ray (Radiance)

RELEASE DATE: June 23, 2025 On June 23, 2025, Radiance is releasing a Blu-ray (Region A/B) for 1961’s The Tale of Oiwa’s Ghost. Crime film specialist Tai Kato (I, the Executioner) brings the famous Ghost Story of Yotsuya to the screen as a gritty tale of murder and greed, with an intense lead performance by Tomisaburo Wakayama (Lone Wolf and Cub, New Battles Without Honor and Humanity). When the daughter of … Continue reading

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Her Vengeance | Blu-ray (88 Films)

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RELEASE DATE: June 28, 2025 On June 28, 2025, 88 Films will release a Blu-ray (Region B) for Her Vengeance, a 1988 Hong Kong Cat III film from director Lam Nai-Choi (The Story of Ricky, The Peacock King). One of the first – and most notorious – of Hong Kong’s famously Adults Only Category III films, Her Vengeance stars Pauline Wong (The Blue Jean Monster) as a young woman hunting … Continue reading

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Gate of Flesh | Blu-ray (88 Films)

RELEASE DATE: June 23, 2025 On June 23, 2025, 88 Films is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A/B) for 1988’s Gate of Flesh. Hideo Gosha (Sword of the Beast, Violent Streets, Yakuza Wives) brings a fresh eye to this oft-filmed story by Taijiro Tamura, best known from its 1964 adaptation by Seijun Suzuki, resulting in a powerful and compelling drama making its home premiere for the very first time outside of … Continue reading

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Witch from Nepal | Blu-ray (88 Films)

RELEASE DATE: June 23, 2025 On June 23, 2025, 88 Films will release a Blu-ray (Region B) for Witch from Nepal (aka Nepal Affair), a 1986 action-fantasy from director Tony Ching Siu-Tung (Duel to the Death) that stars Chow Yun-Fat (The Head Hunter). In the film, a Hong Kong man vacations to Nepal where a local tribe imbues him with magical powers, which he must use to fight

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