The Normanic Vault

Current Asian Cinema Haul Decisions

In recent years I’ve made efforts to keep the live-action Asian film collection growing, with distributors like 88 Films, Arrow Video, Eureka Entertainment and Third Window Films releasing many Japanese, Chinese and Korean films to the UK on Blu-ray, some of which had never been released before. I can’t get every single special edition day one, I will try to keep that trend going exclusively to both 88 Films and Third Window.

US imports are a rarity in this case, but I have made an exception for Discotek’s Nihon Nights and Toku Time line-up of releases. The list below is split by distributor.

88 Films

NameFormatLine-upLanguageReleased
The Delightful ForestBlu-rayShaw BrosMandarin2026
Dragon Lord4K Ultra HD88 AsiaCantonese2026
Helter SkelterBlu-rayJapanarchyJapanese2026
Magnificent BodyguardsBD 3D/BD88 AsiaCantonese2026
Picture of a NymphBlu-ray88 AsiaCantonese2026
The Protector4K Ultra HD88 AsiaEnglish/Cantonese2026
SakuranBlu-rayJapanarchyJapanese2026
Secret Service of the Imperial CourtBlu-rayShaw BrosMandarin2026

Arrow Video

NameFormatLanguageReleased
Akio Jissôji: The Buddhist Trilogy (re-release)Blu-rayJapanese2021
Blind BeastBlu-rayJapanese2021
Bloody Spear at Mount FujiBlu-rayJapanese2018
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell Bastards!Blu-rayJapanese2018
Family Values: Three Films by Hirokazu Kore-eda (re-release)Blu-rayJapanese2020
Female Prisoner Scorpion (re-release)Blu-rayJapanese2019
Giants and ToysBlu-rayJapanese2021
HiroshimaBlu-rayJapanese2020
Inferno of TortureBlu-rayJapanese2020
The Invisible Man AppearsBlu-rayJapanese2021
IrezumiBlu-rayJapanese2021
JSA: Joint Security AreaBlu-rayJapanese2021
The Mad FoxBlu-rayJapanese2020
Merry Christmas, Mr LawrenceBlu-rayJapanese2020
Oldboy4K Ultra HDKorean2021
Red AngelBlu-rayJapanese2022
Seijun Suzuki’s The Taisho Trilogy (re-release)Blu-rayJapanese2020
Shogun’s Joy of TortureBlu-rayJapanese2021
Stray Cat Rock Collection (re-release)Blu-rayJapanese2020
Three Films by Jia Zhangke (re-release)Blu-rayJapanese2020
Zombie For SaleBlu-rayKorean2020

British Film Institute

NameFormatLanguageReleased
An Autumn AfternoonBD/DVDJapanese2011
BrotherBlu-rayEnglish2025
Early SummerBD/DVDJapanese2010
Equinox FlowerBD/DVDJapanese2011
Farewell My ConcubineBD/DVDMandarin2016
Good MorningBD/DVDJapanese2011
Late AutumnBD/DVDJapanese2011
Late SpringBD/DVDJapanese2010
Of Flesh and Blood: The Cinema of Hirokazu KoreedaBlu-rayJapanese2019
Takeshi Kitano Three-Film CollectionBlu-rayJapanese2020
Three Films by Yasujirō OzuBlu-rayJapanese2023
Throne of Blood4K Ultra HDJapanese2025
Tokyo Story (4K restoration re-release)Blu-rayJapanese2020

Criterion

NameFormatLanguageReleased
Antonio GaudiBlu-rayJapanese2020
Boat PeopleBlu-rayCantonese2022
Flowers Of ShanghaiBlu-rayCantonese2021
Godzilla: The Showa Films 1954-1975Blu-rayJapanese2020
In the Realm of the SensesBlu-rayJapanese2022
Infernal Affairs TrilogyBlu-rayCantonese2022
KagemushaBlu-rayJapanese2021
The Life of OharuBlu-rayJapanese2017
Lone Wolf & Cub CollectionBlu-rayJapanese2016
Pale FlowerBlu-rayJapanese2022
The Samurai TrilogyBlu-rayJapanese2016
Sansho The BailiffBlu-rayJapanese2020
The Sword Of DoomBlu-rayJapanese2017
Take OutBlu-rayEnglish/Mandarin2022
Three Outlaw SamuraiBlu-rayJapanese2020
Tokyo DrifterBlu-rayJapanese2019
Ugetsu4K Ultra HDJapanese2025
The World of Wong Kar WaiBlu-rayCantonese2021

Discotek Media’s Nihon Nights & Toku Time

NameFormatLanguageReleased
Bohachi Bushido: The VillainBlu-rayJapanese2023
Cutie Honey the LiveBlu-rayJapanese2021
Female Yakuza Tale: Inquisition and TortureBlu-rayJapanese2022
Humanoid Monster: BELABlu-rayJapanese2023
Hurricane PolymarBlu-rayJapanese2024
Jeans Blues No FutureBlu-rayJapanese2023
Kamen Rider BlackBlu-rayJapanese2023
Kamen Rider Black RxBlu-rayJapanese2023
Kamikaze GirlsBlu-rayJapanese2024
Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster BirdsBlu-rayJapanese2022
Lovely ComplexBlu-rayJapanese2024
Lupin the 3rdBlu-rayJapanese2025
Sex and FuryBlu-rayJapanese2024
Terrifying Girls’ High School: Animal ClassmatesBlu-rayJapanese2023

Eureka Entertainment

NameFormatLanguageReleased
Cloud and Charisma: Two Films by Kiyoshi KurosawaBlu-rayJapanese2026
The Dead and the DeadlyBlu-rayCantonese2022
Dragon InnBD/DVDMandarin2015
Encounters of the Spooky KindBlu-rayCantonese2021
Exact Revenge: The Eunuch and The Deadly KnivesBlu-rayMandarin2025
The Fate Of Lee KhanBD/DVDMandarin2019
Gate of HellBD/DVDJapanese2012
Hopping Mad: The Mr Vampire SequelsBlu-rayCantonese2023
Iron MonkeyBlu-rayCantonese2018
Ishiro Honda Double Feature: The H-Man & Battle in Outer SpaceBlu-rayJapanese2020
King of BeggarsBlu-rayCantonese2026
Legend of the MountainBlu-rayMandarin2018
The Magnificent Chang Cheh (The Magnificent Trio & Magnificent Warriors)Blu-rayMandarin2025
Mr. VampireBlu-rayCantonese2020
Once Upon a Time in China Trilogy (re-release)Blu-rayCantonese2020
Raining in the MountainBD/DVDMandarin2020
A Touch of ZenBD/DVDMandarin2016
Zen and Sword: The Miyamoto Musashi Saga at ToeiBlu-rayJapanese2026
Zu Warriors from the Magic MountainBD/DVDMandarin2020

Radiance Films

NameFormatLanguageReleased
The BetrayalBlu-rayJapaneseSeptember 2025
Blood of RevengeBlu-rayJapaneseJanuary 2026
The Japanese Godfather TrilogyBlu-rayJapaneseFebruary 2026
Splendid OutingBlu-rayKoreanDecember 2025
Underworld Chronicles: Three Yakuza Fables by Takashi MiikeBlu-rayJapaneseMarch 2026

Third Window Films

NameFormatLanguageReleased
Takashi Ishii: The Angel Guts CollectionBlu-rayJapanese2026

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