Tag: Asian Cinema
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Heart of Dragon (Deluxe Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray) Unboxing
Jackie Chan & Sammo Hung’s Heart of Dragon returns once again for the 4K format here in the UK, thanks to 88 Films and their restoration work, with a new deluxe release.
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Kaizo Hayashi’s Maiku Hama Trilogy (Limited Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
To Sleep So as to Dream director returns to the UK with the Maiku Hama trilogy starring Masatoshi Nagase, brought over by Third Window Films with new 4K restorations and a limited edition package.
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Q4 2025 Solicitations for UK Asian Cinema Home Video Releases
A pretty exciting roster with Arrow releasing the first of many Golden Princess titles with City on Fire, meanwhile Radiance are releasing a big box set dedicated to Nagisa Oshima, and Third Window are offering a trilogy of films from Kaizo Hayashi.
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Witch from Nepal (Deluxe Limited Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
Tony Ching Siu-Tung delivered a fantasy modern film involving destiny and magic starring Chow Yun-Fat, which 88 Films released on Blu-ray earlier this year.
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The Seventh Curse (Deluxe Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing [NSFW]
Before Category III was introduced, Lam Nai-Choi adapted one of Dr Yuen’s novels into live-action with tons of gore and a fun wacky action adventure to go with it. 88 Films produced this special release back in 2022 and I’ve decided to check it out now.
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The Holy Virgin Versus The Evil Dead (Limited Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
A year ago 88 Films released one of Donnie Yen’s earliest performances where he fights to stop a vampire-like demon in this action adventure horror flick directed by Tony Lou Chun-Ku. And I only just got around to watching it (and it was great).
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Her Vengeance (Deluxe Limited Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
1988 introduced the Category III rating system in Hong Kong, and Lam Nai-Choi’s revenge thriller was among the first. Now its available in the UK on Blu-ray uncut with both CATII & CATIII versions included.
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Devil Fetus (Deluxe Limited Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
Lo Wei and Lau Hung-Chuen produced a horror film that goes to the extreme thanks to demons and spirits. This 1983 film eventually received the Category III film rating post-release, and 88 Films brought the film over to the UK with style.
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The Cat (Deluxe Limited Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
Lam-Nai Choi’s final directorial film adapts one of Ni Kuang’s novels involving an alien cat, a blob thing monster and a writer dragged into the chaos!
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Takashi Ishii: 4 Tales of Nami (Limited Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
Four of Japanese director Takashi Ishii’s films were restored in HD in Japan and now brought over to the UK from Third Window Films in a new limited edition box set.
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Q3 2025 Solicitations for UK Asian Cinema Home Video Releases
Classics, CATIII, Pink Films, Hong Kong Action and more are heading to the UK this Summer, some of which will make their 4K debut!
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Crime Story (Deluxe Collector’s Edition 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray) Unboxing
Kirk Wong’s 1993 film starring Jackie Chan has been re-released in 4K from 88 Films with a deluxe collector’s release featuring more on-disc content.
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