Tag: Asian Cinema
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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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Armour of God II: Operation Condor (Deluxe Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray) Unboxing
Jackie Chan’s Armour of God II returns to the UK with a new 4K restoration from 88 Films and with more audio and extras on the discs too.
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Miracles: The Canton Godfather (Deluxe Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray) Unboxing
Six years after its UK Blu-ray release debut, Jackie Chan’s Miracles is now available on the 4K Ultra HD format.
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Q2 2025 Solicitations for UK Asian Cinema Home Video Releases
More Hong Kong classics are coming to 4K, plus we see more Category III films and the appearance of V-Cinema from Japan.
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Seven Samurai (Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD) Unboxing
The classic film by Akira Kurosawa recently received a 4K Ultra HD release by BFI in the UK. The limited edition sold out but I managed to secure one before it was too late, so let’s take a look.
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Q1 2025 Solicitations for UK Asian Cinema Home Video Releases
The UK Asian Cinema home video release starts out strong with Cure, Dragon Fist and Yojimbo in 4K, plus more Director’s Company, Japanarchy, Nikkatsu and Category III films on their way.
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Shawscope Volume 3 (Limited Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
Two years after Volume 2 comes another 14 films from the Shaw Brothers catalogue by Arrow Video.
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