The UK scene for Asian Cinema has grown in recent years thanks to many independent distributors:
- 88 Films – Official site, Terracotta Store
- Arrow Films – Official site, Terracotta Store
- British Film Institute (BFI) – Official site
- Criterion – Official site (US based)
- Eureka Entertainment – Official site, Terracotta Store
- Radiance Films – Official Site
- Terracotta Distribution – Official site
- Third Window Films – Official site, Terracotta Store, Arrow Store
Within the Asian Cinema scene, we have a variety of genres like action, horror and drama, but the ones that many will be more familiar with are iconic Hong Kong Martial Arts classics, Japanese Horror films and the occasional one hit wonders from different directors. It is thanks to the distributors listed above that many will be available for the first time ever in the UK or remastered in HD for the first time.
Now most of the films from the Asian Cinema scene tend to be Japanese or Chinese (either from Hong Kong or from the mainland), as Korean films tend to be much harder to acquire due to streaming or costs of licensing. Regardless, distributors do try to release them whenever possible.
Starting 2022, each quarter I also provide round-ups with adjustments depending on new additions or delays. You can view the current batch below:
| Year | UK Industry News Posts |
|---|---|
| 2022 | |
| 2023 | Q1 (Jan-Mar) – Q2 (Apr-Jun) – Q3 (July-Sept) – Q4 (Oct-Dec) |
| 2024 | Q1 (Jan-Mar) – Q2 (Apr-Jun) – Q3 (July-Sept) – Q4 (Oct-Dec) |
| 2025 | Q1 (Jan-Mar) – Q2 (Apr-Jun) – Q3 (July-Sept) – Q4 (Oct-Dec) |
| 2026 | Q1 (Jan-Mar) – Q2 (Apr-Jun) – Q3 (July-Sept) |
Below is a list of every Asian Cinema title currently scheduled for the United Kingdom and Ireland on the Blu-ray format!
The list below is updated as of Sunday 5th April 2026.
6th April:
| Film Name | Format |
|---|---|
| Armour of God II: Operation Condor (飛鷹計劃) 88 Films – 1991 – Jackie Chan Cantonese & English audio with English subtitles | 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray |
| Crime Story (重案組) 88 Films – 1993 – Kirk Wong Cantonese & English audio with English subtitles | 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray |
| Seven Samurai (七人の侍) British Film Institute – 1954 – Akira Kurosawa Japanese audio with English subtitles | Blu-ray |
| Wandering Ginza Butterfly Collection Arrow Video – 1972 – Wandering Ginza Butterfly (銀蝶渡り鳥) Kazuhiko Yamaguchi – Japanese audio with English subtitles – Wandering Ginza Butterfly 2: She-Cat Gambler (銀蝶流れ者 牝猫博奕) Kazuhiko Yamaguchi – Japanese audio with English subtitles | Limited Edition: Blu-ray |
13th April:
| Film Name | Format |
|---|---|
| The Blade (刀) Criterion UK – 1995 – Tsui Hark Cantonese & English audio with English subtitles | 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray |
20th April:
| Film Name | Format |
|---|---|
| The Amsterdam Kill (荷京喋血) 88 Films – 1977 – Robert Clouse Cantonese & English audio with English subtitles | First Print Edition: Blu-ray |
| The Eye (見鬼) Arrow Video – 2002 – Pang Brothers (Oxide Pang Shun & Danny Pang Phat) Cantonese audio with English subtitles | Limited Edition: 4K Ultra HD |
| The Killer (喋血雙雄) Arrow Video – 1989 – John Woo Cantonese, Mandarin & English audio with English subtitles | Limited Edition: 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray |
| New Directors from Japan: Takashi Ono: Third Window Films – 2016-2023 – I Am Baseball (野球どアホウ未亡人) Takashi Ono – Japanese audio with English subtitles – Pick it up and Throw it Away! (拾って捨てろ！) Takashi Ono – Japanese audio with English subtitles – Fashion Runner (ファッションランナー) Takashi Ono – Japanese audio with English subtitles – Cheating Office Lady: Wet Galaxy (不倫OL 濡れ銀河) Takashi Ono – Japanese audio with English subtitles | Limited Edition: Blu-ray |
| Romancing in Thin Air (高海拔之戀 II) Radiance Films – 2012 – Johnnie To Cantonese audio with English subtitles | Limited Edition: Blu-ray |
| Throne of Blood (蜘蛛巣城) British Film Institute – 1957 – Akira Kurosawa Japanese audio with English subtitles | 4K Ultra HD |
| Yojimbo & Sanjuro British Film Institute – 1961-1962 – Yojimbo (用心棒) Akira Kurosawa – Japanese audio with English subtitles – Sanjuro (椿三十郎) Akira Kurosawa – Japanese audio with English subtitles | 4K Ultra HD |
27th April:
| Film Name | Format |
|---|---|
| God of Gamblers II (賭侠) 88 Films – 1990 – Wong Jing Cantonese & English audio with English subtitles | First Print Edition: Blu-ray |
| X-Cross (エクスクロス 魔境伝説) Treasured Films – 2007 – Kenta Fukasaku Japanese audio with English subtitles | Limited Edition: Blu-ray |
4th May:
| Film Name | Format |
|---|---|
| The Protector (威龍猛探) 88 Films – 1985 – James Glickenhaus English & Cantonese audio with English subtitles | Deluxe Limited Edition: 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray (88 Store Exc.) 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray |
11th May:
| Film Name | Format |
|---|---|
| Red Beard (赤ひげ) British Film Institute – 1965 – Akira Kurosawa Japanese audio with English subtitles | First Print Edition: Blu-ray |
18th May:
| Film Name | Format |
|---|---|
| Aesthetics of a Bullet (鉄砲玉の美学) Radiance Films – 1973 – Sadao Nakajima Japanese audio with English subtitles | Limited Edition: Blu-ray |
25th May:
| Film Name | Format |
|---|---|
| Hellevator: The Bottled Fools (グシャノビンヅメ) Treasured Films – 2004 – Hiroki Yamaguchi Japanese & English audio with English subtitles | Limited Edition: Blu-ray |
| Heroes Two (方世玉與洪熙官) 88 Films – 1974 – Chang Cheh Mandarin & English audio with English subtitles | First Print Edition: Blu-ray |
| Transcending Dimensions: Third Window Films – 2009-2025 – Transcending Dimensions (次元を超える) Toshiaki Toyoda – Japanese audio with English subtitles – The Blood of Rebirth (蘇りの血) Toshiaki Toyoda – Japanese audio with English subtitles – Such Is the Person I Wish to Be (そういうものに、わたしはなりたい。) Toshiaki Toyoda – Japanese audio with English subtitles | Limited Edition: Blu-ray |
15th June:
| Film Name | Format |
|---|---|
| Audition (オーディション) Arrow Video – 1999 – Takashi Miike Japanese audio with English subtitles | Limited Edition: 4K Ultra HD |
| Painted Faces (七小福) 88 Films – 1988 – Alex Law Kai-Yui Cantonese audio with English subtitles | First Print Edition: Blu-ray |
22nd June:
| Film Name | Format |
|---|---|
| Bullet in the Head (喋血街頭) Arrow Video – 1990 – John Woo Cantonese & English audio with English subtitles | Limited Edition: 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray |
| Ping Pong (ピンポン) 88 Films – 2002 – Fumihiko Sori Japanese audio with English subtitles | Japanarchy Limited Edition: Blu-ray |
| The Pornographers (「エロ事師たち」より 人類学入門) Radiance Films – 1966 – Shōhei Imamura Japanese audio with English subtitles | Limited Edition: 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray |
| Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (赤い橋の下のぬるい水) Radiance Films – 2001 – Shōhei Imamura Japanese audio with English subtitles | Limited Edition: Blu-ray |
29th June:
| Film Name | Format |
|---|---|
| Armour of God (龍兄虎弟) 88 Films – 1986 – Jackie Chan Cantonese & English audio with English subtitles | Deluxe Limited Edition: 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray |
| Jackie Chan’s Breakout Hits! Arrow Video – 1994-1998 – Drunken Master II (醉拳二) Lau Kar-Leung – Cantonese, Mandarin & English audio with English subtitles – Rumble in the Bronx (紅番區) Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai – Cantonese & English audio with English subtitles – Thunderbolt (霹靂火) Gordon Chan – Cantonese & English audio with English subtitles – Police Story 4: First Strike (警察故事4之簡單任務) Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai – Cantonese, Mandarin & English audio with English subtitles – Mr. Nice Guy (一個好人) Sammo Hung Kam-Bo – Cantonese & English audio with English subtitles – Who Am I? (我是誰) Jackie Chan & Benny Chan Muk-Sing – Cantonese & English audio with English subtitles | Limited Edition: 4K Ultra HD (Store Variant) 4K Ultra HD |
13th July:
| Film Name | Format |
|---|---|
| Magnificent Bodyguards (飛渡捲雲山) 88 Films – 1978 – Lo Wei Cantonese, Mandarin & English audio with English subtitles | Deluxe Limited Edition: Blu-ray 3D & Blu-ray |
Licensed, No Scheduled Date Yet:
88 Films:
| Film Name |
|---|
| None yet |
Arrow Films:
Note: Arrow have acquired all 156 films from Shout! Factory’s deal with Golden Princess. Not every title will be listed here but the ones that stood out to me will for the time being.
| Film Name | Format |
|---|---|
| Aces Go Places (最佳拍檔) 1982 – Eric Tsang Chi-Wai – Cantonese | Blu-ray |
| Aces Go Places II (最佳拍檔大顯神通) 1983 – Eric Tsang Chi-Wai – Cantonese | Blu-ray |
| Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street (最佳拍檔III之女皇密令) 1984 – Tsui Hark – Cantonese | Blu-ray |
| Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die Twice (最佳拍檔之千里救差婆) 1986 – Ringo Lam – Cantonese | Blu-ray |
| Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit (新最佳拍檔) 1989 – Lau Kar-Leung – Cantonese | Blu-ray |
| A Better Tomorrow (英雄本色) 1986 – John Woo – Cantonese | 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray |
| A Better Tomorrow II (英雄本色2) 1987 – John Woo – Cantonese | 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray |
| A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (英雄本色3: 夕阳之歌) 1989 – Tsui Hark – Cantonese | 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray |
| The Big Heat (城巿特警) 1988 – Andrew Kam Yeung-Wah, Johnnie To – Cantonese | 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray |
| A Chinese Ghost Story (倩女幽魂) 1987 – Tony Ching Siu-Tung – Cantonese | Blu-ray |
| A Chinese Ghost Story II (倩女幽魂II人間道) 1990 – Tony Ching Siu-Tung – Cantonese | Blu-ray |
| A Chinese Ghost Story III (倩女幽魂III: 道道道) 1991 – Tony Ching Siu-Tung – Cantonese | Blu-ray |
| I Love Maria (鐵甲無敵瑪利亞) 1988 – David Chung – Cantonese | 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray |
| Once a Thief (縱橫四海) 1991 – John Woo – Cantonese | 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray |
| Prison on Fire (監獄風雲) 1987 – Ringo Lam – Cantonese | 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray |
| Prison on Fire II (監獄風雲II逃犯) 1991 – Ringo Lam – Cantonese | 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray |
| Swordsman (笑傲江湖) 1990 – Tsui Hark, Tony Ching Siu-Tung, King Hu, Raymond Lee Wai-Man | 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray |
| Swordsman II (The Legend of the Swordsman) (笑傲江湖II東方不敗) 1992 – Tony Ching Siu-Tung | Blu-ray |
| Swordsman III: The East Is Red (東方不敗之風雲再起) 1993 – Tony Ching Siu-Tung, Raymond Lee Wai-Man | Blu-ray |
| Tiger on the Beat (老虎出更) 1988 – Lau Kar-Leung – Cantonese | 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray |
| Tiger on the Beat 2 (老虎出更2) 1990 – Lau Kar-Leung – Cantonese | 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray |
Eureka Ent.:
| Film Name | Format |
|---|---|
| Wheels on Meals (快餐車) 1984 – Sammo Hung – Cantonese | 4K Ultra HD |
Radiance Films:
| Film Name |
|---|
| Radical Japan Box Set 2 (teased for 2026 release) |
Third Window Films:
| Film Name | Format |
|---|---|
| Chusei Sone Double Film Pack (titles not yet revealed) | Blu-ray |
| Funky Forest: The Second Contact (ナイスの森 THE SECOND CONTACT) 2026 – Katsuhito Ishii, Hajime Ishimine & Shunichiro Miki – Japanese | Blu-ray |
| Mag Mag (禍禍女) 2025 – Yuriyan Retriever – Japanese | Blu-ray |
| Omega J-Horror Double Film Pack: – Crazy Lips (発狂する唇) 2000 – Hirohisa Sasaki – Japanese – Gore from Outer Space (血を吸う宇宙) 2001 – Hirohisa Sasaki – Japanese | Blu-ray |
| Survive Style 5+ 2004 – Gen Sekiguchi – Japanese | 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray |
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