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) |
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 Tuesday 23rd December 2025.
Recently Released:
| Film Name | Format |
|---|---|
| City on Fire (龍虎風雲) Arrow Video – 1987 – Ringo Lam Cantonese & English audio with English subtitles | Limited Edition: 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray |
| Over Your Dead Body (喰女 ―クイメ―) 88 Films – 2014 – Takashi Miike Japanese audio with English subtitles | Japanarchy Limited Edition: Blu-ray |
| Saga of the Phoenix (阿修羅) 88 Films – 1989 – Lam Nai-Choi & Lau Shut-Yue English & Cantonese audio with English subtitles | Deluxe Collector’s Edition: Blu-ray |
| Shawscope Volume 4: Arrow Video – 1975-1983 – The Super Inframan (中國超人) Hua Shan – Cantonese, Mandarin & English audio with English subtitles – The Oily Maniac (油鬼子) Ho Meng-Hua – Mandarin audio with English subtitles – The Battle Wizard (天龍八部) Pao Hsueh-Li – Mandarin & English audio with English subtitles – Black Magic (降頭) Ho Meng-Hua – Mandarin & English audio with English subtitles – Black Magic 2 (勾魂降頭) Ho Meng-Hua – Mandarin & English audio with English subtitles – Hex (邪) Kuei Chih-Hung – Cantonese & Mandarin audio with English subtitles – Bewitched (蠱) Kuei Chih-Hung – Cantonese & Mandarin audio with English subtitles – Hex vs. Witchcraft (邪鬥邪) Kuei Chih-Hung – Cantonese & Mandarin audio with English subtitles – Hex After Hex (邪完再邪) Kuei Chih-Hung – Cantonese & Mandarin audio with English subtitles – Bat Without Wings (無翼蝙蝠) Chor Yuen – Mandarin audio with English subtitles – Bloody Parrot (血鸚鵡) Hua Shan – Mandarin audio with English subtitles – The Fake Ghost Catchers (鬼畫符) Lau Kar-Wing – Cantonese & Mandarin audio with English subtitles – Demon of the Lute (六指琴魔) Tang Tak-Cheung – Cantonese & Mandarin audio with English subtitles – Seeding of a Ghost (種鬼) Yang Chuan – Cantonese & Mandarin audio with English subtitles – Portrait in Crystal (水晶人) Hua Shan – Cantonese & Mandarin audio with English subtitles – Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (星際鈍胎) Alex Cheung – Cantonese & Mandarin audio with English subtitles | Limited Edition: Blu-ray |
| Splendid Outing (화려한 외출) Radiance Films – 1978 – Kim Soo-yong Korean audio with English subtitles | Limited Edition: Blu-ray |
| Triple Threat: Three Films With Sammo Hung Eureka Ent. – 1974-1990 – The Manchu Boxer (七省拳王) Wu Mai – Cantonese & English audio with English subtitles – Paper Marriage (過埠新娘) Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting – Cantonese & English audio with English subtitles – Shanghai, Shanghai (亂世兒女) Teddy Robin – Cantonese & English audio with English subtitles | Limited Edition: Blu-ray |
19th January:
| Film Name | Format |
|---|---|
| On the Run (亡命鴛鴦) 88 Films – 1988 – Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting Cantonese audio with English subtitles | Limited Edition: Blu-ray |
26th January:
| Film Name | Format |
|---|---|
| Blood of Revenge (明治侠客伝 三代目襲名) Radiance Films – 1965 – Tai Kato Japanese audio with English subtitles | Limited Edition: Blu-ray |
| Cloud and Charisma: Two Films by Kiyoshi Kurosawa Eureka Ent. – 1999-2024 – Charisma (カリスマ) Kiyoshi Kurosawa – Japanese audio with English subtitles – Cloud (クラウド) Kiyoshi Kurosawa – Japanese audio with English subtitles | Limited Edition: Blu-ray |
| The Delightful Forest (快活林) 88 Films – 1972 – Chang Cheh & Pao Hsueh-Li Mandarin audio with English subtitles | Limited Edition: Blu-ray |
| King of Beggars (武狀元蘇乞兒) Eureka Ent. – 1992 – Gordan Chan Cantonese & English audio with English subtitles | Limited Edition: Blu-ray |
| Secret Service of the Imperial Court (錦衣衛) 88 Films – 1984 – Tony Lou Chun-Ku Mandarin audio with English subtitles | Limited Edition: Blu-ray |
2nd February:
| Film Name | Format |
|---|---|
| Sana Collection Arrow Video – 2023-2024 – Sana (ミンナのウタ) Takashi Shimizu – Japanese audio with English subtitles – Sana: Let Me Hear (あのコはだぁれ？) Takashi Shimizu – Japanese audio with English subtitles | Limited Edition: Blu-ray |
16th February:
| Film Name | Format |
|---|---|
| Peking Opera Blues (刀馬旦) Arrow Video – 1986 – Tsui Hark Cantonese & English audio with English subtitles | Limited Edition: 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray |
| Save the Green Planet! (지구를 지켜라!) Arrow Video – 2003 – Jang Joon-hwan Korean audio with English subtitles | Limited Edition: 4K Ultra HD |
23rd February:
| Film Name | Format |
|---|---|
| Dragon Lord (龍少爺) 88 Films – 1982 – Jackie Chan English & Cantonese audio with English subtitles | Deluxe Limited Edition: 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray (88 Store Exc.) 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray |
| The Japanese Godfather Trilogy Radiance Films – 1977-1978 – The Japanese Godfather I (やくざ戦争 日本の首領) Sadao Nakajima – Japanese audio with English subtitles – The Japanese Godfather II: Ambition (日本の首領 野望篇) Sadao Nakajima – Japanese audio with English subtitles – The Japanese Godfather III: Conclusion (日本の首領 完結篇) Sadao Nakajima – Japanese audio with English subtitles | Limited Edition: Blu-ray |
| Picture of a Nymph (畫中仙) 88 Films – 1988 – Wu Ma Cantonese audio with English subtitles | Deluxe Limited Edition: Blu-ray |
| Takashi Ishii: The Angel Guts Collection: Third Window Films – 1979-1994 – Angel Guts: Red Classroom (天使のはらわた 赤い教室) Chūsei Sone – Japanese audio with English subtitles – Angel Guts: Nami (天使のはらわた 名美) Noboru Tanaka – Japanese audio with English subtitles – Angel Guts: Red Porno (天使のはらわた 赤い淫画) Toshiharu Ikeda – Japanese audio with English subtitles – Angel Guts: Red Vertigo (天使のはらわた 赤い眩暈) Takashi Ishii – Japanese audio with English subtitles – Angel Guts: Red Flash (天使のはらわた 赤い閃光) Takashi Ishii – Japanese audio with English subtitles | Limited Edition: Blu-ray |
| Zen and Sword: The Miyamoto Musashi Saga at Toei Eureka Ent. – 1961-1965 – Miyamoto Musashi (宮本武蔵) Tomu Uchida – Japanese audio with English subtitles – Miyamoto Musashi II: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights (宮本武蔵 般若坂の決斗) Tomu Uchida – Japanese audio with English subtitles – Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of the Two Sword Style (宮本武蔵 二刀流開眼) Tomu Uchida – Japanese audio with English subtitles – Miyamoto Musashi IV: Duel at Ichijyo-Ji (宮本武蔵 一乗寺の決斗) Tomu Uchida – Japanese audio with English subtitles – Miyamoto Musashi V: Duel at Ganryu Island (宮本武蔵 巌流島の決斗) Tomu Uchida – Japanese audio with English subtitles | Limited Edition: Blu-ray |
16th March:
| 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 |
23rd March:
| Film Name | Format |
|---|---|
| Helter Skelter (ヘルタースケルター) 88 Films – 2012 – Mika Ninagawa Japanese audio with English subtitles | Japanarchy Limited Edition: Blu-ray |
| Sakuran (さくらん) 88 Films – 2006 – Mika Ninagawa Japanese audio with English subtitles | Japanarchy Limited Edition: Blu-ray |
| Underworld Chronicles: Three Yakuza Fables by Takashi Miike Radiance Films – 1996-2002 – Fudoh: The New Generation (極道戦国志 不動) Takashi Miike – Japanese audio with English subtitles – Agitator (荒ぶる魂たち) Takashi Miike – Japanese audio with English subtitles – Deadly Outlaw: Rekka (実録・安藤昇侠道 伝 烈火) Takashi Miike – Japanese audio with English subtitles | Limited Edition: Blu-ray (+ 4K UHD for 1 film) |
30th March:
| Film Name | Format |
|---|---|
| Eiichi Kudo’s Samurai Revolution Trilogy Arrow Video – 1963-1967 – 13 Assassins (十三人の刺客) Eiichi Kudo – Japanese audio with English subtitles – The Great Killing (大殺陣) Eiichi Kudo – Japanese audio with English subtitles – Eleven Samurai (十一人の侍) Eiichi Kudo – Japanese audio with English subtitles | Limited Edition: Blu-ray |
| Hard Boiled (辣手神探) Arrow Video – 1992 – John Woo Cantonese & English audio with English subtitles | Limited Edition: 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray |
Delayed to Unspecified Timeframe (Est. March 2026):
| Film Name | Format |
|---|---|
| Magnificent Bodyguards (飛渡捲雲山) 88 Films – 1978 – Lo Wei English, Cantonese & Mandarin audio with English subtitles | Deluxe Limited Edition: BD 3D/BD |
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 |
| Bullet in the Head (喋血街頭) 1990 – John Woo – 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 |
| The Killer (喋血雙雄) 1992 – John Woo – 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 | Blu-ray |
| Prison on Fire II (監獄風雲II逃犯) 1991 – Ringo Lam – Cantonese | Blu-ray |
| Tiger on the Beat (老虎出更) 1988 – Lau Kar-Leung – Cantonese | Blu-ray |
| Tiger on the Beat 2 (老虎出更2) 1990 – Lau Kar-Leung – Cantonese | Blu-ray |
Eureka Ent.:
| Film Name |
|---|
| None yet |
Radiance Films:
| Film Name |
|---|
| Classics from the Japanese New Wave (teased for 2026 release) |
Third Window Films:
| Film Name | Format |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Survive Style 5+ 2004 – Gen Sekiguchi – Japanese | Blu-ray |
| Transcending Dimensions (次元を超える) 2025 – Toshiaki Toyoda – Japanese | Blu-ray |
The Normanic Vault 