UK Asian Cinema Home Video Schedule

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	Q1 (Jan-Mar) – Q2 (Apr-Jun) – Q3 (July-Sept) – Q4 (Oct-Dec)
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)

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 Wednesday 3rd April 2024.

12th February:

Film Name	Format
River 2023 – Junta Yamaguchi Third Window Films – Japanese	Standard Blu-ray

19th February:

Film Name	Format
Dragons Forever 1988 – Sammo Hung & Corey Yuen 88 Films – Cantonese, English	Standard Edition 4K UHD/BD Blu-ray
Slaughter In San Francisco 1974 – Lo Wei Eureka Ent. – Mandarin, English	First Print Edition Blu-ray
Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin (Remastered) 1978 – Chen Chi Hwa 88 Films – Mandarin, English	Standard Edition Blu-ray
Yakuza Wolf 1 & 2 1972 – Ryuichi Takamori & Buichi Saitô Eureka Ent. – Japanese	First Print Edition Blu-ray

26th February:

Film Name	Format
Black Tight Killers 1966 – Yasuharu Hasebe Radiance – Japanese	Limited Edition Blu-ray
By A Man’s Face Shall You Know Him 1966 – Tai Kato Third Window Films – Japanese	Limited Edition Blu-ray
Evil Dead Trap 1988 – Toshiharu Ikeda 88 Films: Japanarchy – Japanese	Limited Edition Blu-ray
Evil Dead Trap II: Hideki 1992 – Izo Hashimoto 88 Films: Japanarchy – Japanese	Limited Edition Blu-ray
His Motorbike, Her Island 1986 – Nobuhiko Obayashi Third Window Films – Japanese	Standard Edition Blu-ray
So Close 2002 – Corey Yuen 88 Films – Cantonese	First Print Edition Blu-ray

11th March:

Film Name	Format
Beauty of Beauties 1965 – Li Han-Hsiang 88 Films – Cantonese	First Print Edition Blu-ray
The Inspector Wears Skirts 2 1989 – Wellson Chin 88 Films – Cantonese	First Print Edition Blu-ray
One Percenter 2023 – Yudai Yamaguchi Third Window Films – Japanese	Standard Blu-ray

18th March:

Film Name	Format
Bodyguard Kiba 1 & 2 1973 – Ryuichi Takamori Eureka Ent. – Japanese	First Print Edition Blu-ray
Dark Water 2002 – Hideo Nakata Arrow Video – Japanese	First Print (Original Artwork) Edition 4K Ultra HD (Arrow Store Exclusive) First Print Edition 4K Ultra HD (Other retailers)
The Swordsman of All Swordsman The Mystery of Chess Boxing 1968-1979 – Joseph Kuo Eureka Ent. – Mandarin, Cantonese, English	Limited Edition Blu-ray

25th March:

Film Name	Format
The Bounty Hunter Trilogy – Killer’s Mission – The Fort of Death – Eight Men to Kill 1969-1972 – Shigehiro Ozawa & Eiichi Kudo Radiance – Japanese	Limited Edition Blu-ray
A Story Written With Water 1965 – Kiju Yoshida Radiance – Japanese	Single Pressing Only Blu-ray
Suzhou River 2000 – Lou Ye Radiance – Mandarin	Limited Edition Blu-ray

8th April:

Film Name	Format
Beauty of Beauties 1965 – Li Han-Hsiang 88 Films – Cantonese	First Print Edition Blu-ray

22nd April:

Film Name	Format
Black Mask 1996 – Daniel Lee Eureka Ent. – Cantonese, English	Limited Edition Blu-ray
Dreams 1990 – Akira Kurosawa Criterion – Japanese (with English & French dialogue)	Standard 4K UHD/BD
Fearless Hyena Part II 1983 – Chan Chuen 88 Films – Cantonese, English	First Print Edition Blu-ray
The Inspector Wears Skirts III: Raid on Royal Casino Marine 1990 – Wellson Chin 88 Films – Cantonese, English	First Print Edition Blu-ray
The Inspector Wears Skirts IV 1992 – Wellson Chin 88 Films – Cantonese, English	First Print Edition Blu-ray
Two Films by Yasujiro Ozu: – I Was Born, But… – There Was a Father 1932-1942 – Yasujiro Ozu BFI – Japanese	First Print Edition Blu-ray

29th April:

Film Name	Format
China O’Brien 1 & 2 1990 – Robert Clouse Eureka Ent. – English	Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
The Shape of Night 1964 – Noburo Nakamura Radiance – Japanese	Limited Edition Blu-ray
Suzhou River 2000 – Lou Ye Radiance – Mandarin	Limited Edition Blu-ray

13th May:

Film Name	Format
Floating Clouds 1955 – Mikio Naruse BFI – Japanese	First Print Edition Blu-ray

20th May:

Film Name	Format
Luminous Woman 1987 – Shinji Sōmai Third Window – Japanese	Director’s Company Edition Blu-ray

20th May:

Film Name	Format
CJ7 2008 – Stephen Chow 88 Films – Mandarin	First Print Edition Blu-ray
Fist of Legend 1994 – Gordon Chan 88 Films – Cantonese	First Print Edition 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
Prison Walls: Abashiri Prison 1-3 – Abashiri Prison – Another Abashiri Prison Story – Abashiri Prison: Saga of Homesickness 1965 – Teruo Ishii Eureka Ent. – Japanese	First Print Edition Blu-ray
A Queen’s Ransom (International Assassin) 1976 – Ting Shan-hsi Eureka Ent. – Cantonese, English	First Print Edition Blu-ray
Shinobi – Shinobi: A Band of Assassins – Shinobi: Revenge – Shinobi: Resurrection 1962-1963 – Satsuo Yamamoto & Kazuo Mori Radiance Films – Japanese	Limited Edition Blu-ray
The Valiant Ones 1975 – King Hu Eureka Ent. – Mandarin	First Print Edition 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray

17th June:

Film Name	Format
The Crazy Family 1984 – Sōgo Ishii Third Window – Japanese	Director’s Company Edition Blu-ray
The Valiant Red Peony: Red Peony Gambler I-III – Red Peony Gambler – Red Peony Gambler 2: Gambler’s Obligation – Red Peony Gambler 3: The Flower Cards Game 1968-1969 – Kosaku Yamashita, Norifumi Suzuki & Tai Kato Eureka Ent. – Japanese	First Print Edition Blu-ray

24th June:

Film Name	Format
The Holy Virgin Versus The Evil Dead 1991 – Tony Lou Chun-Ku 88 Films – Cantonese	First Print Edition Blu-ray
Island of Fire 1990 – Kevin Chu 88 Films – Cantonese	First Print Edition Blu-ray
The Miracle Fighters 1982 – Yuen Woo-ping Eureka Ent. – Cantonese, English	First Print Edition Blu-ray
Sympathy for the Underdog 1971 – Kinji Fukasaku Radiance Films – Japanese	Limited Edition Blu-ray
To Kill With Intrigue 1977 – Lo Wei 88 Films – Mandarin	First Print Edition 4K UHD/BD Blu-ray

22nd July:

Film Name	Format
Love Hotel 1985 – Shinji Sōmai Third Window – Japanese	Director’s Company Edition Blu-ray

29th July:

Film Name	Format
Eighteen Years in Prison 1967 – Tai Kato Radiance Films – Japanese	Limited Edition Blu-ray

Licensed, No Scheduled Date Yet:

88 Films:

Film Name	Format
Black Cat II 1992 – Stephen Shin	Blu-ray
Dragon Fist 1979 – Lo Wei	Blu-ray (re-release)

Arrow Films:

Film Name
None yet

Eureka Ent.:

Film Name
None yet

Radiance Films:

Film Name
None yet

Third Window Films:

Film Name	Format
Shadow of Fire 2023 – Shinya Tsukamoto	Blu-ray
Survive Style 5+ 2004 – Gen Sekiguchi	Blu-ray