On July 25, 2025, orders begin for Severin Films’ Blu-ray (Region A) for 1980’s Fearless Dragons, a kung fu-comedy classic from the iconic ‘70s label, Hong Kong studio Goldig Films Ltd. (The Dragon Lives Again).

When two wily con men – martial arts movie legends Phillip Ko (Final Run) and Bryan Leung (Knockabout) – are framed for hijacking a trunkful of charity funds, they’ll join forces to find the real bandits in a wild series of adventures that lead to an “utterly fantastic” final battle ranked among the most exciting two-on-one fight scenes ever.

Johnny Wang Lung-Wei (Shaolin Martial Arts), Lau Chan (Kung Fu Zombie) and Chin-Lai Sung (The Black Dragon’s Revenge) co-star in this old-school kung fu classic – also known as Two on the Road and The Fearless Jackal – directed by Chiu Lee (Crippled Kung Fu Boxer), now scanned in 4K from the original camera negative.

Features:

• Audio Commentary With Frank Djeng And Michael Worth, Co-Producers Of ENTER THE CLONES OF BRUCE
• Know A Hero, Respect A Hero – Interview With Director Lee Chiu
• Real Kung Fu – Actor Phillip Ko Remembers FEARLESS DRAGONS
• Trailer

Specs:

• Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1
• Runtime: 86 mins
• Audio: English Mono, Cantonese Mono, Mandarin Mono
• Subtitles: English/Closed Captions: English
• Region: A/B/C

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In September, 88 Films is releasing a 4K Ultra HD for Heart of the Dragon, a 1985 Hong Kong action-drama directed by Sammo Hung (Wheels on Meals). World-famous for their action and derring-do, old friends Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung teamed up for a film that shows there’s much more to them than brawling.

Jackie plays a good-hearted cop looking after his learning-disabled brother Danny, played by Sammo, but doesn’t always succeed in keeping him out of trouble. When Danny is taken as a hostage, his brother will risk everything – his career and even his life –-to rescue him, throwing it down as only Jackie Chan can.

Made the same year as Police Story, Heart of Dragon was a change of pace for the great action artists, giving them a chance to show of their acting chops as well as their stunt skills – even if they don’t ignore the latter!

Features:

• NEW 4K REMASTER FROM THE OCNs PRESENTED IN UHD (2160P)
• IN 1.85:1 ASPECT RATIO
• PRESENTED IN DOLBY VISION HDR (HDR10 COMPATIBLE)
• HD (1080P) BLU-RAY(TM) IN 1.85:1 ASPECT RATIO ALSO INCLUDED
• 2 Versions of the film – Hong Kong Cut [91 Mins] and Japanese Extended Cut [99 Mins]
• [Hong Kong Version]
• Cantonese Mono with newly remastered English subs
• Classic English Mono Dub
• [Japanese Extended Version]
• Cantonese Japanese Soundtrack
• Cantonese HK theatrical Soundtrack
• Cantonese HK theatrical Soundtrack with Japanese Soundtrack for parking lot fight scene
• Cantonese with HK soundtrack & the Japanese songs
• Classic English dub hybrid with Cantonese for the extra Japanese scenes
• Audio Commentary by David West
• The First Mission – Making of Special [48:41 mins]
• The First Mission – Behind the Scenes – Special video for the pre-release event
• [Archive] Interview with Jackie Chan
• [Archive] Interview with Rocky Lai
• [Archive] Interview with Sammo Hung
• [Archive] Interview with Sammo Hung 2
• [Archive] Interview with Arthur Wong
• Hong Kong Trailer
• English ‘Raging Force’ Trailer
• Fortune Star Trailer
• Japanese Teaser Trailer #1
• Japanese Teaser Trailer #2
• Japanese Theatrical Trailer

This title will be available at The Goodie Emporium, a U.S.-based online store that currently has many Import Shaw Brothers/Golden Harvest/martial arts DVD/Blu-ray movies in-stock – with New titles being added regularly!

Watch the Trailer below:

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Fight or Flight | Blu-ray (Vertical)

On July 22, 2025, Vertical Entertainment is releasing the Blu-ray for James Madigan’s Fight or Flight, a 2025 fan-favorite that stars Josh Hartnett (Oh Lucy!, Bunraku) and martial arts sensation Marko Zaror (Fist of the Condor, Invincible).

In the film, a mercenary takes on the job of tracking down a target on a plane but must protect her when they’re surrounded by people trying to kill both of them.

Fight or Flight also stars Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica), Charithra Chandran (Eternals), Julian Kostov (The Last Front), Sarah Lam (Dune: Prophecy), Sanjeev Kohli (Filth), JuJu Chan Szeto (Savage Do), as well as action choreographed by Brahim Chab (Monkey Man).

Pre-order today from Amazon.com!

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On September 22, 2025, Eureka is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A/B) collection for Furious Swords and Fantastic Warriors, which will include 1974’s Men from the Monastery, 1974’s Shaolin Martial Arts, 1970’s King Eagle, 1973’s Iron Bodyguard, 1975’s Fantastic Magic Baby, 1983’s The Weird Man, 1967’s Trail of the Broken Blade, 1970’s Wandering Swordsman, 1972’s Trilogy of Swordsmanship and 1976’s New Shaolin Boxers.

Distinguished by his penchant for bloodshed and a thematic concentration on the bonds of brotherhood and masculine sacrifice, Chang Cheh is one of the most prolific and accomplished directors ever to emerge from the Hong Kong film industry. Often hailed as the “Godfather of Hong Kong cinema,” he enjoyed a career spanning six decades and worked in a multitude of genres, from Chinese opera to kung fu films via wuxia pian, historical epics and tales of the supernatural.

Presented here are ten films that reveal the range and versatility of Chang’s career as a filmmaker. Traditional wuxia pian is represented by King Eagle, Trail of the Broken Blade and Wandering Swordsman; choreographed by Lau Kar-leung, Men from the Monastery and Shaolin Martial Arts are both drawn from Chang’s Shaolin cycle, included here alongside New Shaolin Boxers; Iron Bodyguard, released at the dawn of the kung fu era, is representative of changing trends in Hong Kong cinema; and some of Chang’s more esoteric work is represented by the opera film The Fantastic Magic Baby and the supernatural fantasy The Weird Man. Also included is the anthology film Trilogy of Swordsmanship, to which Chang contributed a segment alongside his contemporaries Yueh Feng and Cheng Kang.

All produced during Chang Cheh’s tenure at Shaw Brothers, these ten films are a testament to the director’s distinct aesthetic style and his recurring thematic preoccupations. Eureka Classics is proud to present this selection of Chang’s work for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK.

FURIOUS SWORDS

Disc 1: Men from the Monastery & Shaolin Martial Arts
Disc 2: King Eagle & Iron Bodyguard

FANTASTIC WARRIORS

Disc 3: Fantastic Magic Baby & The Weird Man
Disc 4: Trail of the Broken Blade & Wandering Swordsman
Disc 5: Trilogy of Swordsmanship & New Shaolin Boxers

Features:

• Limited edition double-walled slipcase, with 2 amaray cases, featuring new artwork by Darren Wheeling [2000 copies]
• Limited edition collector’s booklet featuring new writing on all films in this set by film critic and writer James Oliver [2000 copies]
• 1080p HD presentations of all 10 films on Blu-ray
• Optional English subtitles, newly revised for this release
• New audio commentaries on Men from the Monastery, The Trail of the Broken Blade and The Weird Man by film critic David West
• New audio commentaries on King Eagle, The Wandering Swordsman, Trilogy of Swordsmanship and The Fantastic Magic Baby by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
• New audio commentaries on Shaolin Martial Arts, Iron Bodyguard and New Shaolin Boxers by East Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) and martial artist and filmmaker Michael Worth
• New audio commentary on The Fantastic Magic Baby by Frank Djeng
• New interview with Hong Kong cinema scholar Wayne Wong on the life and work of Chang Cheh
• New video essay by Jonathan Clements (author of A Brief History of China) on Iron Bodyguard
• New video essay by Jonathan Clements on Chang Cheh’s Shaolin film
• *All extras subject to change*

This title will be available at The Goodie Emporium, a U.S.-based online store that currently has many Import Shaw Brothers/Golden Harvest/martial arts DVD/Blu-ray movies in-stock – with New titles being added regularly!

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On September 15, 2025, Radiance is releasing the Blu-ray for The Betrayal, a 1966 Japanese actioner from director Tokuzo Tanaka (Zatoichi’s Vengeance, Zatoichi the Fugitive).

To protect his clan, an honourable samurai (Raizo Ichikawa, Shinobi) takes the blame for a murder committed by one of his fellows. He is promised a safe return after one year in exile, but this vow is broken and he becomes a fugitive chased by his own clansmen. Disillusioned by the bushido code of honour, he realises there are only two ways out: vengeance or death.

From director Tokuzo Tanaka (The Snow Woman), a former assistant to Akira Kurosawa, this cruel jidaigeki stands alongside such notable works of the genre as Harakiri and Sword of Doom with its classic mix of honour codes and samurai action. Beautifully filmed in black and white ‘scope with thrilling set pieces, The Betrayal features one of the most breathtaking finales in all of samurai cinema.

Features:

• High-Definition digital transfer by Kadokawa
• Uncompressed mono PCM audio
• Select-scene audio commentary by Japanese film historian Tom Mes (2025)
• Visual essay by film critic Philip Kemp, comparing The Betrayal with the original Orochi the Serpent (2025)
• Visual essay on director Tokuzo Tanaka by Tom Mes (2025)
• New English subtitle translation
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
• Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Alain Silver
• Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

This title will soon be available at The Goodie Emporium, a U.S.-based online store that currently has many Import Shaw Brothers/Golden Harvest/martial arts DVD/Blu-ray movies in-stock – with New titles being added regularly!

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Presented in a New 4K Restoration, The Hidden Fortress is the story of rival clans, hidden gold and a princess in distress. It was Kurosawa’s first film shot in the widescreen process of Tohoscope, and he exploited this to the full in the film’s rich variety of landscape locations, including the slopes of Mount Fuji.

The Hidden Fortress became Kurosawa’s biggest box office hit to date and won several awards, including the Golden Bear at the 1959 Berlin Film Festival. Some twenty years on, the film’s influence would have even greater impact on the world’s box office, when George Lucas borrowed elements of its plot for the first of his Star Wars series.

Features:

• FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated booklet with a new essay on the film by Kenta McGrath
• Restored 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Newly recorded audio commentary by Japanese-cinema expert Tony Rayns
• Akira Kurosawa: It is Wonderful to Create – Hidden Fortress (2002)
• Interview with George Lucas (2001, 8 mins)
• Original trailer

This title will soon be available at The Goodie Emporium, a U.S.-based online store that currently has many Import Shaw Brothers/Golden Harvest/martial arts DVD/Blu-ray movies in-stock – with New titles being added regularly!

Watch the film’s U.S. Trailer:

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Eleven thrilling adventures from the legendary Shaw Brothers stand ready in the seventh volume of the Shaw Brothers Classics collection! Packed with timeless action and thrills, this epic set once again demonstrates why the famed Shaws’ cinematic output remains beloved worldwide by fans of martial arts mastery and mayhem.

DISC ONE: THE IMPERIAL TOMB RAIDERS (1973)

(1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 76 min.)

A loner joins forces with a band of warrior women to battle a group of ruthless bandits seeking to raid the emperor’s tomb.

• Audio: Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio Dual Mono
• NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release
• NEW Audio Commentary With James Mudge, Veteran Hong Kong Film Critic At easternKicks
• NEW Audio Commentary With Film Historian Brian Bankston
• NEW Tales From The Tomb – An Interview With Longtime Shaw Brothers Supporting Actor Li Ch

DISC TWO: LEGEND OF THE BAT (1978)

(1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Cantonese & English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 106 min.)

A playboy sword master and his loyal friend embark on an adventure to the mysterious Bat Island, a place where it is said anything can be bought if one can afford it.

• Audio: Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio Dual Mono, English DTS-HD Master Audio Dual Mono
• NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release
• NEW Audio Commentary With James Mudge, Veteran Hong Kong Film Critic At easternKicks
• NEW Audio Commentary With Film Historian Brian Bankston
• Image Gallery
• Celestial Trailer

DISC THREE: THE SHADOW BOXER (1975)

(1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 86 min.)

When a construction worker’s girlfriend becomes the victim of unspeakable acts, the worker must abandon his pacifist ways to take revenge.

• Audio: Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio Dual Mono
• NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release
• NEW Audio Commentary With David West, Critic And Author Of Chasing Dragons: An Introduction To The Martial Arts Film
• NEW Shaw In The Seventies – An Interview With James Mudge, Veteran Hong Kong Film Critic At easternKicks
• Image Gallery
• Celestial Trailer

DISC FOUR: THE SPIRITUAL BOXER (1975)

(1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Mandarin & English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 103 min.)

This action-comedy follows a con man who claims the ability to summon beings from the spirit world … and runs afoul of some enemies from the land of the living.

• Audio: Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio Dual Mono, English DTS-HD Master Audio Dual Mono
• NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release
• NEW Audio Commentary With James Mudge, Veteran Hong Kong Film Critic At easternKicks
• NEW A Spiritual Experience – An Interview With Critic And Curator Frank Djeng
• Image Gallery
• Celestial Trailer

DISC FIVE: HEAVEN SWORD AND DRAGON SABRE (1978)

(1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 106 min.)

A young man must unlock the secrets of two magnificent weapons to become a true hero and overthrow a dynasty.

• Audio: Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio Dual Mono
• NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release
• NEW Audio Commentary With James Mudge, Veteran Hong Kong Film Critic At easternKicks
• Image Gallery
• Celestial Trailers

DISC SIX: HEAVEN SWORD AND DRAGON SABRE 2 (1978)

(1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 100 min.)

The saga continues in a wildly entertaining fashion as various sects clash in this epic sequel!

• Audio: Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio Dual Mono
• NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release
• NEW Audio Commentary With James Mudge, Veteran Hong Kong Film Critic At easternKicks
• Image Gallery
• Celestial Trailer

DISC SEVEN: SHAOLIN HAND LOCK (1978)

(1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 93 min.)

A dashing hero must use his wits – and his secret kung fu technique – to avenge his father’s death.

• Audio: Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio Dual Mono, English DTS-HD Master Audio Dual Mono
• NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release
• NEW Audio Commentary With James Mudge, Veteran Hong Kong Film Critic At easternKicks
• NEW Audio Commentary With Film Historian Brian Bankston
• NEW “Lock and Load” – An Interview With Author And Academic Gary Bettinson
• Image Gallery
• Celestial Trailer

DISC EIGHT: SWORDSMAN AND ENCHANTRESS (1978)

(1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Mandarin & English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 90 min.)

The battle for a legendary sword is but one challenge to overcome in this emotional tale of betrayal, confrontation, and star-crossed romance.

• Audio: Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio Dual Mono
• NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release
• NEW Audio Commentary With James Mudge, Veteran Hong Kong Film Critic At easternKicks
• Image Gallery
• Theatrical Trailer
• Celestial Trailer

DISC NINE: THE PROUD TWINS (1979)

(1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Mandarin & English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 111 min.)

While searching for the truth about his father’s death, a martial artist meets his separated-at-birth twin brother in this acclaimed entry in the Shaw Brothers’ library from director Chor Yuen.

• Audio: Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio Dual Mono, English DTS-HD Master Audio Dual Mono
• NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release
• NEW Audio Commentary With James Mudge, Veteran Hong Kong Film Critic At easternKicks
• Image Gallery
• Celestial Trailers

DISC TEN: A DEADLY SECRET (1980)

(1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 94 min.)

A wrongfully imprisoned martial arts master discovers his cellmate has knowledge of a conspiracy … knowledge that everyone is willing to kill to keep quiet.

• Audio: Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio Dual Mono
• NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release
• NEW Audio Commentary With James Mudge, Veteran Hong Kong Film Critic At easternKicks
• NEW Audio Commentary With Film Historian Brian Bankston
• Image Gallery
• Celestial Trailer

DISC ELEVEN: HEROES SHED NO TEARS (1980)

(1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Mandarin & English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 111 min.)

A young swordsman must put his skills to the test when he is charged by his master to halt the nefarious scheme of an evil genius pitting hero against hero.

• Audio: Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio Dual Mono, English DTS-HD Master Audio Dual Mono
• NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release
• NEW Audio Commentary With James Mudge, Veteran Hong Kong Film Critic At easternKicks
• NEW “An Unsung Hero” – An Interview With Shaw Brothers Studios Make-Up Artist Wu Mei-Ti
• Image Gallery
• Celestial Trailer

Watch Trailers and Clips from set below:

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After many delays, mostly due to perfecting its 3D presentation, the hardworking team at 88 Films will finally be releasing the long-awaited Blu-ray (Region A/B) for Magnificent Bodyguards on January 26, 2026. This 1978 kung fu oddity is directed by Lo Wei (The Big Boss) and stars the one and only, Jackie Chan (Hidden Strike, Ride On).

The film has never been legitimately released to Western audiences on VHS, DVD or Blu-ray, UNTIL NOW! And unless you caught it in Hong Kong or grindhouse theaters in late 70s/early 80s, it’ll be the first time most of us will be seeing in 3D.

Official details:

Jackie leaps out of the screen in Magnificent Bodyguards, the first Hong Kong movie shot in 3D! The icon joins a team of guards who are escorting an ill man across a land filled danger and possible death, a land known as Stormy Hills, but does the man hold a deadly secret?

Directed by Wei Lo, the person who gave the world the Bruce Lee classics The Big Boss and Fist of Fury, this is prime mandarin madness with a score which will be familiar to lovers of a certain successful sci-fi saga.

Magnificent Bodyguards also stars James Tien (Seaman No. 7), Bruce Leung (Bruce and the Iron Finger) and Wong Ping (The Big Boss Part II).

Features:

• A set of Anaglyph 3D Glasses (Red and Blue) will be included!
• Lenticular cover art featuring new artwork by Kung Fu Bob
• Brand New 2K Restoration From the Original Camera Negatives
• High Definition (1080p) Presentation in 2.39:1 Aspect Ratio
• 2 Disc Set including Real-D 3D, Anaglyph 3D and 2D viewing Options.
• 2.0 Cantonese Dual Mono with English Subtitles
• Classic English Dub
• More Extras TBA

This title will soon be available at The Goodie Emporium, a U.S.-based online store that currently has many Import Shaw Brothers/Golden Harvest/martial arts DVD/Blu-ray movies in-stock – with New titles being added regularly!

Watch 88 Films’ Trailer below, followed by screen shots from 88 Films’ upcoming release!

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Iron Angels Trilogy | Blu-ray (Vinegar Syndrome)

Now available for pre-order from Vinegar Syndrome is the Blu-ray (Region A/B/C) for the Iron Angels Trilogy, which includes 1987’s Iron Angels, 1988’s Iron Angels II and 1989’s Iron Angels III.

Read the official details below:

In the world of Hong Kong action cinema, Teresa Woo doesn’t have the same notoriety as many of the other big-name directors. However, unbeknownst to many, she is responsible for bringing us one of the most exhilarating action franchises, the Iron Angels series. Filled with bone-breaking brawls and bullet-riddled action set pieces, Vinegar Syndrome Archive proudly presents this inexplicably overlooked trio of explosive martial arts films for the first time on Blu-ray in the United States.

Iron Angels (aka Fighting Madam, 93 min): After drug enforcement officials destroy opium fields in Thailand, disrupting a global drug network known as the “Golden Triangle,” the officers responsible for the raid are one by one targeted for assassination by the violent cartel. Unable to stop the bloodshed, the government turns towards an elite “spies-for-hire” group known as the Iron Angels. Saijo, the legendary Angel #1, is accompanied by two beautiful and deadly agents, Moon and Elaine, and the trio is then partnered with an American DEA operative named Alex. Together, they discover that the ruthless Madam Yeung has violently taken over the criminal enterprise, and the Iron Angels must stop at nothing to take her down. Soon, the agents find themselves in a bloody fight against Madam Yeung and her group of killers, led by her right-hand man, Mr. Chang (played by fan-favorite Hwang Jang-Lee).

Iron Angels II (aka Fighting Madam 2, 97 min): Now an Iron Angel himself, Alex goes on vacation with Elaine and Moon for much-needed rest and relaxation after completing a dangerous mission. While in Malaysia, Alex meets up with two old friends, Peter and Marco, to enjoy some laughs and reminisce. However, the stakes become deadly when Alex discovers that the CIA is secretly investigating his wealthy friend Peter for funding a government coup. To make matters worse, Elaine has fallen for Peter and soon finds herself held captive by his private army upon discovering his secret. With the help of Iron Angel Kharina, Alex and Moon must head into the jungle to get Elaine back, culminating in a bloody showdown between the Iron Angels and Peter’s private army.

Iron Angels III (aka Return of Iron Angels, 92 min): The Iron Angels are back once again, this time to stop an international terrorist organization hellbent on starting a war between Thailand and Vietnam. Moon must go undercover as a deadly assassin to infiltrate the terrorist group as they are planning to assassinate several high-ranking government officials. In the meantime, Alex and Kharina are partnered with a young newcomer named Kwai and a tech specialist nicknamed “Computer” to assist Moon. However, after losing contact with Moon, it is up to the other Iron Angels to try and stop the assassinations before it is too late. When the group gets word of a potential attack at a government summit, Alex and Kwai jump into action and quickly find themselves in the middle of an all-out battle, good thing they are armed with machine gun-mounted jet packs!

Iron Angels: 1987 / 93 min / 1.85:1 / Cantonese, English, Mandarin
Iron Angels II: 1988 / 97 min / 1.85:1 / Cantonese, English
Iron Angels III: 1989 / 92 min / 1.85:1 / Cantonese, English, Mandarin

directed by: Teresa Woo
starring: Moon Lee, Hideki Saijô, Alex Fong, Elaine Lui, Hwang Jang-Lee, Ting-Wai Chan, Ralph Chen, Kharina Isa, Mark Steinborn
1987-1989 / 282 min (combined) / 1.85:1 / Cantonese, English Mono

Features:

• 2-disc Region Free Blu-ray Set
• Newly restored by VS from existing studio masters
• All films are presented with their original Cantonese language soundtracks with newly translated English subtitles, in addition to English language dub soundtracks
• Mandarin language dub soundtracks are included for Iron Angels and Iron Angels III
• Commentary track with film historian & author Samm Deighan for Iron Angels
• Commentary track with martial arts film expert Frank Djeng for both Iron Angels II and III
• “Meeting an Angel” (21 min) – a discussion between actress Elaine Lui and Hong Kong film historian Arnaud Lanuque
• “The Angels Go To War” (18 min) – an interview with production manager Johnny Lee
• “Three Directors and an Angel” (30 min) – an interview with executive director Raymond Leung
• “The Shadow Action Director” (33 min) – an interview with acting director Stanley Tong
• “Angels Shed No Tears” (9 min) – a video essay by Frankie Balboa
• Original trailers for Iron Angels and Iron Angels II
• 40-page perfect bound book with essays by Michelle Kisner, Madelyn Sutton, and Erica Shultz
• Newly translated English subtitles

Watch the Trailer below:

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On July 30, 20254, Imprint is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for 1983’s The Weird Man. Popular director Chang Cheh (Five Element Ninjas) brought the classic novel Romance Of The Three Kingdoms to the screen with this wild, colourful tale of revenge.

Cheng Tien-Chi stars as the beheaded, crazed Taoist Priest Yu Ji, returned from the dead with supernatural powers to seek divine retribution against the corrupt warlord General Sun Ce and his treacherous court. Heroes, sorcerers, and armies try to defeat the evil spirit, building to an explosive confrontation steeped in mystic martial arts fury.

Features:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• NEW! Audio commentary by author Stefan Hammond
• NEW! Interview with film scholar Dr Luke White
• Trailer
• Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
• Audio: LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Limited Edition Slipcase with unique artwork

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On July 30, 20254, Imprint is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for 1972’s The 14 Amazons. A classic Shaw Brothers wuxia film, director Cheng Kang (The Sword of Swords) serves up a bloodsoaked, wartorn spectacle of fourteen vengeful women fighting for what is theirs.

The Yang family, men and women, have served their country loyally for generations. During the war, their last male heir, General Yang, is ambushed and killed. His widow and a large number of courageous women set out to avenge his death and defend the country.

Inspired by the ancient Chinese folklore tales The Generals of the Yang Family, this martial arts historical epic was the winner of Best Director, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Sound Effects at the 1973 Golden Horse Awards.

Features:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• NEW! Audio Commentary by Asian film expert Mike Leeder
• NEW! Interview with film scholar Wayne Wong
• Trailer
• Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
• Audio: LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Limited Edition Slipcase with unique artwork

Watch the film’s Trailer below:

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On July 30, 2025, Imprint is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for 1971’s The Lady Hermit.  This Shaw Brothers wuxia epic stars Cheng Pei-Pei (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), teaming up with director Ho Meng-Hua (The Oily Maniac) to create an action-packed, sword-slashing martial arts adventure with fierce female warriors.

Young swordswoman Chui-ping (Shih-szu) idolises the great and mysterious Lady Hermit, a master of kung fu, and enlists her help and tutelage to defeat the evil Black Demon and his minions. Fellow swordswoman Chang-cun joins them, complicating their fight for victory.

Features:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• NEW! Audio Commentary with Samm Deighan
• NEW! Interview with film scholar Wayne Wong
• Trailer
• Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
• Audio: LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Limited Edition Slipcase with unique artwork

Watch the film’s Trailer:

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On June 23, 2025, 88 Films is releasing a 4K Ultra HD for Armour of God II: Operation Condor, a 1991 action comedy directed by – and starring – legendary Hong Kong star Jackie Chan (Panda Plan, Ride On).

The Asian Hawk is back! Undeterred by nearly dying while making the first Armour of God, Jackie Chan returned to battle for a sequel that’s bigger, better and even more daring. This time, Jackie’s intrepid treasure hunter is on the hunt for some Nazi gold but recovering it will not be easy, let alone safe.

The most expensive Hong Kong film produced at that time, Armour of God II: Operation Condor showcases some of Jackie’s best stunts and action, building up to an epic climax that will blow you off your feet. The black belts at 88 Films are thrilled to present this double disc 4K Blu-ray premier – uncut! – of this great fan favourite.

Features:

• Brand-new 4K restorations from the Original Camera Negative of the original
  107 minute Hong Kong Cut and the 117 minute Extended Cut presented in Dolby
  Vision High Dynamic Range (HDR10 Compatible)
• 4K (2160p) UHD presentation in 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray discs also included
• Cantonese Mono [theatrical audio]
• Cantonese 2.0 Stereo Mix – [home video mix]
• Classic English Mono Dub
• Hybrid Cantonese / English Track [created for this release]
• Newly remastered English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by NY Asian Film Festival’s Frank Djeng and Film-maker FJ DeSanto
• Audio Commentary by Arne Venema & Hong Kong Film Expert Mike Leeder
• Fighting with the Condor – An Interview with Actor Vincent Lyn [In two parts]
• Magnificent Bodyguard – An Interview with Actor Ken Lo
• Martial Arts Mercenary For Hire – An Interview with Actor Bruce Fontaine
• Victor Fan on Operation Condor
• Project Eagle Credits Sequence
• Original Hong Kong Trailer
• Re-mastered Hong Kong Trailer
• English Trailer
• Japanese Trailer
• Japanese TV Spot
• Stills Gallery
• Double-sided sleeve featuring brand-new art by Sean Longmore and original Hong Kong Poster

This title will soon be available at The Goodie Emporium, a U.S.-based online store that currently has many Import Shaw Brothers/Golden Harvest/martial arts DVD/Blu-ray movies in-stock – with New titles being added regularly!

Watch the 88 Films’ Trailer below:

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RELEASE DATE: July 29, 2025

On July 29, 2025, Shout! Studios is releasing the 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray collection for The Jet Li Collection, which will include Fist of Legend, Tai Chi Master, Fong Sai Yuk, Fong Sai Yuk II and The Bodyguard from Beijing.

Among the icons of Hong Kong action cinema, few stars shine as brightly as Jet Li. Renowned for his graceful and fluid fighting style, Li’s illustrious filmography has established him as an international superstar.

Experience the spectacular Hong Kong action classics featuring this talented actor, martial artist, and producer, along with early films directed by renowned filmmakers Gordon Chan, Woo-Ping Yuen, and Corey Yuen.

On July 29, 2025, Shout! Studios’ HONG KONG CINEMA CLASSICS presents THE JET LI COLLECTION, which includes five of Jet Li’s seminal Hong Kong classics (FIST OF LEGEND, TAI CHI MASTER, FONG SAI YUK, FONG SAI YUK II, and THE BODYGUARD FROM BEIJING) in a 10-Disc 4K UHD + Blu-ray box set. A must-have for collectors, action and martial arts enthusiasts, and cinephiles, THE JET LI COLLECTION contains new interviews, new audio commentaries, vintage featurettes, and more!

THE JET LI COLLECTION is now available for pre-order at ShoutFactory.com and select participating online stores. Those ordering from Shout! store will receive an exclusive 18 x 24” poster featuring the new illustration artwork while supplies last.

THE JET LI COLLECTION 4K UHD + BLU-RAY BOX SET (HKCC #1-5)    

FIST OF LEGEND

Starring Jet Li, Siu-Ho Chin, Billy Chow | Directed by Gordon Chan

In 1937, a Chinese martial artist returns to Shanghai to find his teacher dead and his school harassed by the ultranationalist Black Dragon Clan.

Bonus content:

• Presented In Dolby Vision
• NEW Audio Commentary With James Mudge, Hong Kong Film Critic at easternKicks
• NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated for this Release
• NEW Interview With Director Gordon Chan
• NEW Interview With Professor Aaron Moore
• “The Man Behind The Legend” – Interview With Director Gordon Chan
• “Brother In Arms” – Interview With Actor Chin Siu-Ho
• “The Way Of The Warrior” – Interview With Actor Kurata Yasuaki
• “The School Of Hard Knocks” – Karate Seminar With Actor Kurata Yasuaki
• A Look At Fist Of Legend – Interviews With Director Brett Ratner and Critic Elvis Mitchell
• Deleted Scenes
• Trailer

TAI CHI MASTER

Starring Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh, Siu-Ho Chin | Directed by Woo-Ping Yuen

Two Shaolin monks – one placid and humble, the other fiery and competitive – are expelled from their temple after a false accusation of cheating. They embark on two radically different paths before being reunited when one betrays the other and nearly kills him in combat. While recuperating, the more balanced monk discovers the power of the slow, graceful martial art of tai chi.

Bonus content:

• Presented In Dolby Vision
• NEW Audio Commentary With James Mudge, Hong Kong Film Critic at easternKicks
• NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated for this Release
• NEW “Tai Chi Madam – The Michelle Yeoh Effect” Featuring Interviews With Actress Cynthia Rothrock, Author Ric Meyers, Film Critic David West, and Academic Leon Hunt
• “Nemesis” – Interview With Actor Chin Siu-Ho
• “The Birthplace Of Tai Chi” – On Location In Chen Village
• “Meditations On the Master” – Director Brett Ratner and Critic Elvis Mitchell On Director Yuen Wo-ping
• “Twin Warriors” – Director Brett Ratner And Critic Elvis Mitchell On Actors Jet Li And Michelle Yeoh
• English Language Opening Credits
• Trailer

FONG SAI YUK 

Starring Jet Li, Josephine Siao, Michelle Rei | Directed by Corey Yuen

Self-assured with the kung fu skills to back it up, Fong Sai-Yuk (Jet Li) is one of the best fighters in the area. When a wealthy merchant (Sibelle Hu) devises a competition to win the hand of his daughter (Li Jia Xing) in marriage, Fong jumps at the chance. However, a case of mistaken identity compels Fong to forfeit, leaving his mother (Zhu Zhang) to win back his honor. Meanwhile, Fong’s father invites more problems as a member of a secret anti-government organization.

Bonus content:

• Presented in Dolby Vision
• NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated for this Release
• NEW Interview With Leon Hunt, Author Of Kung Fu Masters and East Asian Cinemas
• NEW Audio Commentary With James Mudge, Hong Kong Film Critic At easternKicks
  Trailer

FONG SAI YUK II

Starring Jet Li, Josephine Siao, Jeffrey Lau | Directed by Corey Yuen

Having failed a secret mission for the Red Flower Society, Chinese folk hero Fong Sai Yuk (Jet Li) must try to get his hands on a special document by wooing the governor’s daughter, Man-Yin (Amy Kwok). This doesn’t sit well with his fiancée, Ting Ting (Michelle Reis), or with his martial arts-master mother (Josephine Hsiao). Fong enters a martial arts competition, where he faces off against the villainous Yu (Chuen-Hua Chi) as he battles to restore the Ming Dynasty.

Bonus content:

• Presented In Dolby Vision
• NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated for this Release
• NEW Interview With Sound Assistants Steven Avila and Trip Brock On Translating Classic Hong Kong Films To The West
• NEW Audio Commentary With James Mudge, Hong Kong Film Critic at easternKicks
• Trailer

THE BODYGUARD FROM BEIJING

Starring Jet Li, Christy Chung, Kent Cheng | Directed by Corey Yuen

A witness to a gangland murder (Christy Chung) falls for the bodyguard (Jet Li) hired to protect her.

Bonus content:

• Presented In Dolby Vision
• NEW Audio Commentary With James Mudge, Hong Kong Film Critic at easternKicks
• NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated for this Release
• NEW Interview With Co-writer Gordon Chan
• Trailer

Watch Shout’s Trailer below, followed by the films’ original Trailers:

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RELEASE DATE: August 18, 2025

On August 18, 2025, Radiance is releasing the Blu-ray (A/B) for the second Shinobi collection, which will include 1964’s Siege and Return of Mist Saizo, as well as 1965’s The Last Iga Spy.

Three more spectacular tales of ninja action in this continuation of the hugely influential series. This time, Raizo Ichikawa (Shinobi 1-3) stars as Mist Saizo, a ninja with a grudge who won’t rest until he has assassinated the supreme leader, the Tokugawa shogun. directed by three of the Daiei Studio’s top period action specialists, these films feature epic battles, ingenious spycraft and thrilling ninja fights.

In Siege, Raizo Ichikawa is Mist Saizo, the legendary folk hero and Iga ninja. Working in the service of warlord Yukimura Sanada (Tomisaburo Wakayama), he plots to assassinate Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa, but finds himself facing the might of the nation’s supreme ruler.

In Return of Mist Saizo, our black-clad hero continues his mission to avenge his master, even after Ieyasu has abdicated from the throne. Told as one continuous story, these two films weave their ninja action in and out of Japanese martial history, featuring epic battles, ingenious spycraft and thrilling fight scenes.

In The Last Iga Spy, Mist Saizo’s son Saisuke takes over his father’s name and mission. He is recruited by a rebellious warlord to assist a plot to overthrow the government, but the Shogun hires a rival ninja clan to thwart the uprising. Meanwhile, other forces are also at play. Directed by Kazuo Mori (Shinobi 3: Resurrection, Zatoichi at Large), this film pits ninja against ninja, including a breathtaking rooftop battle scene that is one of the highlights of the entire Shinobi series.

Features:

• High-Definition digital transfers of each film, made available on Blu-ray for the first time outside of Japan
• Uncompressed mono PCM audio
• New Interview with Japanese period film historian Taichi Kasuga (2025)
• New Interview with ninja film scholar Mance Thompson (2025)
• Select-scene audio commentary on Siege by Tom Mes (2025)
• Trailer
• Newly improved English subtitle translation
• Six postcards featuring promotional images from the films
• Reversible sleeve featuring artwork based on original promotional materials
• Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Jonathan Clements
• Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and marking

Watch the Trailer for last year’s release of Radiance’s Shinobi set:

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RELEASE DATE: May 2025

In May, U.S. label Terror Vision is releasing a Blu-ray for Enter the Panther (aka Conspiracy), a 1975 Taiwanese kung fu film from director Han Bao-Chang (The Great Hero), featuring an early starring role by Bruce Li/Ho Tsung-Tao (Lama Avenger, Super Dragon).

Enter the Panther delivers the hits and kicks of kung fu action at its most violent! A struggle for control of a gold mine begins with a violent poisoning… and doesn’t end until the body count piles high. Martial Arts Master Bruce Li battles his way out of frightening narrow escapes. From the opening scenes through to the brutal fight-to-the-finish, this film is packed with hard-hitting action. This is kung fu at its bloodiest- and Bruce Li at his peak of power!

Terror Vision is proud to present this lost to time Bruceploitation oddity in HD for the very first time (w/ an alt VHS cut). Enter the Panther is one of rarest films from this Martial Arts sub-genre. Terror Vision was honored to work with Severin Films in order to locate what we believe is one of the last remaining prints of this film in existence. It was as beaten and battered as some of the opponents in the movie, and its grindhouse look, and texture will take you back to another time and place!

NOTE: This print came from Spain which it has burned in Spanish subtitles at the bottom.

Special Features:

• Booklet w/ writing from Shaun Williams, Fanatical Dragon, and Rob Hunter
• Commentary w/ Martial Arts Historian Frank Djeng
• Alternate VHS Cut (90min)
• Newly Created Subtitles
• 2:35.1
• 76min/90min
• Not Rated
• Region Free

Watch the Trailer below:

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RELEASE DATE: May 12, 2025

On May 12, 2025, Hammers Films is releasing a 3-Disc 4K Ultra HD Limited Edition collection for Shatter, a 1974 international co-production between Hammer Film Productions of England and Shaw Brothers Studio of Hong Kong.

Hollywood hard man Stuart Whitman and powerhouse martial artist Ti Lung star in this brutal crime thriller filmed entirely on location in Hong Kong by Hammer and the Shaw Brothers. Guest-starring Peter Cushing and sporting a funky soundtrack from Johnny Dankworth’s key collaborator David Lindup, Shatter has been painstakingly restored by Hammer in 4K from the original film negatives.

Professional contract killer Shatter is double-crossed on his latest job and finds himself pursued across Hong Kong, a pawn in the game of his client’s violent criminal agenda.

Disc Features:

• New commentary with academic and Asian cinema expert Leon Hunt and film historian and writer Adrian Smith.
• New commentary with Heidi Honeycutt, writer, filmmaker and film programmer, and western/crime movie expert Toby Roan.
• 1998 commentary with uncredited director Monte Hellman and contributions from Stuart Whitman.
• Once Upon a Time in the East: Screenwriter and author David Pirie and Little Shoppe of Horrors’ Dick Klemensen examine the state of Hammer in the 1970s and the numerous issues encountered filming Shatter in Hong Kong.
• Hammer and Tongs: archive interview with Renée Glynne, in charge of continuity on many Hammers, as she reflects on Hong Kong and the various issues that plagued Shatter’s production.
• Cultural Crossover: Historian and film critic Christina Newland and academic/martial arts cinema expert Wayne Wong examine Shatter’s place in the wider context of 1970s action/crime films and Asian martial arts cinema.
• Hitting the Right Notes: Musician Mike Lindup reflects on his father, composer David Lindup, and his body of work which covered film soundtracks, library music and arrangements and orchestrations for musicians like Johnny Dankworth.
• Censored: A comparison of the new, uncensored restoration and the censored master that was previously in circulation for decades.
• A gallery of stills and publicity material alongside tracks from David Lindup’s score.

Limited Edition and Booklet Features:

• New article by writer and actor Bruce G. Hallenbeck examining the making of Shatter
• New article by film journalist Paul Bramhall that investigates “East meets West” productions and the casting of Asian stars in international films
• New article by author and crime film expert Barry Forshaw who investigates the Golden Age of Crime Movies: the 1970s!
• New article by writer and occasional broadcaster Tim Worthington who takes a pointed look at the swirling zeitgeist of early 1970s pop culture and how it influenced Shatter
• New article making an in-depth comparison of the different versions of the Shatter script in the Hammer Archive, how the story developed and how it compares with what’s onscreen
• New article taking a deep dive that addresses the rumours and guesswork surrounding the making of Shatter with the aid of recently-unearthed key paperwork from the Hammer Archive
• Double-sided poster

Highlights:

• Shatter has been newly restored in 4K Ultra HD, marking the first time it has ever been available in this format
• This restoration reinstates censored material that was originally cut from the film in the 1970s, making it the most complete version ever seen
• This marks the first-ever Blu-ray release in the UK, making it a must-have for collectors of Hammer, Shaw Brothers, and classic action cinema
• Shatter is one of the rare films that brings together Britain’s legendary Hammer Films and Hong Kong’s iconic Shaw Brothers studio, blending crime thriller elements with martial arts action
• It was filmed entirely on location in Hong Kong, giving it a gritty, authentic feel that sets it apart from typical Western crime films of the era
• The film stars Hollywood’s Stuart Whitman, known for his rugged, hard-edged roles, alongside martial arts icon Ti Lung, a Shaw Brothers legend famous for The Duel and A Better Tomorrow
• A must-see for Hammer Horror fans, Shatter features a guest appearance by the legendary Peter Cushing, one of the studio’s most beloved stars
• The film’s cool, funky score comes from David Lindup, a key collaborator of jazz great Johnny Dankworth
• His music adds to Shatter’s unique blend of British crime grit and Asian action energy

Specifications:

• Running Time: 90 mins
• Picture: 1080p HD 1.66/1.85
• Sound: 5.1 / Mono / English / German
• Subtitles: English/ French/Italian/Spanish/German

This title will soon be available at The Goodie Emporium, a U.S.-based online store that currently has many Import Shaw Brothers/Golden Harvest/martial arts DVD/Blu-ray movies in-stock – with New titles being added regularly!

Watch the Trailer below:

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RELEASE DATE: May 28, 2025

On May 28, 2025, Imprint is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for Portrait In Crystal, a 1983 martial arts fantasy directed by Hua Shan (Dynamo, To Kill a Jaguar).

The master of the modern day crime thriller lends his directing skills to this amazing kung-fu crime fantasy. Hua Shan impressed audiences with such films as The Criminals trilogy, then dazzled them in an entirely different way by helming the superheroic Super Inframan and Flying Guillotine 2.

He combines those two genres in this adventure of a mystical mass murderer loose in the underworld. Pai Piao, long the favorite “go-to guy” for most of Shaw Brothers’ best kung-fu filmmakers, shines as the star in this unusual and popular epic.

A noble martial artist discovers that a living statue trained in the art of assassination is responsible for a series of killings in the underworld, and that more murderous statues are on their way if he doesn’t stop them.

Special Features & Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• NEW Audio Commentary by critic / filmmaker Justin Decloux
• NEW Critic James Mudge on ‘Portrait in Crystal’
• Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
• Audio: LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Limited Edition Slipcase with unique artwork

Watch the Trailer below:

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RELEASE DATE: May 28, 2025

On May 28, 2025, Imprint is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for The Lost Bladesman, a 2011 historical martial arts epic – starring Donnie Yen (Raging Fire) – from Felix Chong (Project Gutenberg) and Alan Mak (Integrity).

Ancient China is in turmoil. To unify the country, General Cao Cao – the real power behind the emperor – enlists the aid of the greatest warrior in the land, Guan. But when Guan’s loyalty comes into question, he is deemed too great a threat to live and must face the forces sent to destroy him.

Special Features & Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• NEW Audio Commentary by Asian film experts Mike Leeder and George Clarke
• Archival making-of featurette
• ‘The Lost Bladesman’ Apocalypse with Chip Tsao – featurettes
• Image Gallery
• Trailer #1
• Trailer #2
• International Trailer
• Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
• Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English Subtitles
• Limited Edition Slipcase with unique artwork

Watch the Trailer below:

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RELEASE DATE: June 2025

In June of 2025, Neon Eagle Video is releasing a Blu-ray for The Great Chase, a 1975 martial arts actioner from director Norifumi Suzuki (Roaring Fire).

The Sister Street Fighter herself, Etsuko Shihomi (Bullet Train), stars as Shinobu Yashiro, an accomplished racecar driver who has a side hustle working undercover for the Japanese Defense Agency. Her latest assignment is to break up a heroin smuggling operation that may also be behind the murder of her father.

Directed with exuberance by exploitation expert Norifumi Suzuki, The Great Chase is an action packed, consistently surprising “pinky violence”-lite adventure caper filled with fights and explosions and with just a hint of sleaze to sweeten the deal. It’s also chock-full of oddball details that will keep you on your toes the entire 83 minute running time:

See! Singing lady wrestlers! Drug running, whip-wielding nuns! A blow-dart spewing assassin dressed like a Native American for no reason! A Nazi loving Catholic Bishop/drug-lord who sports a ratty bear suit to assault kidnapped girls! Witness! Etsuko (and her no-doubt underpaid double) do truly perilous and death-defying stunts! Hear! An absolutely banging funk-jazz soundtrack that propels the whole movie along at a breakneck pace!

Neon Eagle Video is delighted to bring you this amazing mid-70s action spectacle for the first time ever in the US and for the first time ever in the world on Blu-ray. This one has been unknown to most people for far too long. Get ready to have a new favorite film!

Watch the film’s Trailer below:

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RELEASE DATE: June 23, 2025

On June 23, 2025, Arrow Video is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A/B) for The Invisible Swordsman, a 1970 fantasy actioner directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda (Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell).

Mysterious sprites, eerie supernatural goings on and heroic sword-fighting action abound in this mystical tale of vengeance and adventure from the makers of the Zatoichi, Daimajin and Yokai Monsters films.

In Edo-era Japan, Sanshiro diligently hones his sword-fighting technique at the kendo dojo, but no amount of practice can hide the fact that he is both clumsy and cowardly. When his samurai father falls prey to a gang of murderous phantom thieves while on night watch duties, Sanshiro is drawn to the banks of the Sanzu River that separates the worlds of the living and the dead. Here he encounters a strange being that introduces itself as a Shokera. The otherworldly apparition offers advice on how Sanshiro can avenge his father with the aid of a mysterious potion with the power to turn him invisible. But first Sanshiro must gather the ingredients, and his father’s killers might be closer to home than he thinks.

Directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda (Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare, Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell) and beautifully shot by Hiroshi Imai (Zatoichi and the Doomed Man, The Haunted Palace), The Invisible Swordsman boasts the sumptuous attention to its historical setting, costume design, fight choreography and period details that Daiei Kyoto were renowned for, all with an added dose of rip-roaring fantasy and adventure. Arrow Films is proud to release this unseen gem in a brand new high-definition transfer for the very first time for the home video market outside of Japan.

Features:

• High-Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
• Original lossless Japanese mono audio
• Optional newly translated English subtitles
• Brand new audio commentary from author and Asian culture expert Jonathan Clements
• The Invisible People, a brand new interview with film critic Kim Newman on the history of invisibility in cinema
• Phantom Fighter, a brand new interview with film critic and Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp
• Image gallery
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Jolyon Yates
• Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Zack Davisson

This title will soon be available at The Goodie Emporium, a U.S.-based online store that currently has many Import Shaw Brothers/Golden Harvest/martial arts DVD/Blu-ray movies in-stock – with New titles being added regularly!

Watch the Trailer below:

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RELEASE DATE: May 28, 2025

On May 28, 2025, Imprint is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) collection for Shaw-Shock: Shaw Brothers Horror Collection – Volume One, featuring three of the studio’s most extreme and unrelenting horror films.

These films deliver a mix of supernatural terror, eerie suspense, and intense gore. Prepare for a harrowing cinematic journey into the unknown, where the line between the living and the dead is blurred in the most gripping and unforgettable ways.

The Oily Maniac (1976)

Legal assistant Shen Yuan follows the directions of an ancient spell, hoping to defend his lifelong love, Yue Yang-Ba. He digs a hole, climbs into the thick black liquid he uncovers, and quickly transforms into an oily monster, taking down criminals and leaving behind a trail of destruction. Will the identity of the Oily Maniac be revealed?

Fans of The Blob, Swamp Thing, and The Greasy Strangler will be right at home with this insane, messy trip.

Special Features & Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• NEW Interview with actor Jack Long
• NEW Critic Ricky Baker on ‘The Oily Maniac’
• A Slippery Story – interview with filmmaker Calum Waddell
• Aspect Ratio 2.41:1
• Audio: LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles

Seeding of a Ghost (1983)

A Hong Kong taxi driver is cursed by a sorcerer. After his wife is raped and killed by teenage hooligans, he makes a pact with evil forces to unleash revenge and bring his wife back from the dead…

Packed with zombies, gruesome deaths, Thing-like beasts, and pints of crimson-red blood coating the walls – this is a must-see horror for all fans of The Evil Dead.

Special Features & Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• NEW Critic James Mudge on ‘Seeding of a Ghost’
• Seeding of a Trend: The Birth of Hong Kong Splatter Cinema – interview with filmmaker Calum Waddell
• Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
• Audio: LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles

Sex Beyond the Grave (1984) 

Worldwide first on Blu-ray!

A woman is raped and murdered during World War II. Forty years later she returns to haunt her persecutors from the Tao Tao Mansion. A professor and his family move into the house, only to have the spirits take their son.

With plentiful rotting flesh, a flying refrigerator, and one of the longest stripteases ever committed to celluloid, this truly insane entry in the Shaw Brothers catalogue must be seen to be believed, with a title that truly lives up to its name.

Original title: Fung lau yuen gwai.

Special Features & Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• NEW Audio Commentary by Dylan Cheung
• NEW Critic Victor Fan on ‘Sex Beyond the Grave’
• Aspect Ratio TBC
• Audio: LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles

Packaged together in a Limited Edition Hardbox, strictly limited to 1500 copies only.

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RELEASE DATE: June 23, 2025

On June 23, 2025, Radiance is releasing a Blu-ray (Region A/B) for 1961’s The Tale of Oiwa’s Ghost. Crime film specialist Tai Kato (I, the Executioner) brings the famous Ghost Story of Yotsuya to the screen as a gritty tale of murder and greed, with an intense lead performance by Tomisaburo Wakayama (Lone Wolf and Cub, New Battles Without Honor and Humanity).

When the daughter of an elite family takes a shine to poor samurai Iemon (Wakayama), he sees an opportunity to climb the social ladder. He just needs to rid himself of his only obstacle: his loving wife Oiwa. He poisons her and dumps her corpse in a nearby swamp, but she returns as a horribly disfigured ghost to haunt Iemon on his wedding night.

Features:

• High-Definition digital transfer
• Uncompressed mono PCM audio
• Interview with Mari Asato (2025)
• Visual essay on tormented female ghosts by Lindsay Nelson (2025)
• Trailer
• Newly improved English subtitle translation
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
• Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Tom Mes and an archival review of the film
• Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

This title will soon be available at The Goodie Emporium, a U.S.-based online store that currently has many Import Shaw Brothers/Golden Harvest/martial arts DVD/Blu-ray movies in-stock – with New titles being added regularly!

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RELEASE DATE: May 19, 2025

On May 19, 2025, 88 Films is releasing Blu-ray (Region B) for both 2004’s Zebraman and 2010’s Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City, two superhero thrillers from cult director Takashi Miike (First Love, Blade of the Immortal).

An affectionate homage to the heyday of Japan’s tokusatsu superhero TV shows, directed by Takashi Miike and written by Kankuro Kudo (Go, Ping Pong), Zebraman stars the legendary Show Aikawa as Shinichi, a teacher facing a midlife crisis, as his family collapses around him. To escape from the bitter reality of his daily he existence, Shinichi takes to secretly dressing up as Zebraman, the eponymous hero of an obscure 1970s TV series from when he was a kid that was cancelled after just seven episodes. Meanwhile, as his life collapses around him, aliens are at large and readying themselves to take over planet Earth. Can Shinichi overcome his lack of confidence to channel his childhood fantasies into saving the world?

Features:

• HIGH-DEFINITION BLU-RAY PRESENTATION IN 1.85:1 ASPECT RATIO
• ORIGINAL JAPANESE STEREO AND 5.1 SURROUND SOUND AUDIO TRACKS
• OPTION ENGLISH AUDIO TRACK
• BRAND NEW FILMED INTRODUCTION BY TOM MES
• “MAKING OF” DOCUMENTARY
• DELETED SCENES
• ZEBRAMAN PREMIERE
• ARCHIVE INTERVIEW WITH TAKASHI MIIKE
• ARCHIVE INTERVIEW WITH SHOW AIKAWA
• 1978 TV SERIES TRAILER
• ZEBRAMAN THEME SONG
• THEATRICAL TRAILER
• TV SPOT
• STILLS GALLERY
• BOOKLET ESSAY BY MARK PLAYER
• ORIGINAL AND NEWLY COMMISSIONED ARTWORK BY LUCAS PEVERILL

It’s 2025, and our hero Shinichi finds himself waking up minus memory, zebra stripes and zebra powers in an authoritarian dystopian future. Tokyo has been taken over by a sinister ultra right-wing governor named Kozo, who has reconstructed and rechristened the capital as Zebra City and mandated a twice-daily five-minute purge called Zebra Time in which all crime is legal and his Zebra Police readily pitch themselves into the resulting free-for-all. It’s a society dominated by screens, and the screens dominated by a sultry pop diva named Zebra Queen, who just happens to be Kozo’s daughter. Can Shinichi regain his Zebraman powers to thwart the Kozo and the Zebra Queen’s plans to export their dark vision across the world?

Features:

• HIGH-DEFINITION BLU-RAY PRESENTATION IN 1.85:1 ASPECT RATIO
• ORIGINAL JAPANESE STEREO AND 5.1 SURROUND SOUND AUDIO TRACKS
• AUDIO COMMENTARY BY JOE HICKINBOTTOM
• BRAND NEW FILMED INTRODUCTION BY TOM MES
• ZEBRAMAN 2: ATTACK ON ZEBRA CITY “MAKING OF” DOCUMENTARY
• INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR TAKASHI MIIKE INTERVIEW WITH RIKI ABE
• INTERVIEW WITH SHOW AIKAWA
• INTERVIEW WITH MASAHIRO INOUE
• INTERVIEW WITH RIISA NAKA
• ORIGINAL THEATRICAL TRAILERS AND TV SPOTS
• STILLS GALLERY
• BOOKLET ESSAY BY JONATHAN WROOT
• ORIGINAL AND NEWLY COMMISSIONED ARTWORK BY LUCAS PEVERILL

These titles will soon be available at The Goodie Emporium, a U.S.-based online store that currently has many Import Shaw Brothers/Golden Harvest/martial arts DVD/Blu-ray movies in-stock – with New titles being added regularly!

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RELEASE DATE: May 19, 2025

On May 19, 2025, Eureka is releasing a Blu-ray (Region B) for 1968’s The Bells of Death, a standout wuxia film heavily influenced by both the longstanding Japanese samurai tradition and the emergent Spaghetti Western.

The Bells of Death is a fantastical tale of revenge produced by Shaw Brothers Studio, directed by the prolific Yueh Feng (Lady General Hua Mulan) and starring Chang Yi (Lady Whirlwind) in one of his earliest roles.

Wu Fei (Chang) is a simple woodcutter – that is, at least, until he gives directions to a group of bandits he encounters on a lonely road, sending them in the direction of his family home. He returns to find the criminals have murdered his parents and younger brother – while his sister has been kidnapped, claimed by chief bandit Tao Ching Lung (Lam Kau, Drunken Master) as his new bride. Desperate for vengeance, Wu Fei finds a way forward when he encounters a master swordsman (Yang Chi-ching, Come Drink with Me), who takes the woodcutter under his wing and prepares him to take his bloody revenge.

A markedly dark and gruesome wuxia film featuring a cadre of truly despicable villains, The Bells of Death boasts breathtaking cinematography by Pao Hsueh Li – who would go on to direct several wuxia films of his own – and features Hong Kong superstars Wu Ma and Sammo Hung in supporting roles. Eureka Classics is proud to present the film on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK.

Details:

• Limited Edition [2000 copies]
• Limited edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Grégory Sacré (Gokaiju) [2000 copies]
• Optional English subtitles, newly revised for this release
• Original Mandarin mono audio
• Optional English dub
• New audio commentary by East Asian cinema expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)
• New audio commentary by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
• For Whom the Bell Tolls – a new interview with Wayne Wong, editor of Martial Arts Studies
• A limited edition collector’s booklet featuring new writing on The Bells of Death by East Asian cinema expert Camille Zaurin [2000 copies]

This title will soon be available at The Goodie Emporium, a U.S.-based online store that currently has many Import Shaw Brothers/Golden Harvest/martial arts DVD/Blu-ray movies in-stock – with New titles being added regularly!

Watch the film’s Trailer below:

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