Kommende Veröffentlichungen : Eastern & Asia

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Legend of the 8 Samurai (Japan / 1983)

Herstellungsland: Japan
Erscheinungsjahr: 1983
Darsteller: Hiroko Yakushimaru, Hiroyuki Sanada, Sonny Chiba, Etsuko Shihomi, Yuki Meguro
Regie: Kinji Fukasaku

SYNOPSIS:
A Japanese box-office sensation directed by the revered Kinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale), Legend of the Eight Samurai brings together an impressive ensemble cast, including Hiroko Yakushimaru (Sailor Suit and Machine Gun), Hiroyuki Sanada (Ring), Sonny Chiba (Message from Space) and Etsuko Shihomi (The Street Fighter), in a sweeping epic that blends fantasy with historical drama.

The Satomi Clan have been all-but wiped out by their mortal enemies: the ghoulish members of the undead Hikita Clan. The last Satomi survivor is Princess Shizu (Yakushimaru), who goes into hiding to avoid meeting the same fate as her family. Left to wander on her own, she eventually becomes entangled with farmer-turned-soldier Shinbei (Sanada) and then a pair of warrior monks who reveal themselves to be two of eight fabled Hakkenden – or “Dog Warriors” – who can lift the curse that has been placed upon her family. Together, they must find the rest of the Hakkenden and take on the leader of the Hikita Clan: the evil Tamazusa (Mari Natsuki).

Following Message from Space, which transported the story to a science fiction setting, Legend of the Eight Samurai is Fukasaku’s second loose adaptation of Toshio Kamata’s Shin Satomi Hakkenden, itself an adaptation of Kyokutei Bakin’s earlier epic novel Nanso Satomi Hakkenden. The Masters of Cinema series is proud to present the film on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK from a new 4K restoration.

SPECIAL FEATURES:
- Limited Edition (2000 copies)
- Limited edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Chris Malbon
- 1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray from a brand new 4K restoration
- Uncompressed original Japanese audio and alternate English dub track Optional English subtitles
- Optional English subtitles
- New audio commentary by Japanese cinema expert Joe Hickinbottom
- New Interview with Kinji Fukasaku's son, filmmaker Kenta Fukasaku
- New video essay by film historian and critic Stuart Galbraith IV
- Theatrical trailer
- A limited collector’s booklet featuring a new essay by Tom Mes, co-founder of Midnight Eye (2000 copies)

Quelle: https://eurekavideo.co.uk/movie/legend- ... 8-samurai/

Info BD: https://eurekavideo.co.uk/movie/legend- ... 8-samurai/
Info Film: https://www.ofdb.de/film/22024,Die-Lege ... t-Samurai/

VÖ-Termin: 17.02.2025

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Running on Karma (Hongkong / 2003)

Herstellungsland: Hongkong
Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
Darsteller: Andy Lau, Cecilia Cheung, Eddie Cheung, Karen Tong
Regie: Johnnie To, Wai Ka-Fai

SYNOPSIS:
The tenth film co-directed by Johnnie To (Running Out of Time) and Wai Ka-fai (Peace Hotel) following a string of collaborations that included comedies, romances, action films and historical epics, Running on Karma is a crime thriller with a distinctly Buddhist flare starring a titan of Hong Kong cinema in Andy Lau (Infernal Affairs).

Big (Lau) was once a devoutly religious man, but turned away from his vocation as a Buddhist monk when he could no longer bear the weight of his unusual gift: the ability to see people’s past lives and predict the impact of karma upon their present and future. Having found a new life as a bodybuilder, he is drawn to use his sixth sense for good after meeting Lee Fung-yee (Cecilia Cheung, The Legend of Zu), a cop investigating a homicide. But as the two grow closer and work together to catch a murderer, their relationship is complicated by the fact that Big can see Lee’s past lives, too…

A film that balances genre thrills with deep philosophical questions on the nature of spirituality and faith, Running on Karma stands with Mad Detective as one of the most interesting and unique collaborations between Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai. The Masters of Cinema series is proud to present the film on Blu-ray for the first time outside of Asia from a new 2K restoration.

SPECIAL FEATURES:
- Limited Edition [2000 copies]
- Limited edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Time Tomorrow
- 1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray
- Original Cantonese stereo audio
- Optional English subtitles, newly translated for this release
- New audio commentary by East Asian film experts Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) and F.J. DeSanto
- Reap the Whirlwind – new interview with Gary Bettinson, editor-in-chief of Asian Cinema journal
- Archival “making of…” featurette
- Theatrical trailer
- A Limited edition collector’s booklet featuring a new essay by David West of NEO magazine

Quelle: https://eurekavideo.co.uk/movie/running-on-karma/

Info BD: https://eurekavideo.co.uk/movie/running-on-karma/
Info Film: https://www.ofdb.de/film/41579,Running-on-Karma/

VÖ-Termin: 27.01.2025

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City of Darkness (Hongkong, China / 2024)

Herstellungsland: Hongkong, China
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Darsteller: Louis Koo, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Richie Jen, Raymond Lam, Chun-Him Lau, Philip Ng
Regie: Soi Cheang

Hongkong in den 1980er Jahren. Die Kowloon Walled City ist ein gesetzloses Niemandsland, das von den gefürchteten Triaden beherrscht wird. Der Ort zieht unzählige Ausgestoßene an und wächst innerhalb kürzester Zeit unkontrolliert in die Höhe, bis er schließlich die höchste Bevölkerungsdichte der Welt aufweist. Im Dickicht der labyrinthischen Straßen finden vier junge Außenseiter zusammen, die dem ewigen Ringen zweier Gangsterbanden um die Vorherrschaft in der „City of Darkness“ neuen Zündstoff geben.

Regisseur Soi Cheang lässt mit CITY OF DARKNESS einen mythischen Ort auf spektakuläre Weise wiederauferstehen. Ihm gelingt eine furiose Hommage an das wilde wie epische Hongkong-Actionkino der 1980er Jahre, die jetzt schon als zukünftiger Klassiker des Genres gilt. Die Verfilmung der gleichnamigen Graphic Novel wurde nach ihrer Premiere in Cannes zur Box-Office-Sensation in Hongkong und geht für die Metropole ins Rennen um den Oscar® für den Besten internationalen Film.

Quelle: https://shop.plaionpictures.com/city-of ... ss-blu-ray

Info DVD: https://shop.plaionpictures.com/city-of-darkness
Info BD: https://shop.plaionpictures.com/city-of ... ss-blu-ray
Info 4K UHD + BD Mediabook (A): https://shop.plaionpictures.com/city-of ... hd-blu-ray
Info 4K UHD + BD Mediabook (B): https://shop.plaionpictures.com/city-of ... hop-amazon
Info Film: https://www.ofdb.de/film/381199,City-of-Darkness/

VÖ-Termin: 27.02.2025

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Golden Swallow aka Das Tödliche Duo (Hongkong / 1968)

Herstellungsland: Hongkong
Erscheinungsjahr: 1968
Darsteller: Wang Yu, Cheng Pei-Pei, Lo Lieh, Chao Hsin-Yen, Yang Chih-Ching, Wu Ma
Regie: Chang Cheh

Die Goldene Schwalbe von Pei-Pei Cheng wird in ihrem friedlichen Leben gestört, als ein zurückgewiesener Verehrer in ihrem Namen eine Mordserie beginnt. Während sie versucht, ihren guten Namen wiederherzustellen, entwickelt sich eine packende Geschichte von Ehre, Rache und Schicksal.

Technische Daten:
Sprache / Ton: DVD: Deutsch Dolby Digital 2.0, Mandarin Dolby Digital 2.0
BD : Deutsch DTS HD-MA 2.0 Mono; Mandarin DTS-HD-MA 2.0 Mono
Bildformat: DVD: 2.40:1 Widescreen; BD: 2.40:1 / Widescreen
Untertitel: deutsch
Laufzeit: DVD ca. 104 Min.; BD ca. 108 Min.

Quelle: https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/movie/detail/- ... ner.jpc.de

Info MB: https://www.ofdb.de/vorabfassung/17555, ... n-Swallow/
Info Film: https://www.ofdb.de/film/17555,&partner=39210

VÖ-Termin: 02.12.2024

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Shaolin Prince aka Herrscher der Shaolin (1983)

Herstellungsland: Hongkong
Erscheinungsjahr: 1983
Darsteller: Ti Lung, Derek Yee Tung-Sing, Jason Pai Piao, Alan Chan Kwok-Kuen, Ku Feng
Regie: Tang Chia

Der 9. Prinz alias »Iron Fingers« will unbedingt in Besitz des königlichen Siegels kommen, um Kaiser zu werden. Er schmiedet Pläne um den derzeitigen Kaiser und dessen beiden neugeborenen Söhne, den älteren Bruder Tao Hing und den jüngeren Wong Szu Tai, zu ermorden. Allerdinngs gelingt den beiden Söhnen, zusammen mit ihren Leibwächtern, die Flucht. Dabei werden Sie getrennt. Während der jüngere von dem Premierminister aufgezogen wird, kommt der ältere in die Obhut der »3 heiligen Narren«, drei Shaolin-Meistern die ihn in anspruchsvollen Kampfkünsten unterrichten. Werden die beiden Brüder wieder zusammenfinden und ihr rechtmässiges Erbe auf den Thron geltend machen?

Technische Daten:
Sprache: Deutsch, Mandarin
Tonformat: DTS-HD 2.0 mono
Bild: Widescreen
Untertitel: Deutsch

Quelle: https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/movie/detail/- ... ner.jpc.de

Info MB: https://www.ofdb.de/vorabfassung/49433, ... r-Shaolin/
Info Film: https://www.ofdb.de/film/49433,Herrscher-der-Shaolin/

VÖ-Termin: 02.12.2024

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Angel Enforcers (1989)

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Herstellungsland: Hongkong
Erscheinungsjahr: 1989
Darsteller: Yang Pan-Pan, Dick Wei, Philip Ko, Ha Chi-Jan, Chiu Wai Ling, Yan Li, Woo Fung
Regie: Godfrey Ho

Sie leben um zu kämpfen... und sie haben gelernt zu töten, um zu überleben... "ANGEL ENFORCERS"! Bildhübsche Polizistinnen, ausgebildet zu tödlichen Kampfmaschinen! Eiskalte, knallharte Engel des Todes, im Kampf gegen das organisierte Verbrechen! Schöne, junge Frauen bilden ein Spezialkommando zur Vernichtung eines skrupellosen, mysteriösen Gangsterbosses und seines Syndikats. Sie sind die Antwort der Polizei auf Grausamkeit, Brutalität, Sadismus und Mord... Doch das Syndikat schlägt erbarmungslos zurück! Die Engel der Gerechtigkeit gehen durch die Hölle der Gewalt und der gemeinsten Verbrechen, um die Gangster zur Strecke zu bringen...

Quelle: https://www.saturn.de/de/product/_angel ... 62945.html

Info DVD: https://www.saturn.de/de/product/_angel ... 62946.html
Info BD: https://www.saturn.de/de/product/_angel ... 62944.html
Info Film: https://www.ofdb.de/film/1924,Angel-Enforcers/

VÖ-Termin: 06.12.2024

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Revenge of the Warrior aka The Protector (Thailand / 2005)

Herstellungsland: Thailand
Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
Darsteller: Tony Jaa, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Bongkoj Khongmalai, Xing Jing, Nathan Jones, Johnny Nguyen
Regie: Prachya Pinkaew

Der junge Thailänder Kham hat mit seinem Vater und zwei Elefanten als Wegbegleiter ein erfülltesLeben, zumindest solange bis Wilderer auftauchen und die beiden Dickhäuter entführen.Somit muss Kham eine weite Reise nach Australien antreten, wo sich die Elefanten-Familie in den Fängen der chinesischen Mafia befindet. Den kleinen Dickhäuter kann er zwar retten, aber dessen Vater musste bereits sterben und wird als Skelett zu Demonstrationszwecken missbraucht, woraufhin der Thai eine unglaubliche Wut entfesselt, mit der er imstande ist, ganze Heerscharen von Gegnern auszuschalten.Jedoch muss Kham, aufgrund seines enormen kämpferischen Talents, Hürden in Gestalt von riesigen Widersachern und anderen Elite-Kämpfern überwinden, die ihm jedes Prozent seines Könnens abverlangen...

Tony Jaa revolutionierte mit dem Kracher ONG-BAK wie niemand zuvor das Martial-Arts-Genre und perfektionierte es mit diesem Meilenstein REVENGE OF THE WARRIOR.

Quelle: https://retrogold63.de/products/revenge ... er-a-kopie

Info MB: https://retrogold63.de/products/revenge ... er-a-kopie
Info Film: https://www.ofdb.de/film/83554,Revenge-of-the-Warrior/

VÖ-Termin: 25.02.2025

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Shaolin Boxers (Hongkong / 1974)

Herstellungsland: Hongkong
Erscheinungsjahr: 1974
Darsteller: James Tien, Hon Kwok-Choi, Chu Mu, Mars, Leung Tin, Tien Mi
Regie: Huang Ta

SYNOPSIS:
Directed by Ta Huang (Chinese Hercules) and released at the height of the 1970s kung fu craze, Shaolin Boxers offers a rare leading role to James Tien – who more often played supporting roles in films such as Fist of Fury, The Iron-Fisted Monk and The Magnificent Bodyguards – in an action-packed narrative that charges him with rescuing innocents from forces of corruption and evil.

In the village of Fukien, the people are terrified of the local security squad – led by Ho Yung (Chu Mu, The Invincible Iron Palm), who gained his position by bribing the referee in the village’s annual martial arts tournament. In order to wrestle control from this band of tyrants, Chuan Tai (Tien) – the master of the local Shaolin school – enters the competition to prove his dominance and free the villagers from their obligation to pay for Ho’s protection. But Ho Yung does not intend on relinquishing power so easily, and teams up with Lei Biao (Li Min-Lang, The Shadow Boxer) – a kung fu adept with shaky morality – to ensure that Chuan Tai does not emerge victorious.

Released at a time when audiences all over the world clamoured for kung fu cinema in the aftermath of Bruce Lee’s breakout films The Big Boss, Fist of Fury and – above all – Enter the Dragon, Shaolin Boxers is a slice of martial arts mayhem that draws upon all the most enduring elements of the Hong Kong action film. Eureka Classics is proud to present the film on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK from a new 2K restoration.

SPECIAL FEATURES:
- Limited Edition Set [2000 copies]
- Limited edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Darren Wheeling [2000 copies]
- 1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray from a new 2K restoration
- Original Mandarin mono and English dubbed audio options
- Optional English subtitles, newly translated for this release
- New audio commentary with East Asian cinema expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)
- New audio commentary with Hong Kong cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
- Shaolin Style – new interview with Wayne Wong, editor of Martial Arts Studies
- A limited edition collector’s booklet featuring new writing by Hong Kong cinema scholar Aaron Han Joon Magnan-Park [2000 copies]

Quelle: https://eurekavideo.co.uk/movie/shaolin-boxers/

Info BD: https://eurekavideo.co.uk/movie/shaolin-boxers/
Info Film: https://www.ofdb.de/film/49246,Shaolin-Boxers/

VÖ-Termin: 24.03.2025

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11 Rebels (Japan / 2024)

Herstellungsland: Japan
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Darsteller: Takayuki Yamada, Taiga Nakano, Hiroshi Tamaki, Riho Sayashi, Amane Okayama
Regie: Kazuya Shiraishi

Ein spektakuläres Samurai-Epos mit detailgetreuen Sets und furiosen Actionszenen: Während Japans blutigstem Bürgerkrieg nimmt Takayuki Yamada (13 Assassins) und sein zehnköpfiges Suizidkommando eine aussichtslose Mission an! Ein spektakulärer Blockbuster, basierend auf einer Story vom legendären Autor Kazuo Kasahara (Battles without Honor and Humanity) und produziert von der altehrwürdigen Filmgesellschaft Toei (Lady Snowblood)!

Im feudalen Japan des 19. Jahrhunderts erhalten elf zum Tode verurteilte Verbrecher, die nichts zu verlieren haben, eine letzte Chance: Verteidigt die Festung des Shibata-Clans vor der übermächtigen kaiserlichen Armee und ihr seid frei! Mit der Aussicht auf Erlösung stellt sich der kampferprobte Samurai Masa und seine zusammengewürfelte Gruppe von Kriegern gegen die schier unaufhaltsamen Regierungstruppen. Schnell stellt sich heraus, dass sich die elf Rebellen entscheiden müssen, ob sie für ein neues Leben kämpfen wollen – oder für etwas weit Größeres!

• Ein episches Samurai-Spektakel mit detailgetreuen Sets und furiosen Actionszenen!
• Basierend auf einer Story von Kazuo Kasahara, legendärer Drehbuch-Autor von zahlreichen Genre-Klassikern wie „Battles Without Honor And Humanity“!
• Mit Takayuki Yamada (13 Assassins) als entschlossenem Anführer von zehn Gesetzlosen im Kampf gegen eine komplette Armee!
• Produziert von der traditionsreichen Filmgesellschaft Toei Company (Lady Snowblood)!

Quelle: https://splendid-film.de/11-rebels

Info DVD: https://splendid-film.de/11-rebels
Info Film: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33367745/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

VÖ-Termin: 28.03.2025

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DOUBLE FEATURE:

The Daredevils aka Die Todesfalle der Shaolin (1979) + Ode to Gallantry (1982)

Herstellungsland: Hongkong
Erscheinungsjahr: 1979 / 1982
Darsteller: Philip Kwok, Wang Li, Sun Chien
Regie: Chang Cheh

SYNOPSIS:
During his long and industrious career, the “Godfather of Hong Kong Cinema” Chang Cheh made several films with the celebrated “Venom Mob,” a group of skilled martial arts performers – including Lu Feng, Chiang Sheng, Philip Kwok, Sun Chien, Lo Mang, and Wai Pak – who rose to fame as the stars of his own Five Deadly Venoms. Here, Eureka Classics presents two of the Venom Mob’s best: The Daredevils and Ode to Gallantry.

Set in Republic era China, The Daredevils follows Yang Ta-ying (Lo Mang) as he sets out to avenge his father, a military commander who was murdered in cold blood by Han Pei-tsang (Wong Lik), a thief-turned-soldier who killed Yang’s father – along with the rest of his family – to take control of his estate and his army. With the help of his friends Chen Feng (Chiang Sheng), Fu Quanyi (Lu Feng), and Xin Zheng (Sun Chien), he sets out for justice. Then, in Ode to Gallantry, a lone martial artist nicknamed “Mongrel” is continually drawn into an intense struggle between several warring martial arts clans after he stumbles across the Black Iron Token, which entitles the owner to have any wish granted by Xie Yanke (Wong Lik), a brutal kung fu master.

After forming in 1978 for Five Deadly Venoms, the Venom Mob made over a dozen films with Chang Cheh that featured at least three of their number in starring roles. Filled with thrilling action set-pieces courtesy of some of the most talented martial artists to emerge in the 1970s, The Daredevils and Ode to Gallantry are two of the finest among them. Eureka Classics is proud to present this duo of collaborations between Chang Cheh and the Venom Mob on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK.

SPECIAL FEATURES:
- Limited Edition [2000 copies]
- Limited edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Chris Malbon [2000 copies]
- 1080p HD presentations on Blu-ray from masters supplied by Celestial Pictures
- Original mono audio tracks
- Optional English subtitles, newly translated for this release
- Two new commentaries by East Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) and martial artist and filmmaker Michael Worth
- Two new commentaries by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
- Deadly Venoms – new interview with Hong Kong cinema scholar Wayne Wong on the Venom Mob
- A limited edition collector’s booklet featuring new writing by writer and critic James Oliver [2000 copies]

Quelle: https://eurekavideo.co.uk/movie/the-dar ... gallantry/

Info BD: https://eurekavideo.co.uk/movie/the-dar ... gallantry/
Info Filme: https://www.ofdb.de/film/7710,Die-Todes ... r-Shaolin/ und https://www.ofdb.de/film/83453,Ode-to-Gallantry/

VÖ-Termin: 24.03.2025

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DOUBLE FEATURE:

A Certain Killer (Japan / 1967) + A Killer's Key (Japan / 1967)

Herstellungsland: Japan
Erscheinungsjahr: 1967
Darsteller: Raizô Ichikawa
Regie: Kazuo Mori

Anticipating the cool aesthetic of Seijun Suzuki’s Branded to Kill and based on a crime novel by Shinji Fujiwara, the author of the original material for the same year’s A Colt is My Passport, A Certain Killer and A Killer’s Key are similarly stylish contemporary hitman thrillers directed by Daiei’s top director of jidai-geki, Kazuo Mori (The Tale of Zatoichi Continues) and starring the studio’s top actor Raizō Ichikawa (Shinobi: Band of Assassins, Sleepy Eyes of Death).

In A Certain Killer, Shiozaki's low-profile existence as a chef at a local sushi restaurant serves as a front for his true job as a professional assassin whose modus operandi is poisoned needles. He's approached by Maeda, a low-ranking member of a local yakuza group, to take out a rival gang boss. But the sudden arrival into his life of a spirited young woman, Keiko (Yumiko Nogawa, Gate of Flesh), has dramatic ramifications on his relationship with his new employer. Ichikawa's lone wolf assassin is back in A Killer’s Key, this time masquerading as a traditional dance instructor named Nitta who is called in to avert a potential financial scandal that threatens to engulf a powerful yakuza group with ties to powerful figures in the political establishment.

Co-scripted by the director Yasuzō Masumura (Giants and Toys, Blind Beast) and featuring masterful scope cinematography with an expressionistic eye for colour by one of Japan's most esteemed cinematographers, Kazuo Miyagawa (Rashomon, Ugetsu), these Japanese crime drama essentials are presented for the very first time to the English-language home video market.

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:

- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation of both films
- Original uncompressed Japanese mono audio for both films
- Optional newly translated English subtitles
- Brand new audio commentary for both films by critic and Asian cinema expert Tony Rayns
- The Definite Murderer, a brand new 30-minute introduction to the films by Japanese film scholar Mark Roberts
- Original theatrical trailers for both films
- Image gallery
- Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork for both films by Tony Stella
- Illustrated collectors booklet featuring new writing on the films by Jasper Sharp and Earl Jackson

Quelle: https://www.arrowfilms.com/blu-ray/a-ce ... 19453.html

Info BD: https://www.arrowfilms.com/blu-ray/a-ce ... 19453.html
Info Filme: https://www.ofdb.de/film/38394,Aru-koroshiya/ und https://www.ofdb.de/film/288947,Aru-koroshiya-no-kagi/

VÖ-Termin: 10.02.2025