Asian Cinema Thread

[NormanicGrav]

Third Window Films have confirmed the releases of two films by Sogo Ishii will be available for pre-order over on Terracotta starting Friday 20th at £17.99 each (and if you buy both together, one of them will be 10% off). Despite the print run mentioned in the description, the two films will be re-released as a standard edition without FOMO for those concerned about that.

What is limited however, is the first print edition which offers a nice slipcase.

Spoiler: Electric Dragon 80000V artwork

Spoiler: Punk Samurai artwork

 

[Yami]

Well those were two very easy pre-orders. Gakuryu Ishii is one of the most thriling and consistently interesting filmmakers of the past 40 years. It's great that his work is finally becoming more widely available

 

[NormanicGrav]

An update on Sion Sono's Suicide Club from Third Window's latest podcast - due to the Sono allegations that made a VOD platform and a bunch of people who were involved with the UK release backed out, combined with the USD value getting worse, the UK release has been cancelled and for now has recommended people import Discotek's upcoming release.

 

[Jon O Fun]

An update on Sion Sono's Suicide Club from Third Window's latest podcast - due to the Sono allegations that made a VOD platform and a bunch of people who were involved with the UK release backed out, combined with the USD value getting worse, the UK release has been cancelled and for now has recommended people import Discotek's upcoming release.

Completely forgot that this was even still to be released, wasn't it due last year??
Makes sense to cancel though, I hadn't even heard about the allegations!!

 

[Jon O Fun]

Not physical media but 'Project Wolf Hunting' has been added to the Icon channel on Prime ahead of its cinema release in March (there's a free 7-day trial 😉)
It's definitely something and I would advise only going into it if you have a VERY strong stomach.
Strong like you watched 'The Sadness' and thought 'that was a bit tame' 😂

 

[NormanicGrav]

88 Films have announced more Category III films are on their way and one of them has been rated by the BBFC:

Spoiler

So this is The Untold Story (八仙飯店之人肉叉燒包), a 1993 crime-thriller film directed by Herman Yau and it's considered to be one of the big CIII titles out there and many had assumed this wouldn't make it to the UK due to its content. Now if this is indeed what 88 has been referring to in their teaser (as the rating description matches their official teaser) then it is officially uncut.

 

[Jon O Fun]

88 Films have announced more Category III films are on their way and one of them has been rated by the BBFC:

Spoiler

So this is The Untold Story (八仙飯店之人肉叉燒包), a 1993 crime-thriller film directed by Herman Yau and it's considered to be one of the big CIII titles out there and many had assumed this wouldn't make it to the UK due to its content. Now if this is indeed what 88 has been referring to in their teaser (as the rating description matches their official teaser) then it is officially uncut.

How the hell did that pass UNCUT?! 😂

 

[Jon O Fun]

88 Films have also updated the little teaser images at the bottom of their site and looks like they've got Project A as well, most likey a 4K release as Eureka's blu ray is still pretty good.

 

[HWR]

I have the US release for The Untold Story but I’d be willing to double-dip depending on what 88Films can put together.

 

[Jon O Fun]

Should be a US blu-ray set. Irongod (user on the other forum, who does work for Eureka/88) confirmed a while back that we would see a US set this year. Not 4K, as they are restored in 2K, as opposed to Police Story being restored in 4K.

Ahh that'd make sense as well. Not too bothered as I really like the current Eureka set haha

 

[Jon O Fun]

Full artwork for 88 films The Untold Story.
Feels like forever since we got some new KungFu Bob artwork! (Apart from Big Brawl)

 

[Jon O Fun]

More 88 Films and definitely one of the weirdest covers I've seen but I really like it!

 

[Geriatric hedgehog]

Criterion is having a 50% off sale on DVDs, 4K Blu-rays, and collections

Didn't know where to stick this but it's got the Wong Kar Wai collection, so for anyone keen on importing that or some other very pretty criterion sets.

 

[Jon O Fun]

Criterion is having a 50% off sale on DVDs, 4K Blu-rays, and collections

Didn't know where to stick this but it's got the Wong Kar Wai collection, so for anyone keen on importing that or some other very pretty criterion sets.

This has already finished hasn't it? Clicking links just brings up normal prices or is there a code?

 

[Vincentdante]

HMV's Criterion sale is still going on. I bought The Irisihman and Kurosawa's Dreams in it.

 

[Geriatric hedgehog]

This has already finished hasn't it? Clicking links just brings up normal prices or is there a code?

Ah yes you are correct and my bad, I didn't look closely enough and thought the reductions were to the same extent still - apologies.