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    Photo courtesy of Crunchyroll. ©HAWKMAN,MECHA-ROOTS/MAG Garden/NOTLC Project Source: Crunchyroll press release In case you missed the celebration of Cat Day in Japan this past Caturday, February 22, an all-new trailer has been released that warns of the upcoming “nyandemic.” From executive director Takashi Miike, the animated post-apocalyptic comedy series NYAIGHT OF THE LIVING CAT (ニャイト・オブ・ザ・リビングキャット, Nyaito obu za Ribingu Kyatto) will begin streaming this July only on Crunchyroll worldwide excluding Asia. Sony Pictures Entertainment will be distributing in Asia and Japan. Please spread awareness, but help reduce panic and hiss-teria by staying cautious and vigilant. Don’t let their cute faces and fluffy coats fool you. If you see a cat lying on its back, do not touch its belly. It’s a trap! If you see a cat making fresh biscuits, do not stop in awe. Before you know it, you may be swarmed by a clowder

    Kinji Fukasaku's JAKOMAN & TETSU gets a limited edition Blu-ray release in April. ©Toei

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    Source: MVD Entertainment press release Special Thanks to Derek Stubinski 88 Films will release JAKOMAN & TETSU (ジャコ萬と鉄, Jakoman to Tetsu, 1964) on Blu-ray in April. An early action masterpiece from Kinji Fukasaku (BATTLES WITHOUT HONOR AND HUMANITY, BATTLE ROYALE), the film is adapted from a script written by the legendary Akira Kurosawa and features the stars of 47 RONIN and GOKU. Photo courtesy of 88 Films and MVD Entertainment. ©Toei Set in 1947 in a small coastal village among the majestic snowy landscapes of Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido, Ken Takakura (the ABASHIRI PRISON series, Ridley Scott's BLACK RAIN) is Tetsu, the prodigal son who returns from the war to help out his father Kyubei with the family herring fishing business. His arrival coincides with that of a one-eyed miscreant named Jakoman, played by Tetsuro Tamba (HARAKIRI, YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE), who

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    Image courtesy of AnimEigo. ©AnimEigo Source: AnimEigo press release Special Thanks to Erik Jansen (MediaLab) Anime distributor AnimEigo and parent company MediaOCD have announced the release of THE ANIME BUSINESS, a first-of-its-kind documentary series featuring interviews with a variety of pioneers of the Western anime industry. As anime has grown from modest beginnings into a multi-billion-dollar global industry, the documentary provides insights from many notable people that played important roles in helping to popularize the genre in North America at various stages of its evolution. Episode 1 is available now on the official AnimEigo YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@AnimEigo/videos It features an interview with John O’Donnell, former Managing Director of Central Park Media. Episode 2 debuts in March and features Robert Napton, former Director of Marketing and Producer of US Renditions at Bandai Entertainment. Episode 3 debuts in April and features Tim Eldred,

    Hideo Gosha's YAKUZA WIVES gets a limited edition Blu-ray release in April. Photo courtesy of Japan Society. ©Toei

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    Hideo Gosha's YAKUZA WIVES gets a limited edition Blu-ray release in April. Photo courtesy of Japan Society. ©Toei Source: MVD Entertainment Special Thanks to Derek Stubinski 88 Films will release Toei's YAKUZA WIVES (極道の妻（おんな）たち, Gokudō no Tsuma (Onna)-tachi, 1986) on Blu-ray in April. Director Hideo Gosha (SAMURAI WOLF 1&2, VIOLENT STREETS) breathes new life into the yakuza genre with an epic tale of mob rivalry based on a serialized account of the lives of real-life wives of Japanese gangsters. Shima Iwashita puts in a commanding performance as Tamaki, who takes over the reins of the Domoto clan while her husband is doing time in jail. Following reportage by journalist Shoko Ieda, who spent a year living among 28 wives of gangsters, YAKUZA WIVES became a huge hit and the first movie of a long-running classic series exposing the women who live in the shadows in a harsh, bright,

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    Source: Radiance Films, MVD Entertainment Special Thanks to Derek Stubinski Photo courtesy of Radiance Films. ©Toei Toei's yakuza thriller THE RAPACIOUS JAILBREAKER (脱獄広島殺人囚, Datsugoku Hiroshima Satsujin-shū, 1974) will be released May 20th in a limited edition Blu-ray from Radiance Films. Directed by Sadao Nakajima (CRAZED BEAST), a master of the genre, and based on the real exploits of a seven-time prison escapee, this ranks as one of the rawest entries in the 1970s cycle of Japanese true-account crime films. THE RAPACIOUS JAILBREAKER is available for the first time on Blu-ray and loaded with extras. In the free-for-all chaos after World War II, black marketeer Ueda (Hiroki Matsukata, COPS VS THUGS) is robbed of a stash of morphine. He takes his brutal revenge, but is arrested for murder and sentenced to 20 years. He escapes and is caught, but no matter where they send him, Ueda won't let prison

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    Source: Sentai press release Sentai Home Video has announced its May 2025 slate of anime Blu-ray releases. Product details follow, in order of release...   Photo courtesy of Sentai. DREAM EATER MERRY COMPLETE COLLECTION Published by:    Sentai Distributed by:   Distribution SolutionsRun Time:         325 min.Street Date:      5/6/2025Language:        English Dub, Japanese with English SubtitlesSRP:                 $69.98 Yumeji Fujiwara’s been having strange problems with dreams: not only can he predict what kind of dreams others will have, but his own nocturnal meanderings have become frighteningly bizarre chases by armies of cats whose leader wants his body in order to access our world! So, when the beautiful Merry Nightmare falls from the sky on top of him, proclaiming that she's a Dream Demon looking for a way back to the Dream World, Yumeji agrees to help her. After all, he needs help too, especially when

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    Photo courtesy of Well Go USA.  Source: Well Go USA, LBHpr  Special Thanks to Leif Helland Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. In the terrifying footsteps of EXHUMA, THE WAILING, THE CLOSET, and DR. CHEON AND THE LOST TALISMAN​, the frightening new possession/exorcism thriller DEVIL’S STAY (사흘, Saheul, 2024) debuts on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital March 18 from Well Go USA Entertainment.  Written and Directed by Hyun Moon-seop (NIGHTMARE TEACHER), who “crafts a bloody, energized world replete with hot priests and scary, possessed young girls” (Dread Central), DEVIL’S STAY stars Park Shin-yang (THE BIG SWINDLE, MAN ON THE EDGE), Lee Min-ki (CRASH, MONSTER) and Lee Re (IT'S OKAY!, TRAIN TO BUSAN PRESENTS: PENINSULA)​.   Synopsis:       After the sudden tragic loss of his daughter following an exorcism, a renowned heart surgeon refuses to face the reality that his child has died,

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    Photo courtesy of Arrow Films. ©Toei Co., Ltd. Source: Arrow Films, MVD Entertainment Special Thanks to Derek Stubinski In 1989 legendary Japanese studio Toei launched their V-Cinema line of direct-to-video genre features. Filled with action, thrills and double-crosses, Arrow's V-CINEMA ESSENTIALS: BULLETS & BETRAYAL is a compendium of gems from the Japanese video underworld, presenting nine explosive titles representing some of the best the Japanese crime film has to offer. Photo courtesy of Arrow Films. ©Toei Co., Ltd. Fast-paced and action-packed, CRIME HUNTER: BULLETS OF RAGE (クライムハンター　怒りの銃弾, Kuraimuhanta Ikari no Judan, 1989) sees detective Joe Kawamura out for revenge against the men who gunned down his partner. Along the way he teams up with Lily, a gun-toting nun looking to get back five million dollars that was stolen from her church. Next up, NEO CHINPIRA: ZOOM GOES THE BULLET (ネオ チンピラ 鉄砲玉ぴゅ～, Neo Chinpira

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    Photo courtesy of Third Window Films. ©2024 Samurai Time Slipper. All Rights Reserved. Source: Third Window Films press release Special Thanks to Adam Torel Third Window Films is pleased to announce the release of the smash hit A SAMURAI IN TIME (侍タイムスリッパー, Samurai Taimu Surippā, 2024). The movie will be available worldwide on Blu-ray and Digital on April 28th.   A SAMURAI IN TIME is a bona fide phenomenon in its native Japan. Junichi Yasuda, whose real job is that of a rice farmer who runs a ramen restaurant, took on the vast majority of crew roles (producing, financing, script, directing, cinematography, lighting, editing, VFX, etc) to make a period film completely independently. Despite having a tiny budget, just 10 crew members and opening on just 1 cinema screen, A SAMURAI IN TIME went on to be such a word-of-mouth success that it ended up

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    Scene from THE MAGNIFICENT TRIO. Photo courtesy of Eureka Entertainment and MVD Entertainment. Source: MVD Entertainment press release Special Thanks to Derek Stubinski Photo courtesy of Eureka Entertainment and MVD Entertainment. Eureka Entertainment is proud to announce the release of THE MAGNIFICENT CHANG CHEH, two ‘magnificent’ films from the maestro of martial arts cinema. Available on Blu-ray as part of the Eureka Classics range from 29 April 2025 in North America. Presented in a Limited edition of 2000 copies (per territory) exclusively featuring an O-card slipcase and collector’s booklet.    One of the Shaw Brothers Studio’s most prolific directors, Chang Cheh – or the “Godfather of Hong Kong Cinema” – is the filmmaker behind FIVE DEADLY VENOMS, CHINATOWN KID, and BOXER REBELLION. Collected here are two films by this maestro of martial arts cinema that showcase his considerable talents at both ends of

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    Photo courtesy of Crunchyroll. ©Solo Leveling Animation Partners Source: Crunchyroll press release Crunchyroll, the ultimate destination for anime, announced today that global music superstar and GRAMMY-nominated artist J Balvin will voice an important role in English and Spanish in the current season of SOLO LEVELING SEASON 2 -ARISE FROM THE SHADOW-. The entrepreneurial Colombian artist will now add voice acting to his stellar and expansive portfolio as he voices a key character in the acclaimed series, making his debut in anime later this season. The series began airing on January 4, 2025 and is now available to stream only on Crunchyroll. “I’m beyond thrilled to join the cast of Solo Leveling! This series has such a passionate fanbase and getting the chance to be part of the anime world, after being a fan for such a long time, is an absolute honor,” said J Balvin. “I

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    Photo courtesy of Well Go USA.  Source: Well Go USA, LBHpr  Special Thanks to Leif Helland Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. Martial arts superstar Xie Miao (IP MAN: THE AWAKENING)​ returns as “Cheng Xiazi” and re-teams with writer/director Bingjia Liu for the action-packed sequel to the international box office hit EYE FOR AN EYE: THE BLIND SWORDSMAN, with this entry named EYE FOR AN EYE 2: BLIND VENGEANCE (目中無人2, Mùzhōngwúrén 2, 2024). This second installment kicks off with Cheng running into a young orphan (Yang Enyou) while both are running from the authorities. He reluctantly agrees to shelter her, leading to a series of violent battles featuring some of China’s finest martial arts in years.  EYE FOR AN EYE 2: BLIND VENGEANCE debuts on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital March 4 from Well Go USA Entertainment.  Bonus materials include an all-new English dub.  

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    Photo cortesy of Shout! Studios and GKIDS. ©2009 SUMMERWARS FILM PARTNERS Series of New Issues Kicks Off with SUMMER WARS and WOLF CHILDREN, Coming to 4K UHD on Home Entertainment Platforms for the First Time Source: Shout! Studios press release Official Site: www.HosodaCollection.com Special Thanks to Lauren Blum   GKIDS, the Academy Award-winning distributor of artist-driven and award-winning animation from around the world, announced today that beginning in 2025, it will issue in partnership with Shout! Studios all-new 4K UHD releases of award-winning director Mamoru Hosoda’s early film catalog. The first titles in the series to receive a reissue are Oscar-nominated director Mamoru Hosoda’s seminal 2009 feature SUMMER WARS, and critically lauded 2012 hit WOLF CHILDREN. The new home entertainment releases will be presented with brand new artwork in a 4K UHD SteelBook version, a standard Blu-ray issue, and on digital download-to-own platforms. New

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    Source: Sentai press release Sentai Home Video has announced its April 2025 slate of anime Blu-ray releases. Product details follow, in order of release...   Photo courtesy of Sentai. PRINCESS PRINCIPAL: CROWN HANDLER - PART 3 Published by:    Sentai Distributed by:   Distribution SolutionsRun Time:         55 min.Street Date:      4/08/2025Language:      English Dub, Japanese with English SubtitlesSRP:                 $29.98 Who’s in the box at the Royal Funeral? Sadly, it’s Prince Edward, and that leaves Princess Mary and Prince Richard as the next two heirs in the line of succession. Which, since the Duke was responsible for Edward’s assassination, means that Mary’s time as an heir to the throne may be cut unpleasantly short. Team White Pigeon is about to swoop in, but even with Ange and Dorothy disguised as maids, can they possibly clean up all the treachery and political corruption before the Duke’s

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    Photo courtesy of Third Window Films. Source: Third Window Films, Terracotta Special Thanks to Adam Torel   Directors Company is a Japanese film production company created in 1982 to provide a an environment outside the major studio system to nurture young proven filmmakers. The alumni of this collective of artistic film directors includes Kiyoshi Kurosawa (CURE, THE GUARD FROM UNDERGROUND) Sogo Ishii (CRAZY THUNDER ROAD) and Shinji Shomai (TYPHOON CLUB).   Third Window Films present the third set of a series of films from the legendary production company, all presented with brand new digital restorations. These films will be available worldwide on February 17, 2025 and can be pre-ordered at https://shop.terracottadistribution.com/collections/directors-company/.   Photo courtesy of Third Window Films. BUMPKIN SOUP (ドレミファ娘の血は騒ぐ, Doremifa Musume no Chi wa Sawagu, 1985) Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa A wild & crazy pink film

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    Source: AnimEigo press release Special Thanks to Erik Jansen (MediaLab) Image courtesy of AnimEigo. ©1987-2018 TOSHIBA-EMI Limited Anime distributor AnimEigo and parent company MediaOCD announce the upcoming home media Blu-ray release of BUBBLEGUM CRISIS: PERFECT COLLECTION on February 11th. Originally released in Japan starting in 1987, and an OVA (Original Video Animation) mega-hit among the early American anime scene, BUBBLEGUM CRISIS (バブルガムクライシス, Baburugamu Kuraishisu, 1987-91) is the show that put AnimEigo on the map. Over the years the series, and its unique noir blend of mecha, cute girls, 80s J-pop, and cyberpunk dystopia, has inspired countless imitators. It stands as a seminal work in the world of Japanese science fiction and is a landmark part of anime history. BUBBLEGUM CRISIS features character designs by Kenichi Sonoda (RIDING BEAN, GUNSMITH CATS, GALL FORCE), production design by Shinji Aramaki (APPLESEED, FULL METAL ALCHEMIST, SPACE PIRATE CAPTAIN HARLOCK 2013), direction by Katsuhito

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    Photo courtesy of Lionsgate. ©2008 J & J Project LLC. TM & © 2025 Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Source: Lionsgate, ddPR press release Special Thanks to Danny Duran Jackie Chan and Jet Li star in the martial arts action adventure THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM (2008), arriving on SteelBook February 25 from Lionsgate. A discovery made by a kung fu-obsessed American teen sends him on an adventure to ancient China, where he joins up with a band of martial arts warriors in order to free the imprisoned Monkey King. THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM will be available on 4K + Blu-ray SteelBook + Digital for the suggested retail price of $34.99.   SYNOPSIS    A MARTIAL ARTS EXPLOSION! Individually, they’ve starred in the most adrenaline-pumping martial arts adventures ever. Together for the first time, Jet Li and Jackie Chan join forces to create the greatest

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    Source: Radiance Films, MVD Entertainment Special Thanks to Derek Stubinski Shochiku's acclaimed film THE EEL (うなぎ, Unagi, 1997) will be released March 25 in a limited edition Blu-ray from Radiance Films. From the star of PERFECT DAYS and the director of BLACK RAIN, THE EEL won the Palme d'Or, Independent Spirit Award, and over a dozen other international accolades. It is available for the first time on Blu-ray, 4K restored, and loaded with extras. Photo courtesy of Radiance Films. ©Shochiku After serving time in prison for murdering his unfaithful wife, Yamashita (Koji Yakusho, PERFECT DAYS, CURE) is released on parole, accompanied only by his pet eel. Hoping to stay out of trouble, he takes over a rural barber shop that quickly becomes a gathering point for the eccentric locals. However, the discovery of a woman's failed suicide starts a chain reaction that brings back past demons -

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    Photo courtesy of Well Go USA.  Source: Well Go USA, LBHpr  Special Thanks to Leif Helland Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. The legend himself, Jackie Chan (RUSH HOUR franchise, A LEGEND), stars in PANDA PLAN (熊猫計劃, Xióngmāo jìhuà, 2024), the comedy-adventure-thriller loaded with martial arts action, debuting on Digital, Blu-ray and DVD February 18 from Well Go USA Entertainment. After Chan adopts a panda from the zoo, an international crime ring plots to kidnap his furry friend, leaving Chan to team up with his agent and the panda’s caretaker to outsmart—and outkick—the bad guys at every turn.  Directed by Zhang Luan (GIVE ME FIVE) with action choreography by Lü Shijia (POLICE STORY, THE FOREIGNER), PANDA PLAN also stars Wei Xiang (TOO COOL TO KILL), Shi Ce (ASH, A COOL FISH), and Han Yambo (GIVE ME FIVE).   Synopsis:       Soon

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    Photo courtesy of Crunchyroll. ©Solo Leveling Animation Partners Source: Crunchyroll press release Episode 1 of the English dub for SOLO LEVELING SEASON 2 -ARISE FROM THE SHADOW- premieres this Saturday, January 18 at 1 p.m. PT / 4 p.m. ET only on Crunchyroll. New dub episodes will continue to stream weekly on Saturdays. Voice actors from the first season, including Aleks Le, Patrick Seitz, Rebecca Wang and Emi Lo, will return to reprise their roles in the second season. The full English dub cast is as follows: Aleks Le as Sung Jinwoo Rebecca Wang as Sung Jinah Daman Mills as Barca Emi Lo as Han Song-Yi Patrick Seitz as Kim Chul Trina Nishimura as Park Heejin Geoff Bisente as Go Myunghwan SungWon Cho as Woo Jinchul Matthew David Rudd as Hwang Dongsoo Ian

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