U.S. DVD Release
The Fuma Clan have stumbled upon an explosive secret involving The Shogun of Japan and his son that may tear Japan apart but before they can move on the information, the treacherous Hattori Hanzo and his Iga Clan ninja descend upon Fuma village leaving death and destruction in their wake.
The last living Fuma Clan member and the Clan leader’s daughter must now work together to infiltrate the Iga Clan in order to collect a sample of Hanzo’s blood, establish a damning connection between The Shogun’s son and Hanzo and avenge their fallen comrades.
Lovers will die, plans will be formulated and Continue reading »
Action, Asian Cinema, B. Harris, CAT III, Crime, Exploitation, Extreme, Hong Kong, Horror, Simon Yam, Thriller
Aug 242010
Uncut German DVD
When a rattled photo development employee contacts local police about some suspicious pictures, Inspector Lee and his police force are horrified to discover pictures of what they believe to be dead women. The paper trail leads back to one Lam Gor-Yu, an odd introvert working as a night shift taxi driver. Believing the snapshots to be genuine, the cops raid his home and place him and his family under arrest.
Tortured by the detectives working the case and beaten by his outraged family members, Lam cracks under the pressure and agrees to confess to the crimes of murder. A further thorough search of the premises turns up not only VHS video tapes he made of his crimes but several jars containing the pickled breasts of his victims Continue reading »
RA / BRD
The honorable grandmaster of Wing Chun Kung Fu, Ip Man, is the pride of Fo Shan and the man to test your martial arts skills against. Ip Man is based on the true story of the title characters life in Fo Shan and his struggles during the Japanese occupancy of China. As the factories shut down and the population dwindles, starvation sets in and even the most prosperous of citizens are forced into poverty and fighting for their next meal.
Unfortunately no back story is given on the origins of Wing Chun (crosses fingers for Ip Man 2), however that knowledge is not required to immerse yourself in this wonderful Continue reading »
100% Classic!
After an accidental nuke strike (thanks to America again!) in the Arctic, a deep fissure is opened and an ancient prehistoric creature, a Gamera, emerges from its depths! This Gamera, a massive turtle-like creature, descends upon Tokyo with all of its stomping, flying, fire-breathing might. After a couple unsuccessful attempts to stop the rampaging creature, the scientific community and Japanese government decide there is only one way to halt the creature’s advance…set Z Plan into motion!
What the hell is Z Plan, you ask? Well you’re just going to have to purchase Shout Factory’s fantastic release of Gamera to find out now aren’t Continue reading »
Indonesian Poster
Show Unit: A young man is forced to cover up a crime after he accidentally kills his girlfriend’s young daughter but this crime won’t go unpunished, somebody witnessed the horrible deed, hid the child’s body and demands a ransom for the corpse’s whereabouts!
Incarnation of Naya: Instead of attending a religious ceremony to honor her deceased loved ones, Naya opts to seduce her cousin instead but the spirits will have their day and they are a very convincing lot.
Peeper: A sleazy peeping tom gets the thrill of his life when he peeps in on a beautiful dancer but not all is as it seems and sometimes the person behind the Continue reading »
U.S. Blu-ray Disc Release
When lonely widower Aoyama decides to re-marry, his best friend Yoshikawa concocts a series of auditions seeking the perfect woman to “play” Aoyama’s wife for a phony film. Enthralled by the quiet, gentle demeanor of a young woman named Asami Yamazaki, Aoyama seeks to further the off-screen relationship with her but she’s got a mysterious past he’s determined to unravel before making a lifetime commitment, however short that may end up being.
Takashi Miike’s Audition is well-known, and much-loved by fans and for good reason, it’s a cringe-inducing thriller guaranteed to leave you with a chills running down your spine long after the film has ended; something that doesn’t happen often Continue reading »
U.S. DVD Release
Oppressed by a murderous Dutch regime, the people of Indonesia have only one hope for freedom, a warrior with incredible strength and cat-like reflexes with enough faith in Allah to move mountains, he is Jaka Sembung (Barry Prima)! The Warrior, Parmin, must prepare to lead his people into battle against Dutch military and dangerous mercenaries and wizards, can the rebels prevail or will Parmin fall at the hands of the deadly, black magician Rawe Rontek (W.D. Mochtar)?
What’s not to like about The Warrior? This Gope Samtani produced, Indonesian action film contains everything a cult cinema fan requires for a genuinely entertaining viewing experience including fantasy, martial arts Continue reading »
HK DVD Release
When unborn fetuses meet with premature termination, their spirits are unable to reincarnate and they’re forced to wander our plain of existence as vicious ghosts.
I wish I could give you more but Womb Ghosts was a mess and incredibly skimpy on any real plot or story. The basics involve a cruel practitioner of Buddhist black magic, his trampy daughter, her sleazy, married boyfriend, his mentally-unstable wife and some other girl who seemed to really have nothing to do with this film. I think. I’m not sure. What the hell was this all about damn it?!! I can already hear the excuses now, “Well it’s a cultural thing you see blah blah blah…” No Continue reading »
Japanese DVD Release
When it comes to low budget filmmaking, the Japanese have hit upon an almost fool proof way to strike up some online buzz and secure themselves stateside distribution. You need a few simple, yet highly effective, ingredients: hot, young jail bait in uniforms, outrageous villains and over-the-top blood and gore. If you have these three things, no matter how non-existent your writing talent or budget is, you will succeed where thousands of American low budget films fail. One such example of this startlingly simple knock-out combo, though it hasn’t been picked up here yet, is Onechanbara: The Movie – vorteX (Chanbara Beauty 2: Vortex).
The first Onechanbara film, released by Continue reading »
As bad as the first!
I know, I know, I asked for it right? What can I say, I’m like a dog and its vomit! I just couldn’t help myself, I needed to watch 3.2 after the train wreck that was 3.1. I said I wouldn’t but I did. For some strange reason I convinced myself that everything was going to tie together nicely and I’d be able to justify purchasing both films. Unfortunately spending one single dime on these films would be one dime too many.
The tale of Buppha and mini-Buppha continues though this time there’s less comedy. Course, there’s not much story either. Assuming of course you feel there was any in 3.1 to begin with. Continue reading »
