Lots of great titles in the latest batch of releases, including a few that I had no idea were coming out. I knew we'd get an official English subtitled version of Space Battleship Yamato at some point (Takuya Kimura, Meisa Kuroki), but I totally wasn't expecting to get 1778 Stories of Me & My Wife (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Yuko Takeuchi). Both movies are ( Read more... )

Some really solid titles hit retail shelves over the last couple weeks, including the U.S. release of Takashi Miike's 13 Assassins (heads up to any SMAP or Goro Inagaki fans) and Hong Kong Film Award winner Gallants - both of which I highly recommend picking up. The first official English-subbed release of Norwegian Wood finally arrived via Hong ( Read more... )

I'm way behind on these "new release" posts, but hopefully, I'll be able to keep up a little bit better from now on. The below is far from all inclusive, but I tried to include as many of the biggest releases from April, May, and June as I could. Some are titles I've been psyched about for quite a while (Goemon, Drop, Mischievous Kiss, Ip Man 2), ( Read more... )

Much to my joy (and my wallet's dismay), January was packed with Asian DVD and BD releases! Those who were like me and saddened (though not at all surprised) to see that the Japanese editions of Kokuhaku (a.k.a. Confessions) didn't include subtitles, need shed tears no longer. The English-subbed, Hong Kong Region 3 DVD is available now and my ( Read more... )

There haven't been too many recent Region 1 English-subbed releases, though MatsuKen's Kamui Gaiden and Choi Ji Woo's K-drama Celebrity Sweetheart both landed this past December. Regions 2 and 3, however, have seen a ton of awesome new DVDs and BDs from pretty much every genre.

Looking for a Toma Ikuta fix? The Seaside Motel landed on Japanese ( Read more... )

There've been so many awesome DVD releases in the last couple weeks!

If you're a Kenichi Matsuyama fan, you're in luck. Detroit Metal City is finally getting a Region 1 DVD release! That's right - you can watch MatsuKen sport both a weirdly endearing mushroom cut and death metal makeup all while navigating a relationship with Rosa Kato (I love ( Read more... )

There haven't been too many English-subbed recent releases these last few weeks, but I've finally got a couple big picks for you!

Last week, Mao Inoue's My Darling Is a Foreigner finally hit Japanese Region 2 DVD, and this week, you can pick up Assault Girls in North America on either DVD or Blu-ray ( Read more... )

There's not a ton landing in the U.S. this week, but there are some pretty intriguing titles hitting DVD in Region 3. The title that most caught my eye was Cafe Seoul, a joint Korean/Japanese film starring Kim Jeong Hoon (Palace / Goong), Takumi Saitoh (Boys Love), and Kim Dong Wook (Coffee Prince). It has a bit of a foodie vibe, which always ( Read more... )

It seems that August was a banner month for awesome DVD and Blu-ray releases, regardless of region. Some of the month's offerings include Lee Byung Hun's The Good, The Bad, The Weird, which landed in North America on both DVD and Blu-ray, along with a new collection of early Kurosawa films. Kamui with real-life couple Kenichi Matsuyama and Koyuki ( Read more... )

Since I missed posting the new releases last week, I decided to do a massive two week new release post, and boy is it packed full of awesomeness. From DVDs to CDs, there really should be something for everyone regardless of what region you're in.

In Region 1, the critically lauded K-movie Mother (starring Won Bin) lands on both DVD and Blu-ray as ( Read more... )