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Reviews, news and features on Asian cinema since 1999, from Hong Kong classics to the latest from China, Japan and Korea. fareastfilms.com

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Blooded Treasury Fight (1979) Review #BloodedTreasuryFight #血肉磨坊 #HongKongFilm #Review #PaoHsuehLi #DavidChiang #TanTaoLiang #MichaelChanWaiMan #WongChung #AndrewSaroch

fareastfilms.comBlooded Treasury Fight (1979) Review | Far East Films‘Blooded Treasury Fight’ is saddled with the most awkward title of the director’s canon, but it might be among his very best.

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Trailer: ‘Angel in White’ #AngelInWhite #白衣逆行者 #ChineseFilm #Trailer #HermanYau #AndyLau #YangZishan #QinHailu #YuAilei

fareastfilms.comTrailer: ‘Angel in White’ | Far East Films‘Angel in White’ (白衣逆行者) is a 2026 Chinese drama directed by Herman Yau.

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4K UHD & Blu-ray release: ‘Memoirs of a Geisha’ #MemoirsOfAGeisha #4KUHD #BluRay #RobMarshall #ZhangZiyi #GongLi #MichelleYeoh #KenWatanabe @sonypicturestv.bsky.social

fareastfilms.com4K UHD & Blu-ray release: ‘Memoirs of a Geisha’ | Far East FilmsSony Pictures Home Entertainment will release ‘Memoirs of a Geisha’ (2005) on 4K UHD and Blu-ray in the UK on 10 November 2026.

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Trailer: ‘Live Long’ #LiveLong #活久久 #ChineseFilm #Trailer #TonyChan #ZhangYifan #LeonChan #LinYongjian #GuoKeyu

fareastfilms.comTrailer: ‘Live Long’ | Far East Films‘Live Long’ (活久久) is a 2026 Chinese romantic drama written and directed by Tony Chan.

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Chinese Heroes (2001) Review #ChineseHeroes #魔忍狂刀 #HongKongFilm #Review #DouglasKung #MaxZhangJin #LeilaTong #ChinKaLok #KenWong #AndrewSkeates

fareastfilms.comChinese Heroes (2001) Review | Far East Films‘Chinese Heroes’ is mostly fun while it lasts and probably more enjoyable for those looking for a light dose of martial arts action.

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Blu-ray release: ‘Hope’ #Hope #호프 #SouthKoreanFilm #BluRay #NaHongJin #HwangJungMin #ZoInSung #Hoyeon #MichaelFassbender

fareastfilms.comBlu-ray release: ‘Hope’ | Far East FilmsNEON will release ‘Hope’ (2026) on Blu-ray in the UK on 22 December 2026.

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Trailer: ‘Raging Tiger’ #RagingTiger #愤怒的老虎 #ChineseFilm #Trailer #LiRui #ZhuZhengting #JiangMengjie #LuHuang #HuBaosen

fareastfilms.comTrailer: ‘Raging Tiger’ | Far East Films‘Raging Tiger’ (愤怒的老虎) is a 2026 Chinese crime thriller written and directed by Li Rui.

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Blu-ray & DVD release: ‘Take Out’ #TakeOut #BluRay #DVD #SeanBaker #ShihChingTsou #CharlesJang #JengHuaYu #WangThyeLee #JustinWan

fareastfilms.comBlu-ray & DVD release: ‘Take Out’ | Far East FilmsDeltamac will release ‘Take Out’ (2004) on Blu-ray and DVD in Taiwan on 23 October 2026.

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Trailer: ‘No Escape’ #NoEscape #民宿惊魂 #ChineseFilm #Trailer #SongXiaojun #HuLianxin #GaoWeiman #JustinChiang

fareastfilms.comTrailer: ‘No Escape’ | Far East Films‘No Escape’ (民宿惊魂) is a 2026 Chinese horror thriller written and directed by Song Xiaojun.

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Blu-ray & DVD release: ‘Never After Dark’ #NeverAfterDark #ネバーアフターダーク #JapaneseFilm #BluRay #DVD #DaveBoyle #MoekaHoshi #KurumiInagaki #KentoKaku #TaeKimura

fareastfilms.comBlu-ray & DVD release: ‘Never After Dark’ | Far East FilmsMagnolia Home Entertainment will release ‘Never After Dark’ (2026) on Blu-ray and DVD in USA on 15 December 2026.

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Trailer: ‘LEONIDAS’ #LEONIDAS #JapaneseFilm #Trailer #JunkiTachibana #WataruMonma #RinNagata #OnNakano #Moctar

fareastfilms.comTrailer: ‘LEONIDAS’ | Far East Films‘LEONIDAS’ is a 2026 Japanese drama directed by Junki Tachibana.

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4K UHD, Blu-ray & DVD release: ‘Colony’ #Colony #군체 #SouthKoreanFilm #4KUHD #BluRay #DVD #YeonSangHo #JunJiHyun #KooKyoHwan #JiChangWook #ShinHyunBin @wellgousa.bsky.social

fareastfilms.com4K UHD, Blu-ray & DVD release: ‘Colony’ | Far East FilmsWell Go USA will release the 2026 South Korean zombie horror thriller ‘Colony’ (군체) on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD in the US on December 15, 2026.

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Trailer: ‘The Enka Road Begins’ #TheEnkaRoadBegins #演歌の坂道 #JapaneseFilm #Trailer #JackieWoo #MidoriOka #MayoKawasaki #Akira100 #MinakoTanaka

fareastfilms.comTrailer: ‘The Enka Road Begins’ | Far East Films‘The Enka Road Begins’ (演歌の坂道) is a 2026 Japanese drama directed by Jackie Woo.

Shinobi no Mono: Band of Assassins (1962) Review #ShinobiNoMonoBandOfAssassins #忍びの者 #JapaneseFilm #Review #SatsuoYamamoto #RaizoIchikawa #ShihoFujimura #YunosukeIto #KatsuhikoKobayashi #AndrewSaroch

fareastfilms.comShinobi no Mono: Band of Assassins (1962) Review | Far East FilmsThe stealthy tactics are there, as are the wraith-like qualities, but this is a much more grounded view of the ninja, and that is to its benefit.

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4K UHD & Blu-ray release: ‘Pedicab Driver’ #PedicabDriver #群龍戲鳳 #HongKongFilm #4KUHD #BluRay #SammoHung #NinaLiChi #MaxMok #LowellLo #MangHoi @arrowvideo.bsky.social

fareastfilms.com4K UHD & Blu-ray release: ‘Pedicab Driver’ | Far East FilmsArrow Films will release the 1989 Hong Kong action comedy ‘Pedicab Driver’ (群龍戲鳳) on Limited Edition 4K UHD and Blu-ray in the UK on December 14, 2026.

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Trailer: ‘Get Undressed’ #GetUndressed #呪区 #JapaneseFilm #Trailer #SeijiChiba #YuriMinamino #YuaTsutsui #AsukaShibu #TomokaYonezawa

fareastfilms.comTrailer: ‘Get Undressed’ | Far East Films‘Get Undressed’ (呪区) is a 2026 Japanese horror film written and directed by Seiji Chiba.

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4K UHD & Blu-ray release: ‘Ghost in the Shell’ #GhostInTheShell #攻殻機動隊 #JapaneseFilm #4KUHD #BluRay #MamoruOshii #AtsukoTanaka #AkioOtsuka #KoichiYamadera #TamioOki @crunchyroll.com

fareastfilms.com4K UHD & Blu-ray release: ‘Ghost in the Shell’ | Far East FilmsCrunchyroll will release the 1995 Japanese science-fiction anime ‘Ghost in the Shell’ (攻殻機動隊) on 4K UHD and Blu-ray in a Limited SteelBook Edition in the UK on November 30, 2026.

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Trailer: ‘Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend’ #RascalDoesNotDreamOfADearFriend #青春ブタ野郎はディアフレンドの夢を見ない #JapaneseFilm #Trailer #SoichiMasui #KaitoIshikawa #AsamiSeto #SoraAmamiya #AyaYamane

fareastfilms.comTrailer: ‘Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend’ | Far East Films‘Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend’ (青春ブタ野郎はディアフレンドの夢を見ない) is a 2026 Japanese animated fantasy directed by Soichi Masui.

Theatrical release: ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ #GodzillaMinusZero #ゴジラ-00 #JapaneseFilm #TheatricalRelease #TakashiYamazaki #RyunosukeKamiki #MinamiHamabe #MinTanaka #JunKunimura @alltheanime.com

fareastfilms.comTheatrical release: ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ | Far East FilmsAnime Limited and TOHO Global will release the 2026 Japanese kaiju film ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ (ゴジラ-0.0) in UK and Irish cinemas on November 6, 2026, with IMAX previews from November 3.

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Trailer: ‘mentor’ #mentor #JapaneseFilm #Trailer #KeisukeYoshida #HayatoIsomura #SeiyaSuezawa #GoAyano

fareastfilms.comTrailer: ‘mentor’ | Far East Films‘mentor’ is a 2026 Japanese drama written and directed by Keisuke Yoshida.

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Blu-ray release: ‘Final Victory’ #FinalVictory #最後勝利 #HongKongFilm #BluRay #PatrickTamKarMing #EricTsang #RachelLee #MargaretLee #TsuiHark @88films.bsky.social

fareastfilms.comBlu-ray release: ‘Final Victory’ | Far East Films88 Films will release the 1987 Hong Kong crime drama ‘Final Victory’ (最後勝利) on Blu-ray in the UK in December 2026 and the US on January 5, 2027.

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Trailer: ‘Children Untold’ #ChildrenUntold #わたしの知らない子どもたち #JapaneseFilm #Trailer #MiwaNishikawa #AmiKoyae #FumiNikaido #RyotaBando #KaitoSakurai

fareastfilms.comTrailer: ‘Children Untold’ | Far East Films‘Children Untold’ (わたしの知らない子どもたち) is a 2026 Japanese drama written and directed by Miwa Nishikawa.

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Blu-ray release: ‘The Dragon Tamers’ #TheDragonTamers #女子跆拳群英會 #HongKongFilm #BluRay #JohnWoo #JamesTien #CarterWong #KimChangSook #JiHanJae @88films.bsky.social

fareastfilms.comBlu-ray release: ‘The Dragon Tamers’ | Far East Films88 Films will release the 1975 Hong Kong martial arts film ‘The Dragon Tamers’ (女子跆拳群英會) on Blu-ray in the UK in December 2026 and the US on January 5, 2027.

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Trailer: ‘You, Like a Star’ #YouLikeAStar #汝星のごとく #JapaneseFilm #Trailer #MichihitoFujii #RyuseiYokohama #SuzuHirose #HokutoMatsumura #AnneNakamura

fareastfilms.comTrailer: ‘You, Like a Star’ | Far East Films‘You, Like a Star’ (汝、星のごとく) is a 2026 Japanese romantic drama directed by Michihito Fujii.

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Blu-ray release: ‘The Young Dragons’ #TheYoungDragons #鐵漢柔情 #HongKongFilm #BluRay #JohnWoo #TannyTienNi #HenryYuYung #HuChin #ChengLei @88films.bsky.social

fareastfilms.comBlu-ray release: ‘The Young Dragons’ | Far East Films88 Films will release the 1974 Hong Kong action film ‘The Young Dragons’ (鐵漢柔情) on Blu-ray in the UK in December 2026 and the US on January 5, 2027.

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Trailer: ‘Woman Who Sold Her Shadow’ #WomanWhoSoldHerShadow #影を売る女 #JapaneseFilm #Trailer #HiroshiAkabane #NaoHasegawa #RyoAoki #HiroakiTanaka #YoshimiAshikawa

fareastfilms.comTrailer: ‘Woman Who Sold Her Shadow’ | Far East Films‘Woman Who Sold Her Shadow’ (影を売る女) is a 2026 Japanese drama directed by Hiroshi Akabane.

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Theatrical release: ‘Traces of Justice’ #TracesOfJustice #神探之痕迹 #ChineseFilm #TheatricalRelease #ChenSicheng #ZhangYi #MaLi #ChenMinghao #KarryWang #FanChengcheng

fareastfilms.comTheatrical release: ‘Traces of Justice’ | Far East FilmsTrinity CineAsia will release the 2026 Chinese crime drama ‘Traces of Justice’ (神探之痕迹) in UK and Irish cinemas on October 30, 2026, with previews from October 17.

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Trailer: ‘A Distant Neighborhood’ #ADistantNeighborhood #遥かな町へ #JapaneseFilm #Trailer #YoshinariNishikori #RyoheiOtani #ToriOikawa #MomokoIsotani #NahoToda

fareastfilms.comTrailer: ‘A Distant Neighborhood’ | Far East Films‘A Distant Neighborhood’ (遥かな町へ) is a 2026 Japanese drama written and directed by Yoshinari Nishikori.

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4K UHD & Blu-ray release: ‘Fearless Hyena’ #FearlessHyena #笑拳怪招 #HongKongFilm #4KUHD #BluRay #JackieChan #JamesTien #YenShiKwan #LeeKwan @88films.bsky.social

fareastfilms.com4K UHD & Blu-ray release: ‘Fearless Hyena’ | Far East Films88 Films will release the 1979 Hong Kong kung fu comedy ‘Fearless Hyena’ (笑拳怪招) on 4K UHD and Blu-ray in the UK in December 2026.

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Trailer: ‘To You in the Beyond’ #ToYouInTheBeyond #どこよりも遠い場所にいる君へ #JapaneseFilm #Anime #Trailer #JunichiWada #HiiroIshibashi #AnnaNagase #ShimbaTsuchiya

fareastfilms.comTrailer: ‘To You in the Beyond’ | Far East Films‘To You in the Beyond’ (どこよりも遠い場所にいる君へ) is a 2026 Japanese animated coming-of-age drama directed by Junichi Wada.

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Mortal Kombat II (2026) Review #MortalKombatII #Review #SimonMcQuoid #AdelineRudolph #KarlUrban #MartynFord #TatiGabrielle #JessicaMcNamee #AndrewSkeates

fareastfilms.comMortal Kombat II (2026) Review | Far East FilmsAn improvement over Part 1, ‘Mortal Kombat II’ leans into its violently over-the-top video game origins to (mostly) deliver a big budget, fast and fun fight flick.

Theatrical release: ‘Once Upon a Time in the Middle East’ #OnceUponATimeInTheMiddleEast #歡迎來龍餐館 #ChineseFilm #TheatricalRelease #WenMuye #ShenTeng #JiangQiming #OmarSherif #AarifLee @wellgousa.bsky.social

fareastfilms.comTheatrical release: ‘Once Upon a Time in the Middle East’ | Far East FilmsWell Go USA will release the 2026 Chinese war drama ‘Once Upon a Time in the Middle East’ (歡迎來龍餐館) in US and Canadian cinemas on October 9, 2026.

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Trailer: ‘Journey There’ #JourneyThere #흐르는여정 #SouthKoreanFilm #Trailer #KimJinYu #KimHyeOk #JustinHMin #ParkDaeHo #GongMinJung

fareastfilms.comTrailer: ‘Journey There’ | Far East Films‘Journey There’ (흐르는 여정) is a 2026 South Korean drama directed by Kim Jin-Yu.

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4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital release: ‘Colony’ #Colony #군체 #SouthKoreanFilm #4KUHD #BluRay #DVD #Digital #YeonSangHo #JunJiHyun #KooKyoHwan #JiChangWook #ShinHyunBin @studiocanal.com

fareastfilms.com4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital release: ‘Colony’ | Far East FilmsStudiocanal will release the 2026 South Korean zombie horror thriller ‘Colony’ (군체) on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital in the UK on September 28, 2026.

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Trailer: ‘Purple Swallow’ #PurpleSwallow #퍼플스왈로우 #SouthKoreanFilm #Trailer #ChoYoungGeun #ImYuWon #JungJaeYoon

fareastfilms.comTrailer: ‘Purple Swallow’ | Far East Films‘Purple Swallow’ (퍼플 스왈로우) is a 2025 South Korean fantasy drama written and directed by Cho Young-Geun.

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Theatrical release: ‘Tazza: The Song of Beelzebub’ #TazzaTheSongOfBeelzebub #타짜벨제붑의노래 #SouthKoreanFilm #TheatricalRelease #ChoiKookHee #ByunYoHan #RohJaeWon #AyakaMiyoshi #JoWooJin @wellgousa.bsky.social

fareastfilms.comTheatrical release: ‘Tazza: The Song of Beelzebub’ | Far East FilmsWell Go USA will release the 2026 South Korean crime drama ‘Tazza: The Song of Beelzebub’ (타짜: 벨제붑의 노래) in US cinemas on October 16, 2026.

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Trailer: ‘Reawakened Man’ #ReawakenedMan #부활남더레드 #SouthKoreanFilm #Trailer #BaekJongYeol #KooKyoHwan #ShinSeungHo #KangKiYoung #KimSiA

fareastfilms.comTrailer: ‘Reawakened Man’ | Far East Films‘Reawakened Man’ (부활남: 더 레드) is a 2026 South Korean action comedy directed by Baek Jong-Yeol.

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Blu-ray release: ‘Vampire Princess Miyu’ #VampirePrincessMiyu #吸血姫美夕 #Anime #OVA #BluRay #ToshihiroHirano #NaokoWatanabe #MamiKoyama #KanetoShiozawa #GorouNaya @animeigo.com

fareastfilms.comBlu-ray release: ‘Vampire Princess Miyu’ | Far East FilmsAnimEigo will release the 1988 Japanese horror anime ‘Vampire Princess Miyu’ (吸血姫美夕) on Blu-ray in the US on October 11, 2026.

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Trailer: ‘Forte’ #Forte #포르테 #SouthKoreanFilm #Trailer #KimboKim #ImChaeYoung #LeeJungEun #KimJaeHong #JoKyungChang

fareastfilms.comTrailer: ‘Forte’ | Far East Films‘Forte’ (포르테) is a 2026 South Korean horror mystery directed by Kimbo Kim.

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Unexpected Family (2026) Review #UnexpectedFamily #过家家 #ChineseFilm #Review #LiTaiyan #JackieChan #PengYuchang #ZhangJianing #PanBinlong #AndrewSaroch

fareastfilms.comUnexpected Family (2026) Review | Far East FilmsIt might not get the attention of something like ‘The Shadow’s Edge’, but ‘Unexpected Family’ is a heartfelt and ultimately moving story that deserves to be seen.

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4K UHD & Blu-ray release: ‘The Cinema of King Hu: Volume Two’ #KingHu #BluRay #4KUHD #TheValiantOnes #RainingInTheMountain #LegendOfTheMountain #TheWheelOfLife #AllTheKingsMen @imprintfilms.bsky.social

fareastfilms.com4K UHD & Blu-ray release: ‘The Cinema of King Hu: Volume Two’ | Far East FilmsImprint Films will release ‘The Cinema of King Hu: Volume Two’ on Limited Edition 4K UHD and Blu-ray in Australia on November 25, 2026.

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Trailer: ‘WHY, IF’ #WHYIF #와이프 #SouthKoreanFilm #Trailer #LeeSooSung #RyuTaeJoon #YeomSeungYi #ParkHyungGeun

fareastfilms.comTrailer: ‘WHY, IF’ | Far East Films‘WHY, IF’ (와이프) is a 2026 South Korean thriller directed by Lee Soo-Sung.

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Blu-ray, DVD & Digital release: ‘Back to the Past’ #BackToThePast #尋秦記 #HongKongFilm #BluRay #DVD #Digital #NgYuenFai #JackLai #LouisKoo #RaymondLam #JessicaHsuan #SonijaKwok @wellgousa.bsky.social

fareastfilms.comBlu-ray, DVD & Digital release: ‘Back to the Past’ | Far East FilmsWell Go USA will release the 2025 Hong Kong sci-fi action film ‘Back to the Past’ (尋秦記) on Digital in the US on October 13, followed by a Blu-ray and DVD release on November 10, 2026.

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Trailer: ‘Sunshine on the Road’ #SunshineOnTheRoad #가족여행 #SouthKoreanFilm #Trailer #JeongJongSeop #KimJungTae #LeeHwiHyang #SeoYoungHee #KimJungTae #NamKyungEup #HongJungMin

fareastfilms.comTrailer: ‘Sunshine on the Road’ | Far East Films‘Sunshine on the Road’ (가족여행) is a 2026 South Korean family drama co-directed by Jeong Jong-Seop and Kim Jung-Tae.

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