The Asian Blu-ray Guide lists Asian films from Hong Kong, China, Korea, Japan and Thailand as well as Anime series and movies that have been released (or are available for preorder) on Blu-ray Disc. Currently the guide covers 4396 discs from countries all around the world, making it the most comprehensive and hopefully the most useful source for Asian entertainment on Blu-ray Disc.
All information about the listed releases haven been gathered from message boards, news sites and retailers across the net or have been contributed by kind visitors.

If you have further information about released (or announced) titles from Asia, region codes or got any suggestions, please feel free to contact me so this Guide can grow.

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[Battle Royale] Anchor Bay wants you to kill your friends...

Posted on January 18, 2012 at 22:18 by Ulrik 1 commentTweet this

I added these two discs some time ago to the database, but since the great cover artwork has only been revealed some days ago, I thought I should highlight the upcoming US Blu-ray Disc releases of Battle Royale on the front page as well.
Anchor Bay will release two edition of Kinji Fukasaku's cult hit Battle Royale on March 20th. The single-disc regular edition comes with the director's cut version of the first film while the Complete Collection will include both versions of Battle Royale, the director's cut of Battle Royale: Requiem plus several bonus features on four discs. The converted 3D version of the original film is still only available in Japan and Germany (Thanks for the heads-up, Martin) withouth English subtitles...



Tags: battle royale, anchor bay, kinji fukasaku

[1911 Revolution] Jackie Chan will start a Revolution

Posted on October 25, 2011 at 11:37 by Ulrik 0 commentsTweet this

Well Go USA announced to release Jackie Chan's 100th film 1911 (aka 1911 Xinhai Revolution) on Blu-ray Disc on January 31, 2012. Directed by Li Zhang (director of photography for John Woo's Red Cliff series) and Chan himself, the historical drama starring Jackie Chan, his son Jaycee Chan, Bingbing Li and Winston Chao tells of the founding of the Republic of China.
Check out the US trailer and official synopsis below:

At the beginning of the 20th century, China is in a state of crisis. The country is split into warring factions, the citizens are starving, and recent political reforms have made matters worse, not better. The ruling Qing Dynasty, led by a seven-year-old emperor and his ruthless mother, Empress Dowager Longyu (Joan Chen), is completely out of touch after 250 years of unquestioned power. With ordinary citizens beginning to revolt openly, the Qing Dynasty has created a powerful, modern army (the “New Army”) to quash any rebellion. But weapons are expensive, and desperate for cash, the Qing leaders are trading anything they can get their hands on with foreign countries… and selling China.

Tags: 1911, revolution, jackie chan, wellgo, china, usa

Masters of Cinema regarding Region Codes

Posted on August 30, 2011 at 11:17 by Ulrik 12 commentsTweet this

This is what the region lock screen of Eureka Entertainment/Masters of Cinema's Harakiri (Seppuku) UK BD release looks like. What a bloody way to make a statement...




[via The Digital Fix]

Tags: eureka entertainment, masters of cinema, harakiri

[5 Centimeters per Second] Global Edition with English Subtitles

Posted on August 22, 2011 at 14:28 by Ulrik 5 commentsTweet this

Probably because Western distributors (I'm looking at you, Manga Entertainment UK!) just can't find the time to release Makoto Shinkai's 5 Centimeters per Second anime on Blu-ray Disc with English subtitles, the Japanese distributor CoMix Wave decided to re-release the film on his own on November 18th. The "Global Edition" Blu-ray Disc will not only include the main feature, but also Shinkai's Voices of a Distant Star and his 5 minutes short film She and Her Cat. 5 Centimeters per Seconds will come with Japanese and English audio plus Japanese, English, German, Spanish, Italian, Portugese, Korean, Chinese, Thai, Indonesian and Arabic subtitles. Voices of a Distant Star will have Japanese and English audio with English subtitles. She and Her Cat plus all bonus material will be English subtitled.
[via Can you Moe?, WTK & AnimeOnBlu]

Tags: 5 centimeters per second, voices of a distant star, makoto shinkai, comix wave

Tales from Earthsea, Howl's Moving Castle and Ponyo to hit BD in November

Posted on August 15, 2011 at 07:37 by Ulrik 2 commentsTweet this

Studio Ghibli is about to start a massive assault on the credit card accounts of HD anime lovers on November 16th. Together with Disney Home Entertainment, the studio will release three of their titles on Blu-ray Disc in Japan.
While Hayao Miyazaki's Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea is already available on Blu-ray Disc since 2009 and will only be re-released to match the package of the current Studio Ghibli BD releases, his 2004 feature Howl's Moving Castle has never been available in high definition except for one obscure Mexican release. Judging from the screenshots taken from the Joe Hisaishi in Budokan - Miyazaki Anime to Tomo ni Ayunda 25 Nenkan Blu-ray Disc this should be a real treat!
Hayao's son Goro Miyazaki will get the chance to show off Tales from Earthsea (Gdo Senki), his first feature for the studio. All three discs will include English subtitles and English audio. French, Italian, German, Korean and Chinese language options are also available on some of the releases.




Howl's Moving Castle - Tales from Earthsea - Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea


[via Can you Moe? & WTK]

Tags: studio ghibli, ghibli, hayao miyazaki, goro miyazaki, howls moving castle, tales from earthsea, ponyo

[Hoshi o Ou Kodomo (Children who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below)] Lost Voices with English Subtitles

Posted on August 11, 2011 at 22:27 by Ulrik 0 commentsTweet this

A few hours after my little rant on Facebook about the lack of English subtitled Japanese Blu-ray Disc releases of interesting anime series and movies, Can you Moe? reports the following:
The latest work of director Makoto 'The next Hayao Miyazaki'Shinkai (5 Centimeters Per Second, The Place Promised in Our Early Days and Voices of a Distant Star), Hoshi o Ou Kodomo: Children who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below will be released with English (plus Japanese and Chinese) subtitles in Japan on November 25th.
A Regular and a Limited Edition are already listed at several retailers. The limited edition will include a special features disc and several bonus items like a film strip, a comic, an image board collection and a booklet.


[via WTK & Can you Moe?]

Tags: children who chase lost voices, makoto shinkai, anime, japan

Pray for A Better Tomorrow in August

Posted on July 30, 2011 at 09:22 by Ulrik 6 commentsTweet this

While the 2010 South Korean remake is already available in high definition for some time now, Kam & Ronson finally decided to release all three parts of John Woo and Tsui Hark's HK classic A Better Tomorrow series on Blu-ray Disc. All three films will be released in Hong Kong on August 5th and will probably be locked to Region A.
I really hope K&M will use better material for these films than they did for their Police Story and Once Upon A Time in China releases, but knowing K&M they probably won't or can't...




Tags: better tomorrow, john woo, tsui hark, hong kong

Asian Blu-ray Guide on Facebook

Posted on July 22, 2011 at 13:23 by Ulrik 0 commentsTweet this

If you're wondering about the recent lack of updates on the main site, you should check out the official Asian Blu-ray Guide Facebook page. I'm updating the page several times a day with news bits, bargains and other tidbits. So head over there and give it a thumbs up!



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