{"title":"August 2026 Releases","description":"\u003cp\u003eAugust 2026 Releases of East Asian cinema Blu-ray and 4K UHD in the UK. Available to buy on the Terracotta Distribution store.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ten-women-in-black-blu-ray-limited-edition","title":"Ten Women in Black (Blu-ray) Limited Edition","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e***Pre-order for release on 17th August 2026***\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePayment taken at checkout. Your order will ship closer to release date and when all titles are available (we don't part ship)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTEN WOMEN IN BLACK (a.k.a TEN DARK WOMEN) directed by Kon Ichikawa, limited edition Blu-ray release (3,000 copies only).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA television executive’s nine mistresses conspire with his wife to have him killed. When Miwako, one of the mistresses, tells him of the plot, he decides to fake his own death in front of them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe women panic and deny that they were ever serious about the murder, while Miwako even takes her own life in remorse. But when they find out the man is still alive, they put their original plan back into action.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGiven complete creative freedom, Kon Ichikawa made this dark satire, one of the undiscovered gems of Japan’s cinematic Golden Age. 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Your order will ship closer to release date and when all titles are available (we don't part ship)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThis OPERATION SCORPIO Blu-ray brings one of Golden Harvest's most underrated martial arts gems to high definition for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eSet in 1920s Hong Kong, OPERATION SCORPIO (1992) follows Yu Shu (Chin Kar Lok), a wide-eyed comic book fanatic who stumbles upon a sinister conspiracy — a corrupt police superintendent colluding with gangster Sonny Wang to run a brutal human trafficking ring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eAfter rescuing a young woman from their clutches, Yu Shu becomes a marked man. 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Your order will ship closer to release date and when all titles are available (we don't part ship)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA collection of rare Golden Harvest martial arts classics starring Angela Mao, the original Lady Kung Fu: The Angry River (1971), Stoner (1974), The Tournament (1974), The Himalayan (1976). Limited Edition 3-disc Blu-ray, 2,000 copies only, with slipcase and collector's book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the greatest action stars ever produced by the Hong Kong film industry, Angela Mao enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame in the 1970s following her leading roles in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.terracottadistribution.com\/products\/copy-of-angela-mao-hapkido-and-lady-whirlwind-blu-ray-limited-edition-slipcase\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"HAPKIDO, LADY WHIRLWIND\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHapkido\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLady Whirlwind\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/a\u003eand \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.terracottadistribution.com\/products\/when-taekwondo-strikes-blu-ray-standard-edition?\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WHEN TAEKWONDO STRIKES blu-ray\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen Taekwondo Strikes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, as well as her appearance alongside Bruce Lee in the breakout kung fu hit \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.terracottadistribution.com\/products\/enter-the-dragon-4k-uhd-with-special-edition-cut\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"ENTER THE DRAGON 4KUHD\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEnter the Dragon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollected here are four standout films produced during the first decade of her career:\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Angry River\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eStoner\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Tournament\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Himalayan\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Angry River \u003c\/em\u003e– the very first film produced by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.terracottadistribution.com\/collections\/golden-harvest-films\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"A List of golden harvest films\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eGolden Harvest \u003c\/a\u003e– Mao plays the daughter of a nobleman who is mortally wounded by the evil Lunar Sect. 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Your order will ship closer to release date and when all titles are available (we don't part ship)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLegendary director John Woo unites with three of Hong Kong’s most charismatic actors in Chow Yun-Fat, Cherie Chung and Leslie Cheung for Once a Thief, a rollicking blend of buddy comedy and heist movie with lashings of humour, and of course, Woo’s signature pulse-pounding action!\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur three stars play a debonair trio of international art thieves who grew up as orphaned Artful Dodgers on the streets of Hong Kong. Fresh from a successful heist in the sunny French Riviera, they set their sights on one last job: break into a heavily guarded fortress and steal a painting so valuable that it is said to be cursed. 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