{"title":"January 2026 New Releases","description":"\u003cp\u003eEast Asian cinema bluray releases in the UK in January 2026\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"blood-of-revenge-blu-ray-limited-edition-version","title":"Blood of Revenge (blu ray) Limited Edition version","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlood of Revenge (1965) directed by Tai Kato\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOsaka, 1907. The upstart Hoshino gang tries to assassinate the boss of the Kiyatatsu syndicate, who are in charge of the construction business. The attempt fails but sets in motion a spiral of violence, as the Hoshino sabotage building sites and kill a junior Kiyatatsu member.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the old boss dies of his wounds, senior lieutenant Kikuchi (Koji Tsuruta,\u003cspan\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.terracottadistribution.com\/products\/big-time-gambling-boss-blu-ray-standard-edition\" title=\"big time gambling boss bluray terracotta distribution store\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBIG TIME GAMBLING BOSS\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e) decides to take on the Hoshino gang alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDirector Tai Kato’s first yakuza film is a feast for the eyes, with bold set design, vivid colours and daring shot compositions bringing to life a timeless tale of honour and vengeance. Co-written by\u003cspan\u003e RED PEONY GAMBLER \u003c\/span\u003ecreator Norifumi Suzuki and featuring a stunning central performance from Tsuruta, this is one of the finest of Toei’s classic “chivalrous” yakuza films.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Radiance Films","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55820523602299,"sku":"RAD153BDLE","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0075\/3926\/1492\/files\/blood_of_revenge_bluray.webp?v=1759920531"},{"product_id":"king-of-beggars-bluray-limited-edition-slipcase-version","title":"King of Beggars (bluray) Limited Edition slipcase version","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the dawn of the 1990s, following a decade in which Hong Kong martial arts cinema was dominated by Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung, a new superstar emerged: Stephen Chow. Chow rose to fame as the star of both the \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"FIGHT BACK TO SCHOOL bluray Terracotta Distribution store\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.terracottadistribution.com\/products\/fight-back-to-school-blu-ray-standard-edition?\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFIGHT BACK TO SCHOOL\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"ROYAL TRAMP bluray Terracotta Distribution store\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.terracottadistribution.com\/products\/the-royal-tramp-collection-blu-ray-limited-edition-slipcase-version\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eROYAL TRAMP \u003c\/a\u003eseries and \u003cem\u003eKing of Beggars\u003c\/em\u003e – a comedic take on the story of famed martial artist and folk hero So Chan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo Chan (Chow) is a naturally gifted martial artist – but lazy, unmotivated and spoiled by his wealthy parents. He is forced to make something of himself when he falls in love with Yu Shang (Sharla Cheung), a prostitute who agrees to marry him on one condition: that he enters and wins the upcoming imperial martial arts tournament. So Chan only hopes to win Yu Shang’s hand in marriage, but entering the competition soon leads him to become embroiled in a bitter feud between the famed Beggar Clan and a corrupt government official, Chiu Mo-kei (Norman Tsui).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beloved character previously played by the likes of Yuen Siu-tien, Lau Kar-leung, Philip Kwok, Chow Yun-fat and Gordon Liu, So Chan – popularly known as Beggar So – was a legendary master of drunken boxing who lived during the late Qing dynasty, vividly brought to life in KING OF BEGGARS\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eby a star on the rise in Stephen Chow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited Edition 2,000 copies.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eureka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55865084281211,"sku":"EKA70612","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0075\/3926\/1492\/files\/king_of_beggars_1992_bluray.jpg?v=1761232768"},{"product_id":"cloud-and-charisma-two-films-by-kiyoshi-kurosawa-blu-ray-limited-edition-slipcase-version","title":"Cloud and Charisma: Two Films by Kiyoshi Kurosawa (blu ray) Limited Edition slipcase version","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA revered auteur noted for his deliberate pacing and haunting, methodical style, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.terracottadistribution.com\/collections\/kiyoshi-kurosawa-films\" title=\"A list of the best Kiyoshi Kurosawa films\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKiyoshi Kurosawa\u003c\/a\u003e is the celebrated filmmaker behind a string of modern classics, including \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.terracottadistribution.com\/products\/cure-blu-ray\" title=\"CURE bluray Kiyoshi Kurosawa on the Terracotta Distribution store\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCURE\u003c\/a\u003e, PULSE, TOKYO SONATA and CREEEPY. Collected here are two more great works by this master of psychological cinema: CHARISMA\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eand CLOUD.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCHARISMA follows Goro Yabuike (Koji Yakusho, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.terracottadistribution.com\/products\/the-eel-blu-ray-limited-edition\" title=\"the eel koji yakusho bluray on the Terracotta Distribution store\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTHE EEL\u003c\/a\u003e), an overworked police officer who leaves his job behind after he fails to resolve a hostage situation, resulting in the deaths of both a high-profile politician and his captor. Reeling from this incident, he seeks solitude in a mountain forest, where he finds himself at the centre of a conflict over an enigmatic tree that the locals have named “Charisma.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn CLOUD, factory worker Ryosuke Yoshii (Masaki Suda, WILDERNESS) quits his job to pursue a new career as an unscrupulous online reseller, becoming increasingly ruthless as he turns a profit from desperate customers. Eventually, though, those customers have had enough of being ripped off by Yoshii – and go looking for him to exact their revenge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade 25 years apart, CHARISMA and CLOUD illustrate the singular vision of one of Japan’s most talented working filmmakers. Following previous releases of \u003cem\u003eTokyo Sonata\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJourney to the Shore\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCure \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eCreepy\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003eMasters of Cinema\u003c\/strong\u003e series is proud to present two more of Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s films on Blu-ray, both making their debuts on UK home video.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited Edition 2,000 copies.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eureka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55865099911547,"sku":"EKA70613","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0075\/3926\/1492\/files\/cloud_charisma_kiyoshi_kurosawa.jpg?v=1761232764"},{"product_id":"the-delightful-forest-bluray-limited-edition-slipcase-version","title":"The Delightful Forest (bluray) Limited Edition slipcase version","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHE DELIGHTFUL FOREST (1972) directed by martial arts master \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.terracottadistribution.com\/collections\/chang-cheh\" title=\"List of the best Chang Cheh films on the Terracotta Distribution store\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChang Cheh\u003c\/a\u003e and co-director Pao Hsueh-li.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHE DELIGHFUL FOREST (快活林) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a ferocious Shaw Brothers tale of honour, vengeance, and explosive retribution. After being imprisoned for avenging his family's disgrace, legendary hero Wu Sung (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.terracottadistribution.com\/search?q=ti+lung\" title=\"List of the best Ti Lung films on the Terracotta Distribution store\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTi Lung\u003c\/a\u003e) befriends a compassionate prison officer who spares him from certain death.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen a corrupt thug known as \"Door God\" seizes his friend's tavern, Wu vows to repay his debt - and restore justice - the only way he knows how: through unstoppable, bone-crunching combat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrimming with Chang Cheh's trademark intensity, Ni Kuang's sharp storytelling, and stunning action choreography by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.terracottadistribution.com\/search?q=lau+kar+leung\" title=\"List of the best Lau Kar Leung movies on the Terracotta Distribution store\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLau Kar-Leung\u003c\/a\u003e, THE DELIGHTFUL FOREST delivers heroic bloodshed, loyalty, and pure Shaw Brothers spectacle at its finest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"88FILMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55904081543547,"sku":"88FB763","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0075\/3926\/1492\/files\/the_delightful_forest_1972_chang_cheh_bluray_terracotta_distribution.webp?v=1762545298"},{"product_id":"secret-service-of-the-imperial-court-bluray-limited-edition","title":"Secret Service of the Imperial Court (bluray) Limited Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eSECRET SERVICE OF THE IMPERIAL COURT (1984) directed by Tony Lou Chun Ku.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the Ming Dynasty, the Emperor's elite Chin Yi Secret Service was created to crush rebellion - but under the corrupt rule of Eunuch Wang Chun (Lau Wing), it has become a weapon of tyranny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLoyal captain Chao Pu-Fan (Bryan \"Beardy\" Leung Kar Yan) faithfully carries out brutal orders until he realises he's merely a pawn in Wang's reign of terror. When he defies the command to murder innocents, Pu-Fan becomes the hunted, forced to fight his own family and the empire itself to reclaim his honour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked with breath-taking martial arts, political intrigue, and tragic heroism, SECRET SERVICE OF THE IMPERIAL COURT (錦衣衛) stands as one of Shaw Brothers' most gripping and emotionally charged epics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"88FILMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55904092094843,"sku":"88FB762","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0075\/3926\/1492\/files\/secret_service_of_the_imperial_court_bluray_a7e14cb9-c027-4b9d-b498-d5e1482d8a21.webp?v=1762545302"},{"product_id":"on-the-run-blu-ray-limited-edition-slipcase-version","title":"On The Run (blu ray) Limited Edition slipcase version","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eON THE RUN (1988) an 88Films blu ray reissue with new artwork and slipcase.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eON THE RUN (亡命鴛鴦)  is an 80s Hong Kong action noir film starring Yuen Biao as a police officer trying to solve his wife's murder, in a city where no one, not even your closest friends, can be trusted, and everyone is potentially corrupt and on the wrong side.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eFull of savage action (the opening scene starts with a brutal murder in a restaurant) Yuen Biao takes a different turn to his action comedy roles (when he stars with Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung), and plays a serious cop in this gritty police action film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith Hong Kong as a neon-noir backdrop, the race is on to follow the trail and find his wife's killer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExtras and special features TBC at this stage.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"88FILMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55904096354683,"sku":"88FB792","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0075\/3926\/1492\/files\/on_the_run_limited_edition_88films_terracotta_distribution.webp?v=1762545293"},{"product_id":"yi-yi-4kuhd-criterion-collection","title":"Yi Yi (4KUHD \u0026 bluray dual formay) Criterion Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003eYI YI (2000), directed by Edward Yang two-disc dual format 4KUHD and bluray (Region B) release from The Criterion Collection, spine #339.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA poignant, multi-generational portrait of a Taipei family navigating life's quiet struggles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdward Yang's masterpiece follows NJ, his wife Min-Min, their teenage daughter Ting-Ting, and young son Yang-Yang as they confront love, regret, and existential uncertainty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough intimate vignettes, YI YI captures the beauty and melancholy of ordinary moments, offering a profound reflection on family and modern life. Widely regarded as one of the greatest films of the 21st century, \u003cstrong\u003eEdward Yang's YI YI \u003c\/strong\u003eis a cinematic meditation on the complexities of human connection and the passage of time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Criterion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56032725729659,"sku":"CC3763UHDBDUK","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0075\/3926\/1492\/files\/YI_YI_EDWARD_YANG_4KUHD_criterion.jpg?v=1769105560"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.terracottadistribution.com\/collections\/january-2026-new-releases.oembed","provider":"TerracottaDistribution","version":"1.0","type":"link"}