New Releases From Eureka
Eureka is a label which continues to go from strength-to-strength, releasing some of the best titles in the Asian movie market at the moment. That's not to say the others aren't, but if this was an egg and spoon race, Eureka are winning.
Just look at these forthcoming titles. Hard to pick a favourite, so will pick 'em all.
Samurai Wolf
When Taekwondo Strikes
Queen of Kung Fu Angela Mao and King of Taekwondo Jhoon Rhee join forces in this action-packed Hong Kong classic!
In Japanese occupied Korea, resistance leader Lee (Rhee) is captured by the Japanese occupying forces. To rescue him, his pupil Jin (Carter Wong, The Skyhawk) must get help from a Hapkido expert (Mao). Together they fight their way through an army of Japanese villains played by a number of genre favourites including Hwang In-shik (Way of the Dragon), Kenji Kazama (The Streetfighter) and Sammo Hung (The Millionaires’ Express).
Kung Fu Cult Master
FEARLESS SHAOLIN
Four Shaolin kung fu action films directed by Joseph Kuo: SHAOLIN KUNG FU, THE SHAOLIN KIDS, 18 BRONZEMEN and THE RETURN OF THE 18 BRONZEMEN.
DEADLY MASTERS
Four kung fu action films directed by Joseph Kuo: THE 7 GRANDMASTERS, THE 36 DEADLY STYLES, THE WORLD OF DRUNKEN MASTER and THE OLD MASTER in a two-disc blu ray set.
THE ROYAL TRAMP
An epic two-part wuxia-comedy based on the writings of acclaimed Chinese novelist Jin Yong, the ROYAL TRAMP films star Stephen Chow as a cowardly bard who finds himself taking part in a real adventure when he is inducted into a sect of revolutionaries.
CASINO RADIERS
An early entry in the Hong Kong gambling film cycle of the ’80s and ’90s, Casino Raiders injects the genre with a dose of bloody mayhem courtesy of directors Jimmy Heung and Wong Jing.
THE FALL OF AKO CASTLE
Kinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale) brings together an ensemble cast, including two icons of Japanese cinema – Toshiro Mifune (Seven Samurai) and Sonny Chiba (The Street Fighter) – for this samurai epic, a retelling of the classic story of the 47 Ronin.