Imprint Films Announces New Asian Releases
HomeImprint Films Announces New Asian Releases
Posted May 1, 2026 04:22 AM by Webmaster
Australian label Imprint Films has informed us that it will add several new Asian titles to its catalog. They are: Shaw-Shock: Shaw Brothers Horror Collection – Volume Three (1980-1982), Shaw-Shock: Shaw Brothers Horror Collection – Volume Four, Eureka (2000), Face to Face (2002), Madadayo (1993), and The Swordsman Collection (1990-1994).
SHAW-SHOCK: SHAW BROTHERS HORROR COLLECTION - VOLUME THREE
Shaw-Shock is back with Volume Three, with the three gruesome, gooey, ghostly entries in The Hex Trilogy from director Kuei Chih-Hung:
Hex (1980)
Hex Versus Witchcraft (1980)
Hex After Hex (1982)
These 80s revenge horror-comedies are brimming with gore, sex, and slapstick humour, which places them amongst some of the most unique genre-blending entries in the Shaw Brothers catalogue. If you love over-the-top sound effects, gauche comedy, and characters breaking the fourth wall, then this is the trilogy for you. Brought together on Blu-ray in a Limited Edition 3-disc Hardbox, strictly limited to 1500 copies only.
SHAW-SHOCK: SHAW BROTHERS HORROR COLLECTION - VOLUME FOUR
Shaw-Shock is back with Volume Four, a journey through cinema beyond belief across three 80s horrors that ooze with disturbing visuals, graphic violence, and outrageous plots ready to take you to a Shaw Brothers extreme!
Hell Has No Boundary (1982)
Bewitched (1981)
Human Lanterns (1982)
Packaged together in a Limited Edition 4-disc Hardbox, strictly limited to 1500 copies only.
EUREKA (2000)
An epic Japanese drama running at almost three-and-a-half hours and almost entirely in sepia tone, Eureka (2000) is a haunting and meditative journey that explores trauma and the reality of living as a survivor.
In rural Japan, the survivors of a tragedy converge and attempt to overcome their damaged selves, all while a serial killer is on the loose. The winner of two prestigious awards at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival, the FIPRESCI Prize and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, this is an extraordinary opus from director Shinji Aoyama, described as "unique and harrowing" by the Chicago Tribune.
FACE TO FACE (2002)
Stephen Fung (Tai Chi Zero) stars in Face to Face, a disturbing horror-thriller from director Casey Chan, adapted from a novel by famous writer Edogawa Rampo.
A man dies in a skiing accident, only for his best friend to marry his wife and inherit his fortune. Supernatural hijinks ensue.
MADADAYO
The thirtieth and final film from legendary director Akira Kurosawa joins the Imprint Asia collection, a moving, thought-provoking drama based on the life of academic and author Hyakken Uchida.
In postwar Tokyo, beloved writer-professor Hyakken Uchida retires and is buoyed through hardship by the fierce devotion of his former students. Told in warm, gently comic vignettes, Kurosawa's farewell celebrates aging, friendship, and the sustaining ritual of teacher and pupils refusing to say goodbye.
THE SWORDSMAN COLLECTION
Description: Golden Princess wuxia classics Swordsman (1990), Swordsman II (1992), and Swordsman III: The East Is Red (1993) join the Imprint Asia collection! All meticulously restored from the original 35mm negatives, the 1990 original comes to 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray, with the two sequels on Blu-ray, with every shining blade and flying punch looking better than ever before. This special release features an exclusive SteelBook and a 60-page Hardcover Booklet with production stills and brand NEW essays from Sean Gilman and Camille Zaurin, all housed in a Lid Hardbox.
THE SWORDSMAN (1990)
Right at the start of the 90s, wuxia surged back into the spotlight with Swordsman. Direction was credited to the great King Hu, who left the project partway through, with the film completed by producer Tsui Hark, Ching Siu-tung, and Raymond Lee.
A kung-fu manual known as the Sunflower Sacred Scroll is stolen from the Emperor's library. An army detachment is sent to recover it. Meanwhile, a young swordsman and his fellow disciple are accidentally drawn into the chaos. Loosely adapted from the novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer by Jin Yong, the film stars Samuel Hui, Cecilia Yip, Jacky Cheung, and Sharla Cheung.
THE SWORDSMAN II (1992)
Also known as The Legend of the Swordsman, this action-packed sequel stars Jet Li, Brigitte Lin, Rosamund Kwan, and Michelle Reis, along with Fennie Yuen, who returns from the original.
Ling-Wu Chung decides to hide from the chaotic world. Before leaving, he visits his friends, a tribe of snake-wielding women warriors. However, he finds that the tribe has been attacked, and their leader Yam Ying Ying, has been abducted. Produced by Tsui Hark and directed by Ching Siu-tung (A Chinese Ghost Story), the film is loosely based on The Smiling, Proud Wanderer by Jin Yong.
THE SWORDSMAN III: THE EAST IS RED (1993)
Producer Tsui Hark returned for a third slice of Swordsman, with directors Ching Siu-tung and Raymond Lee at the helm once again.
A royal official accompanies a Portuguese warship to the Black Cliffs to see the site of the defeat of the evil Invincible Asia, who attained supernatural abilities by following the sacred scroll and castrating himself. Starring Brigitte Lin, Joey Wong, and Yu Rongguang, the film is inspired by a minor character in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer by Jin Yong.
SHAW-SHOCK: SHAW BROTHERS HORROR COLLECTION - VOLUME THREE
Shaw-Shock is back with Volume Three, with the three gruesome, gooey, ghostly entries in The Hex Trilogy from director Kuei Chih-Hung:
Hex (1980)
Hex Versus Witchcraft (1980)
Hex After Hex (1982)
These 80s revenge horror-comedies are brimming with gore, sex, and slapstick humour, which places them amongst some of the most unique genre-blending entries in the Shaw Brothers catalogue. If you love over-the-top sound effects, gauche comedy, and characters breaking the fourth wall, then this is the trilogy for you. Brought together on Blu-ray in a Limited Edition 3-disc Hardbox, strictly limited to 1500 copies only.
SHAW-SHOCK: SHAW BROTHERS HORROR COLLECTION - VOLUME FOUR
Shaw-Shock is back with Volume Four, a journey through cinema beyond belief across three 80s horrors that ooze with disturbing visuals, graphic violence, and outrageous plots ready to take you to a Shaw Brothers extreme!
Hell Has No Boundary (1982)
Bewitched (1981)
Human Lanterns (1982)
Packaged together in a Limited Edition 4-disc Hardbox, strictly limited to 1500 copies only.
EUREKA (2000)
An epic Japanese drama running at almost three-and-a-half hours and almost entirely in sepia tone, Eureka (2000) is a haunting and meditative journey that explores trauma and the reality of living as a survivor.
In rural Japan, the survivors of a tragedy converge and attempt to overcome their damaged selves, all while a serial killer is on the loose. The winner of two prestigious awards at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival, the FIPRESCI Prize and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, this is an extraordinary opus from director Shinji Aoyama, described as "unique and harrowing" by the Chicago Tribune.
FACE TO FACE (2002)
Stephen Fung (Tai Chi Zero) stars in Face to Face, a disturbing horror-thriller from director Casey Chan, adapted from a novel by famous writer Edogawa Rampo.
A man dies in a skiing accident, only for his best friend to marry his wife and inherit his fortune. Supernatural hijinks ensue.
MADADAYO
The thirtieth and final film from legendary director Akira Kurosawa joins the Imprint Asia collection, a moving, thought-provoking drama based on the life of academic and author Hyakken Uchida.
In postwar Tokyo, beloved writer-professor Hyakken Uchida retires and is buoyed through hardship by the fierce devotion of his former students. Told in warm, gently comic vignettes, Kurosawa's farewell celebrates aging, friendship, and the sustaining ritual of teacher and pupils refusing to say goodbye.
THE SWORDSMAN COLLECTION
Description: Golden Princess wuxia classics Swordsman (1990), Swordsman II (1992), and Swordsman III: The East Is Red (1993) join the Imprint Asia collection! All meticulously restored from the original 35mm negatives, the 1990 original comes to 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray, with the two sequels on Blu-ray, with every shining blade and flying punch looking better than ever before. This special release features an exclusive SteelBook and a 60-page Hardcover Booklet with production stills and brand NEW essays from Sean Gilman and Camille Zaurin, all housed in a Lid Hardbox.
THE SWORDSMAN (1990)
Right at the start of the 90s, wuxia surged back into the spotlight with Swordsman. Direction was credited to the great King Hu, who left the project partway through, with the film completed by producer Tsui Hark, Ching Siu-tung, and Raymond Lee.
A kung-fu manual known as the Sunflower Sacred Scroll is stolen from the Emperor's library. An army detachment is sent to recover it. Meanwhile, a young swordsman and his fellow disciple are accidentally drawn into the chaos. Loosely adapted from the novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer by Jin Yong, the film stars Samuel Hui, Cecilia Yip, Jacky Cheung, and Sharla Cheung.
THE SWORDSMAN II (1992)
Also known as The Legend of the Swordsman, this action-packed sequel stars Jet Li, Brigitte Lin, Rosamund Kwan, and Michelle Reis, along with Fennie Yuen, who returns from the original.
Ling-Wu Chung decides to hide from the chaotic world. Before leaving, he visits his friends, a tribe of snake-wielding women warriors. However, he finds that the tribe has been attacked, and their leader Yam Ying Ying, has been abducted. Produced by Tsui Hark and directed by Ching Siu-tung (A Chinese Ghost Story), the film is loosely based on The Smiling, Proud Wanderer by Jin Yong.
THE SWORDSMAN III: THE EAST IS RED (1993)
Producer Tsui Hark returned for a third slice of Swordsman, with directors Ching Siu-tung and Raymond Lee at the helm once again.
A royal official accompanies a Portuguese warship to the Black Cliffs to see the site of the defeat of the evil Invincible Asia, who attained supernatural abilities by following the sacred scroll and castrating himself. Starring Brigitte Lin, Joey Wong, and Yu Rongguang, the film is inspired by a minor character in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer by Jin Yong.
