Inhumans99

My order shipped today, I paid extra for priority mail shipping. Will be fun to watch on my birthday, which is this Saturday.

asianxcore

Received my copy of Fatal Termination (1999) in the mail today!

The school year has been absolutely chaotic but I hope to find some time watch it soon.

Adam Tyner

Their latest newsletter also includes some uncompressed UHD screenshots, such as this one for Thrilling Bloody Sword:

asianxcore

The newsletter was crammed with so much rad news.

Can't wait for the upcoming releases!

dex14

Artwork reveal of the newly commissioned pieces for our upcoming release of RUN AND KILL!!!

Side A art by @matthewhjames
Side B art by @vladrodriguezstudio
Booklet art (front and back) by @cinema_sketchbook

Special features list and preorder info to come!



Artwork reveal of the secret title that will preorder alongside RUN AND KILL… SCISSOR PENIS!!!

Side A art by @aziritt
Side B art by @infested_art
Booklet art by @bloodyfrenchdesign

Special features list and preorder info to come!

Brian T

I hope that SCISSOR PENIS isn’t representative of where this label is heading, especially at $36 a pop! The director of that, Naoyuki Tomomatsu, had an early hit in the gonzo pinky horror sexploitation genre with STACY all the way back in 2001, and has cranked out tons of similar pictures since then (this seems to be his final one), usually to diminishing creative returns and with an endless reliance on hardcore porn starlets who seem to be employed primarily because they’re already accustomed to having fluids all over them. I’ve also seen his ZOMBIE SELF-DEFENSE FORCE, VAMPIRE GIRL VS FRANKENSTEIN GIRL, and MAID DROID (all pre-2009) on older and much cheaper US DVD releases; they have their moments, but none were keepers. His later five-part LUST OF THE DEAD series – three of which have been released in the US as a trilogy – seem to be more known for their amazing posters than for their actual content. When you can Google just about any actress in SCISSOR PENIS plus the term ‘JAV’ and see countless multi-hour examples of them doing what they’re really known for – often involving nearly as much plot and dialogue – it’s easy to think twice about paying premium pricing for any of their side-gig projects like this one. This whole genre has been kinda tired out for ages now.

As for those RUN AND KILL variants, I’m not sure I understand what the deal is with ‘Side A’ and ‘Side B’ being two separately-priced items. Aren’t they just the reverse of each other on the same slip? Or perhaps they’ll reveal alternate sides for both later on? Regardless, I’m just glad that booklet cover art wasn’t used on the slips or sleeves. Both are kinda weak and don’t really ‘say’ anything about the film itself. Weird. Also, I’m pretty sure one of those slips is a massive spoiler – albeit one that the film is infamous for – so that’s a little disappointing.

asianxcore

I'm definitely going to pick-up Run and Kill (1993) but will pass on Scissor Penis(2019).

I have a few of Naoyuki Tomomatsu's films but on average I paid $1-5 dollars for them on DVD.

Brian T

Same boat here. There was a LOT of that type of stuff released back in the DVD era (and not just his films). What titles I did buy were always reduced, even blowout prices at Best Buy, etc., because these are not films anyone truly collects. They’re curiosities. I waited to get them cheap so I could at least sample a reasonable cross-section and then sell them off. But once you’ve seen a few, you really have kinda seen them all, and I’m sure SCISSOR PENIS is no exception. Tokyo Shock and the other companies probably priced them in the $20-25 MSRP range, but few buyers probably paid that price since they’d end up discounted or double/triple-packed pretty quick. I’m just not sure these kinds of films are where a boutique label should be placing their bets nowadays, as the audience for gonzo-pinky movies is probably smaller they realize, and not likely to grow based on $36 limited edition Blu-rays. Besides that, Japan has cranked out sooo much of it over the years that very little stands out beyond the wild-sounding titles.

At least Category III Hong Kong titles (so far) have an edge in ‘collectibility’ now as they were rather scarce here during most of the DVD era because distributors were constantly focused on martial arts films. Stuff like RUN AND KILL and RED TO KILL could really only be accessed via the so-so Hong Kong DVD releases. Meanwhile, this schlocky J-horror stuff was in steady supply.

Brian T

Specs and extras for RUN & KILL. No real surprises (and more ‘fan’ commentaries, yay), but the location featurette might be cool. Preorders start tomorrow (Friday, Oct 10). Looks like the slipcovers that confused me earlier are just two sides of the same slipcover. So presumably there’s just one version to order here:

Brian T

Just fyi that RUN AND KILL and SCISSOR PENIS are listed as 80-90% sold out. The smaller bundle of these two was sold out, but now isn’t, so, weird. The standard editions of ANATOMIA EXTINCTION, RED SPELL and CENTIPEDE HORROR seem to flip-flip between sold out and not sold old, so they’re available at the moment.

asianxcore

Run & Kill (LE) = Under 150 copies left

Scissor Penis (LE) = Under 250 copies left

dex14

Announcement #1 of 3: CRAZY FAMILY (1984) dir. Gakuryu Ishii (formerly Sogo Ishii)
PRE-ORDER INFO / COMING SOON
REGION FREE = A / B / C
THE CRAZY FAMILY – Collector’s Edition NEW ART Slipcover Limited to 750 Units
Limited Contents:
-1x Double-Sided Slipcover w/ NEW Artwork from Alexis Ziritt
-1x Booklet with Essay by Amber Tegan + Photos + Old Ad Artwork
-3x Stickers
-1x Reversible Artwork Blu Ray Sleeve
*Slipcovers Are Double Walled O-Cards 18pt Stock with Matte Finish and Spot UV Gloss*
Special Features
• Director Approved Remaster From The Original Negatives
• Feature Length Audio Commentary by Tom Mes
• Director Gakuryu (formerly Sogo) Ishii interview
• “The Crazy Family: Sogo Ishii’s Wild Child” Video essay by James Balmont
• New English Subtitles

Brian T

Their website has said “3 new releases coming soon” since the RUN AND KILL discs shipped. Assuming CRAZY FAMILY is one, I’m more keen to see if the others are any of the four vintage HK/Taiwan movies that have been listed as ‘coming soon’ for ages now.

asianxcore

Any idea of when a standard edition of Run and Kill (1993) will be available?