DVD - June 07

Herman Yau's hard core horror Gong Tau now on DVD

We haven’t seen an Asian horror movie quite this full on, in your face, since the supremely gory Thai shocker ‘Art of the Devil 2’ was released back in 2005.

‘Gong Tau‘ takes the audience back to an earlier time, when Hong Kong movies were gory, twisted, and enormously entertaining guilty pleasures. Mark Cheng (Election 2) stars in this Category III (the most severe rating a film can get in Hong Kong) shocker as Rockman, a chiseled cop whose latest case may be the death of him.

When a series of brutal cop killings occur, all signs point to Lam Chiu (Kenny Wong), a nasty perp who once took a bullet to the head from Rockman, and can no longer feel any pain. However, the deaths all carry signs of dark eastern mysticism, and when Rockman's wife (Maggie Siu) becomes afflicted with unexplainable pain AND his infant son suddenly - and shockingly - dies in his home, Rockman knows something is up. His veteran partner Fat (Lam Suet) has the answer: "It's Gong Tau.” Black Magic.

‘Gong Tau‘ (Official site)

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Taiwanese horror "Silk" gets R1 DVD

Taiwanese hit horror of last year ‘Silk’ is about to get a region 1 DVD release through Tartan video. Helmed by writer/director Chao-Bin Su (Extremes 2, Double Vision) the film stars Chang Chen, Yosuke Eguchi, Karena Lam & Chen Po-Lin.

The plot: “When a Canadian research photographer is killed, leaving behind a photo of a boy in an otherwise empty room, paranormal investigative scientist, Hashimoto, investigates the scene. Armed with a newly invented material they capture the ghost: an unidentified 13-year old boy. Who is this ghost? Why does it kill people? Sealing off the room, they soon learn that even though it’s energy can be seen, humans are unable to hear it.

In an effort to learn the ghost’s past, Hashimoto’s team enlists the help of special agent Ye, gifted with extraordinary eyesight and ability to lip-read. As Ye gets closer to solving the riddle of the boy’s past, he learns the horrifying truth of the boy’s death. Fearing that the ghost child is dangerous, the team decides to isolate the ghost but in doing so they unknowingly unleash a mysterious force, a much more powerful and ferocious energy to which the boy somehow seems connected.”

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"Ghost Train": Available to pre order on R1 DVD

The hugely successful J-Horror “Ghost Train” has just become available to pre order on R1 DVD through ADV films. Directed by Takeshi Furusawa, the film stars Aya Sugimoto & Chinatsu Wakatsuki. Disc is due out July 17th.

Plotline:"Whoever picks up this railway pass will die." High school girl Nana is searching for her missing sister and discovers that people who found the same railway pass disappeared one after another. The station's security camera recorded a mysterious woman appearing on the platform. Ex-train driver Shunichi, working in the lost & found office, is wondering why the same missing pass has been found over and over again by different people. Together they decide to find out the truth but new terrors await them as the hand of death comes ever closer!"

'Ghost Train' Trailer

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Yudai Yamaguchi & Junichi Yamamoto's "Meatball Machine" R1 DVD

From the writer/director duo of 'Battlefield Baseball' and 'Versus' comes 'Meatball Machine,' arriving on Region 1 DVD this month. A wild, splatterific, experimental sci-fi/horror rollercoaster that will have your entire brain and body shaken and stirred.

Capable of making biomechanical weapons out of human flesh, alien parasites invade the Earth, turning their hosts into maniacal killers who seek and destroy each other to the bloody death! And yes, it's also a human love story, even though the budding romantics are infested with slimy, tumor-like globules.

Codirectors Junichi Yamamoto and Yudai Yamaguchi (Battlefield Baseball) pull out all the stops and don t let up until the final epic battle. It's a touching testament to young love, Blood, and alien ooze that leaves you screaming for more. 'Meatball Machine' Trailer

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