Here’s the first short, but very powerful teaser trailer for Outrage, Takashi Kitano’s return to his beloved yakuza eiga genre. Outrage will open in Japanese theaters on June 12, 2010.

Synopsis via ryuganji:

The story begins with Sekiuchi (Kitamura Soichiro), boss of the Sannokai, a huge organised crime syndicate controlling the entire Kanto region, issuing a stern warning to his lieutenant Kato (Miura Tomokazu) and right-hand man Ikemoto (Kunimura Jun), head of the Ikemoto-gumi. Kato orders Ikemoto to bring the unassociated Murase-gumi gang in line, and he immediately passes the task on to his subordinate Otomo (Beat Takeshi), who runs his own crew. The tricky jobs that no-one wants to do always end up in Otomo’s lap…

[via Wildgrounds]

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[via Twitch & Filmsmash]

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And another fast release coming from our friends in Hong Kong. Teddy and Peter Chan’s star-laden Bodyguards and Assassins opened in Hong Kong’s theaters in December and already YesAsia is listing a DVD and Blu-ray Disc release for February 8, 2010! English subtitles will be included in both versions, people outside of Region A will just have to wait a bit until the region code gets announced since Kam & Ramson sometimes lock their releases.
Here’s one of the film’s many trailer to keep you entertained until February….

Preorder Bodyguards and Assassins on DVD or Blu-ray Disc from YesAsia.com

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Below you find a preview clip for the second episode of Halo-8 Entertainment’s “illustrated film” project Godkiller that has been released on DVD in the US yesterday. Starring the voice talents of Lance Henriksen, Danielle Harris, Tiffany Shepis, Nicki Clyne and others, the third and last episode will be released on March 25th together with a theatrical release of the full feature. The complete set of episodes will be available on DVD and Blu-ray Disc (yay!) in May.

[via Dread Central]

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One should expect that Japanese game studio Capcom would spend some more money to bring its bloody zombie hunt Dead Rising into the world of live-action films, but the first trailer for Zombrex Dead Rising Sun (Shibyō Osen Dead Rising) that’s based on the second game of the series proves us wrong. It has the gore and guts to satisfy the gore hounds, but looks like it’s missing all the irony and fun from the first game and other Japanese genre films we’ve seen in the last few moons. I guess this is also the reason why Keiji Inafune’s directorial debut will only be available on the net and the Xbox360 live network sometimes in 2010.

[via ANN]

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Wow, talking about good timing. Just when I got my copy of Palisades-Tartan’s UK Blu-ray Disc of Thirst (Region B, see 40 screen shots here), CJ Entertainment announces two new Korean releases. Next to Chan-wook Park’s vampire thriller, the Korean distributor will also release the first Korean disaster film Haeundae on Blu-ray Disc on March 15, 2010 according to K2DVD.com. CJ Entertainment’s BD releases have been region free and technically impressive (see The Good, The Bad, The Weird, Memories of Murder, Mother & Tazza) so far and maybe we will even see the longer cut of Thirst on this release…
[via Blu-ray.com Forum]

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After the first, pretty unimpressive teaser trailer for Triple Tap here’s the theatrical trailer for Derek Yee’s thriller starring Louis Koo and Danie Wu as gun-blazing arch-enemies.

Champion competitive marksman Ken stumbles into the middle of an armoured van robbery. He sees a policeman held hostage and shoots and kills four of the robbers. One of the robbers escapes and the policeman survives. The case is handled by Jerry Chang, whom Ken knows from having recently beaten him in a shooting match. Ken is found not guilty in court – for killing the robbers – but soon after, Ken is attacked by the escaped robber Pang Tao. Their confrontation reveals a very different background story and brings about a myriad of lies and traps and changes in relationships as Jerry and Ken try to outsmart each other.

[via 24fps]

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[via @Catsuka]

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Kadokawa has announced the release The King of Eden, the first two theatrical sequels to the Eden of the East TV series on Blu-ray Disc in Japan on March 24, 2010. The King of Eden [Trailer] was released in Japanese theaters on December 16, 2009 and is set half a year past the incidents described in director Kenji Kamiyama’s (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex) amazing 2009 series. The Blu-ray Disc will be available in two editions, the standard edition will only include the movie while the limited release will also feature Air Communication, the over two hour long compilation of the series.
Sadly there are no English subtitles listed for both releases. FUNimation acquired the rights for the series last year but hasn’t made any announcements about upcoming DVD or Blu-ray Disc releases yet…
[via Can you Moe?]

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Where the Wild Things Are director Spike Jonze has released the first trailer for his new short film I’m Here. The 31 minutes long short stars Andrew Garfield und Sienna Guillory and will premiere today on the Sundance Film Festival.

Synopsis via IMDb:

A library assistant plods through an ordinary life in LA until a chance meeting opens his eyes to a the power of creativity and ultimately, love. When this new life and love begin to fall apart, he discovers he has a lot to give. This short film proves that ordinary is no place to b

[via FirstShowing.net]

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