Chinese actress Liu Xiaoqing and Japanese actress Komaki Kurihara at the Summer Palace in Beijing, 1980. This rare image captures a moment during the golden era of Sino-Japanese film exchange in the early 1980s. In the late 1970s, Japanese films such as Sandakan No. 8 and Manhunt became hugely popular in China, and Komaki Kurihara — one of the stars of Sandakan No. 8 — was among the most beloved Japanese actresses among Chinese audiences at the time. Around 1980, film delegations from China and Japan exchanged visits frequently. Liu Xiaoqing, then a rising young actress at the height of her fame, received the first-time Japanese visitor in her capacity as a representative of the Beijing Film Studio.

Coming to Blu-ray 9/30 from @imprint_films Cursed Village in Yudono Mountains (1984) - Limited Edition Blu-ray Pre-orders available 8/18 Add to wishlist: Folk horror and suspense thriller collide in Cursed Village in Yudono Mountains, a Japanese fascination from director Toshiharu Ikeda (Evil Dead Trap, Mermaid Legend). Awaji, the president of a famous food company, is found murdered in a locked bathroom with mummified human hands found all over his body. Taki, a young bonze, begins to investigate… Starring Toshiyuki Nagashima (Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters), Eiko Nagashima (Gonin), Nobuko Sendo (The Makioka Sisters), and Rie Nakagawa (Lovers Are Wet), Cursed Village in Yudono Mountains is a cinematic experience like no other, filled with twisted visuals that must be seen to be believed. 1500 copies only. Special Features & Technical Specs: 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray NEW Audio commentary by film critic Violet Burns and Japanese film specialist Jasper Sharp NEW A Mummy’s Curse - Japanese cinema expert Tom Mes on Cursed Village in Yudono Mountains Audio: Japanese LPCM 2.0 Mono Aspect Ratio 1.85:1 Optional English Subtitles #Horror# #bluray# #physicalmedia# #cinema# #japanesecinema# #physicalmedia# #Bluray# #cinema# #Horror# #Movie# #Movies# #HorrorCommunity# #FilmCommunity# #4KBluray# #4KUltraHD# #physicalmedia# #FilmstaGram# #physicalmediaforever# #bluraycollector# #bluraycollection# #Horror# #HorrorMovie# #HorrorMovies# #Film# #Cinema# #CinemaLovers# #FilmTwitter# #Cinephile# #MovieBuff# #NowWatching#

Coming to Blu-ray 9/30 from @imprint_films Chushingura: The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958) - Limited Edition Blu-ray Worldwide first on Blu-ray! Pre-order available 8/18 Add to wishlist: 1500 copies only. Special Features & Technical Specs: 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray NEW Audio commentary by Japanese cinema expert Jonathan Wroot NEW Enacting Revenge – Japanese film scholar and historian Aaron Gerow on ‘Chushingura: The Loyal 47 Ronin’ Audio: Japanese LPCM 2.0 Mono Aspect Ratio 2.35:1 Optional English Subtitles #bluray# #physicalmedia# #cinema# #wuxia# #movie# #physicalmedia# #Bluray# #cinema# #Horror# #Movie# #Movies# #HorrorCommunity# #FilmCommunity# #4KBluray# #4KUltraHD# #physicalmedia# #FilmstaGram# #physicalmediaforever# #bluraycollector# #bluraycollection# #Horror# #HorrorMovie# #HorrorMovies# #Film# #Cinema# #CinemaLovers# #FilmTwitter# #Cinephile# #MovieBuff# #NowWatching#