John Woo, Annie Wilkes, Robbie the Robot and more from Arrow in September

WICKED PRIEST COLLECTION (Japan 1968-1971)

Limited Edition Blu-ray | 14 September 2026 | £29.99

Most famous for his role as the stoic Ogami Itto in the legendary Lone Wolf and Cub series, Tomisaburo Wakayama shows a different side in the ebullient martial arts comedy series Wicked Priest, where a devout man of the cloth doesn’t let a little thing like his vows keep him away from women, booze and brawls!

Wakayama plays Shinkai, a Buddhist monk with a penchant for drinking and gambling, setting sinners straight with judo throws rather than sermons. In the first film, he’s placed on probation for fighting off a gang of thugs, but when he hears of rogue priests in his order consorting with yakuza, he returns to punch them towards enlightenment. The first sequel sees Shinkai run afoul of local mobsters who then hire his nemesis, the Zatoichi-inspired fighting monk Ryotatsu (Bunta Sugawara, Battles Without Honor and Humanity), hellbent on revenge against Shinkai for blinding him. In the third film, Shinkai joins the fight to defend a coastal village against pirate revolutionaries, whilst still finding the time for bawdy misadventures and fighting off the tenacious Ryotatsu. Shinkai returns to his snowy hometown for his mother’s memorial in the fourth film and is shocked to discover his childhood friend has become a ruthless yakuza, and must encourage the local community to fight back against his gang. Finally, Shinkai must face off against the vengeful Ryotatsu one last time in the series’ thrilling concluding installment.

Wakayama shines as the rascally Shinkai whose roguish ways attract the ire of his superiors before they’re won over by his righteousness and affinity for roundhouse-kicking ruffians. A thrilling blend of raunchy humour and explosive karate fights, the Wicked Priest series is the nirvana of Japanese 60s action comedy!

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS:

• Brand new restorations of all five films in the series: Wicked Priest, Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder, Wicked Priest 3: A Killer’s Pilgrimage, Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back and Wicked Priest 5: Blood on the Commandments
• High-Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of all five films
• Original lossless Japanese mono audio on all five films
• Optional English subtitles on all five films
• Composing the Gospel, a brand new video essay on Wicked Priest composer and electronic music pioneer Isao Tomita by music supervisor and Japanese cinema expert James Balmont
• Taisho Troubles, a brand new video essay on Wicked Priest’s depictions of historical Japan by Japanese cinema expert Jonathan Clements
• Offscreen Battles, a brand interview with Asian cinema expert James Mudge on the tumultuous landscape of 1960s Japanese cinema
• Martial Arts and Super Mario Brothers, a brand new interview with Japanese cinema experts Patrick Macias and Matt Alt on Wicked Priest star and Japanese screen icon Tomisaburo Wakayama
• Priest or Monk, a brand new primer on Buddhism and pop culture as depicted in the Wicked Priest films by Patrick Macias and Matt Alt
• Original theatrical trailers for all five films
• Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Chris Malbon
• Collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the films by Camille Zaurin

TEQUILA SUNRISE (USA 1988)

Limited Edition 4K UHD | Limited Edition Blu-ray | 14 September 2026 | £29.99 (UHD), £24.99 (Blu-ray)

In 1974 Robert Towne wrote Chinatown, the film that redefined film noir for a new generation with its peerless portrayal of corruption in pre-war Los Angeles. Fourteen years later, he returned to the genre as writer and director with Tequila Sunrise, bringing a distinctly 80s flair to this Casablanca-inspired neo-noir.

Dale McKussic (Mel Gibson) and Nick Frescia (Kurt Russell) are two close friends separated by a legal divide. While Dale is a former drug dealer trying to shake the shackles of his past, Nick is a detective investigating a Mexican kingpin smuggling cocaine. Their contrasting loyalties are brought to a head through a shared romantic interest in restaurateur JoAnn (Michelle Pfeiffer) – an attraction that unknowingly drives their friendship toward insurmountable strain.

See Kurt Russell, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Mel Gibson light up the screen at the peak of their powers, all set against the pristine warmth of the Californian sun and masterfully shot by Conrad Hall (American Beauty).

4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:

• Brand new 4K restoration from the original 35mm negative by Arrow Films
• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original and newly restored lossless stereo and 4.0 audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary by producer Thom Mount
• California Dreaming, a brand new interview with producer Thom Mount
• From Chinatown to Manhattan Beach, a brand new appreciation of Robert Towne by Lucy Bolton
• Sunrise to Sunset, a brand new interview with 2nd AD Robert Roda
• Sin City, a brand new interview with actor Lala Sloatman
• Image gallery
• Theatrical trailer
• Collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the film by Sean Hogan and Josh Nelson, and excerpts from American Cinematographer
• Reversible sleeve featuring two original artwork options

A BETTER TOMORROW TRILOGY (Hong Kong 1986-1989)

Limited Edition 4K UHD | Limited Edition Blu-ray | 28 September 2026 | £49.99 (UHD), £44.99 (Blu-ray)

In 1986, a chance encounter between producer Tsui Hark and director John Woo led both men to collaborate on the revolutionary A Better Tomorrow [Ying hung boon sik], an unexpected smash hit that spawned sequels, remakes and legions of imitators, gave birth to a new genre – the “heroic bloodshed” film – and firmly established Woo as a master of action cinema.

In the first film, money-launderer Ho (Ti Lung) keeps his criminal endeavours a secret from his younger brother, police officer Kit (Leslie Cheung); but when Ho and his loyal friend Mark (Chow Yun-Fat in an effortlessly cool breakthrough performance) turn the tables on their triad boss, the brothers must put aside their differences to defeat the gang once and for all. Woo and his cast return for the sequel, A Better Tomorrow II [Ying hung boon sik II], in which the brothers unite to bring down another gang and save Ho’s former mentor from droves of hitmen, presented in its original theatrical cut and the recently unearthed workprint cut. Finally, Tsui’s prequel, A Better Tomorrow III: Love & Death in Saigon [Ying hung boon sik III: Zik yeung ji gor], focuses on Mark’s past during the final days of the Vietnam War, laying the foundations of the gangster he will become.

Woo and Tsui’s magnificent crime trilogy is finally here in glorious new restorations and fully loaded with new and archival extras, reminding everyone that in the action movie game, Hong Kong cinema reigns supreme!

4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:

• Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork for each film by Tony Stella
• Double-sided foldout poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
• Collectors’ perfect-bound booklet featuring new writing on the films by critics and Hong Kong cinema experts Victor Fan, Camille Zaurin and David West, archival writing by critic Julien Dupuy and an excerpt from an interview with John Woo conducted by Stéphane Moïssakis