ith other UK independant labels leaning into Halloween with their disc releases this October with two disdinctly non-horror titles, with the Hollywood adaptation of Alan Martin and Jamie Hewlett’s UK comic book, Tank Girl, and a Hong Kong take on Japan’s Lady Snowblood, starring the inimitable Angela Mao, Broken Oath.

TANK GIRL (USA 1995)

Limited Edition Blu-ray Box Set | 28 October 2024 | £26.99

Brought to the screen by director Rachel Talalay (Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare) and starring Lori Petty (Point Break) in its title role, Tank Girl is a slice of post-apocalyptic science fiction – and a bonafide cult classic – adapted from the hit comic strip created by Alan Martin and Jamie Hewlett.

The year is 2033, and the people of Earth have been suffering through a drought for over a decade. The planet’s water supply is now controlled by megalomaniac businessman Kesslee (Malcolm McDowell), the owner of the Water & Power corporation. But in Australia, at least, there is resistance. If Kesslee wants to take control of the last water well in the Outback, he’ll need to contend with the Rippers – mutant hybrids of human and kangaroo – and Rebecca Buck, alias Tank Girl (Petty): a woman with a tank, a bad attitude, and a determination to rescue the world from the brink of oblivion.

First published by the British comics magazine Deadline in 1988, Tank Girl began life as a comic strip before becoming a cult phenomenon in the 1990s. In 1995, the central character starred in a new run of stories under DC Comics’ Vertigo imprint and this big-screen adaptation, which formed one part of a boom in comic book movies that also included The Shadow, Judge Dredd and The Phantom. Eureka Classics is presenting this limited edition of the film on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK.

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS:

• Limited Collector's Edition Box Set [2000 copies]
• Limited Edition Hardbound Slipcase featuring new artwork by Tank Girl cover artist Greg Staples
• A limited edition 60-page collector’s booklet featuring new writing on Tank Girl by genre film experts Stacey Abbott and Kieran Foster
• 1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray 
• 5.1 DTS-HD MA and LPCM 2.0 audio options
• Optional English SDH
• Not a Bedtime Story – A new interview with artist Greg Staples on Tank Girl from page to screen
• Audio commentary with director Rachel Talalay and actress Lori Petty
• Girl U Want – A new appreciation of Tank Girl with film scholar and fan Lindsay Hallam
• A plethora of archival interviews with cast and crew, including Rachel Talalay, Lori Petty, Catherine Hardwicke, and more
• Making Tank Girl – 1995 featurette
• Theatrical Trailer

More to be announced. All extras subject to change.

BROKEN OATH [PO JIE] (Hong Kong 1977)

A Hong Kong take on Japan’s Lady Snowblood, Broken Oath is an action-packed tale of righteous vengeance directed by Jeong Chang-hwa (King Boxer) and starring the first lady of kung fu cinema: the inimitable Angela Mao!

Orphaned and angry, Lotus (Mao) is raised by Buddhist nuns before she is exiled for her violent ways – and skipping classes to improve her martial arts skills. Finding herself alone in the world, she quickly comes to discover the truth of her past: that her father was once a respected member of the Imperial Court who was murdered in cold blood, and that her mother gave birth to her in a jail cell after being unjustly imprisoned for killing one of the culprits. With revenge on her mind and a newfound accomplice in tow (Bruce Leung, Magnificent Bodyguards), she sets out to track down the men responsible for tearing her family apart – armed with both her considerable martial arts prowess and a nest of scorpions with which to poison her enemies.

Made at the height of her fame following roles in Hapkido, Lady Whirlwind, Enter the Dragon and When Taekwondo Strikes, Broken Oath is one of Angela Mao’s very best films – and boasts action choreography orchestrated by Hsia Hsu (Drunken Master) and Yuen Woo-ping, one of the most respected stunt coordinators in both Hong Kong (The Magnificent Butcher) and Hollywood (The Matrix). Eureka Classics is presenting the film on Blu-ray for the first time anywhere in the world from a brand new 2K restoration.

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS:

• Limited edition O-card slipcase featuring new artwork by Grégory Sacré (Gokaiju) [2000 copies]
• 1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray of the uncut theatrical version from a brand new 2K restoration
• Original Mandarin audio and optional English dub tracks (original mono presentations)
• Optional English subtitles, newly translated for this release
• Brand new audio commentary by East Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)
• Brand new audio commentary by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema 
• Brand new interview with actor Bruce Leung (The Dragon Lives Again)
• Patrick Macias on Lady Snowblood – new appreciation by film writer Patrick Macias
• Trailer
• A collector's booklet featuring new writing on Broken Oath by East Asian cinema expert Gina Marchetti and Kung Fu Cult Masters author Leon Hunt [2000 copies]