Toy Robot Video Announces Sept Releases

Toy Robot Video Activates September with an Alien Fighter, He-Man, Summer Camp Nightmares, and a Double Dose of Hiroyuki Sanada & Sonny Chiba 

  

Masters of the Universe Makes Its Global 4K UHD Premiere, 

Guyver: Dark Hero and Marshmallow Receive Their Worldwide Blu-ray Premieres,  and Ninja Wars and Roaring Fire Arrive on Blu-ray for the First Time in North America  

Guyver: Dark Hero

Blu-ray

9/8

Roaring Fire

Blu-ray

9/8

Masters of the Universe

4K UHD

or

Blu-ray

9/15

Marshmallow

Blu-ray

9/15

Ninja Wars

Blu-ray

9/29

On September 8, the intergalactic alien action sequel Guyver: Dark Hero makes its worldwide Blu-ray debut. The release includes the original 1994 version and an enhanced version featuring newly added special effects. The two-disc set also includes hours of special features and newly commissioned extras. 

Sean Barker (David Hayter, screenwriter of X-Men) remains bonded with the alien Guyver suit as he continues his fight against the Zoanoids, a race of evil human mutants. While fighting crime around Los Angeles to appease the Guyver’s bloodlust, Sean sees a television news report about an archaeological dig featuring cave drawings of figures that have been appearing in his dreams. He travels to Utah to join the expedition, where archaeologists uncover the reason the Guyver came to Earth. The Zoanoids are also after the secrets hidden inside the cave. 

Special features include DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo audio options; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; three new audio commentaries, including one with director Steve Wang; new interviews with actors David Hayter and Kathy Christopherson, producer/director Steve Wang, and other members of the cast and crew; behind-the-scenes footage from the original shoot; archival making-of Guyver: Dark Hero; trailers; and photo galleries, including sketches. 

Watch the trailer for Guyver: Dark Hero here: https://youtu.be/u4MIQNfgeY0?si=HUhV0cx-WvTJWI4z 

  

Also on September 8, the wild Japanese stunt comedy
Roaring Fire makes its North American Blu-ray debut. The film stars Hiroyuki Sanada, Emmy winner for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for FX’s Shōgun. The release features a High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation, hours of special features, and newly commissioned extras.  

Texas cowboy Joji Hibiki (Hiroyuki Sanada, Ring) learns that the dying man he thought was his father is actually his kidnapper—and that his real family is wealthy and lives in Japan. Joji packs up his monkey and flies to his ancestral home, only to discover that his parents and twin brother are dead. His blind sister (Etsuko Shihomi, Sister Street Fighter) has allowed Uncle Ikeda (Mikio Narita, Battles Without Honor and Humanity) to take over the family business, but Joji doesn’t trust his newfound relative. The madcap tale gets even wilder when Sonny Chiba (The Street Fighter) appears as a nightclub magician with serious tricks, and infamous professional wrestler Abdullah the Butcher rises from a swimming pool to battle Joji. 

Special features include DTS-HD MA 2.0 mono audio in Japanese; optional English subtitles; a new audio commentary with film historian Brian Bankston; Japanese film critic Akihiko Ito on Sonny Chiba; critic James Mudge (easternKicks.com), offering a retrospective on Roaring Fire; pro-wrestling critic and film writer Chris Lines on the life and times of Abdullah the Butcher; critic Clément Rauger discussing the secrets of Roaring Fire; the theatrical trailer; and a TV spot. 

Watch the trailer for Roaring Fire here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiVi9D9PctU 

  

On September 15, the muscular action-adventure movie Masters of the Universe makes its global 4K UHD debut. The film is based on the bestselling ’80s toy line featuring He-Man. Along with the original theatrical cut, the Preview Cut of Masters of the Universe is included, featuring new and extended scenes plus alternate takes. The release also includes hours of special features and newly commissioned extras. A 2-Disc Blu-ray version will also be available. 

The wicked Skeletor (Frank Langella, Dracula) captures Castle Grayskull with his dastardly troops. The only thing keeping him from controlling all of Eternia is a small resistance force consisting of He-Man (Dolph Lundgren, The Expendables), Man-At-Arms (Jon Cypher, The Food of the Gods), and Teela (Chelsea Field, The Last Boy Scout). They rescue Gwildor (Billy Barty, UHF) and gain control of the supremely powerful Cosmic Key, disrupting the ceremony Skeletor needs to achieve universal domination. The rebel group escapes to Earth, but the Cosmic Key ends up in the hands of teenagers Julie Winston (Courteney Cox, Scream) and Kevin (Robert Duncan McNeill, Star Trek: Voyager). Can He-Man fight off Skeletor’s vicious mercenaries, recover the key, and regain control of Castle Grayskull? 

Special features include a 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible); DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo audio options; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; the Preview Cut of Masters of the Universe; new interviews with actors Robert Duncan McNeill and Anthony De Longis, and production designer William Stout; an audio commentary with director Gary Goddard; Behind The Legend, archival featurette; the teaser trailer; the theatrical trailer; a stills gallery; a production design gallery; and a new audio commentary with production designer William Stout. 

Watch the trailer for Masters of the Universe here: https://youtu.be/1nVkqvDZ3UU?si=Z0PKvyovejJH9MGu 

Also on September 15, the newest summer camp urban
legend arrives when Marshmallow makes its worldwide Blu-ray debut. The horror film proved extremely popular at festivals for director Daniel DelPurgatorio, co-director of Tales of the Black Freighter, which is featured in Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut. The release features a High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation, hours of special features, and newly commissioned extras.   

Morgan (Kue Lawrence) deals with recurring nightmares after tragedy strikes his family. His parents insist that he go to summer camp rather than mourn with them. Things seem fun in the country for Morgan until one night, when a counselor tells a frightening campfire story about a doctor who grabs campers wandering around after lights-out. The kids are terrified by the tale of the evil doctor hauling the abducted children beneath his office to perform disturbing operations. Morgan sneaks out at night and sees what he believes is the mad doctor. Is he going to be the next unfortunate camper?  

Special features include DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo audio options; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; an audio commentary with director Daniel DelPurgatorio and actors Kue Lawrence and Kai Cech; a deleted scene; Filming the Dream Sequence; two short films directed by Daniel DelPurgatorio; video podcast interviews; storyboards; a behind-the-scenes stills gallery; and script pages. 

Watch the trailer for Marshmallow here: https://youtu.be/L8p79q_W3SU?si=g97xvj8rN2qzJ381 

  

Finally, on September 29, the magical martial arts jidaigeki epic Ninja Wars makes its North American Blu-ray debut. Director Kōsei Saitō (G.I. Samurai) crafts a stylish tale of a royal power grab and dark magic starring Japanese cinema legends Hiroyuki Sanada and Sonny

Chiba. The release features a High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation, hours of special features, and newly commissioned extras.  

During the Warring States period, the sorcerer Kashin Koji (Mikio Narita, Yakuza Graveyard) reveals to nobleman Donjo Matsunaga (Akira Nakao, Godzilla vs. Destoroyah) the secret to gaining ultimate power: the man who wins the heart of Lady Ukyo (Noriko Watanabe, Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.) will control the world. Donjo desires her even though she doesn’t love him and is married to a feudal lord. Yagyū Shinzaemon (Sonny Chiba, Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair) warns him that the plan is wrong, but Donjo enlists five supernatural “demon monks” to create an aphrodisiac and make the prophecy a reality. Japan’s only hope is the young ninja warrior Jotaro Fuefuki (Hiroyuki Sanada, Mortal Kombat), who is in love with Lady Ukyo’s sister (also played by Noriko Watanabe). Sonny Chiba choreographed the fantastical fight scenes with his Japan Action Club. 

Special features include DTS-HD MA 2.0 mono audio in Japanese; optional English subtitles; a new audio commentary by Jonathan Clements; author Matt Alt on Ninja Wars; author and academic Daisuke Miyao on the ninja in Japanese cinema; theatrical trailers; and the VHS version (in standard definition). 

Watch the trailer for Ninja Wars here: https://youtu.be/UUs4gnf0_Ms?si=OOcou1Gs_2-Te-2o 

  

About Toy Robot Video  

Launching in September 2026, Toy Robot Video is a new subsidiary home entertainment label from Arrow Films, aiming to incorporate more mainstream film content and genres into its slate. Maintaining the company's commitment to premium curation and presentation, Toy Robot Video's fun and accessible approach will celebrate film and entertainment in all its forms to both new and nostalgic audiences alike. www.toyrobotvideo.com  

  

About Arrow Films  

Established in 1991, Arrow Films is a leading independent entertainment distribution company, operating in the UK, Republic of Ireland, U.S.A and Canada. Initially known for championing cult, horror, and exploitation films, Arrow has continued to evolve while preserving the spirit that defines its identity. Through its Arrow Video label, the company releases everything from genre-defining classics, international gems, studio cult favorites, and beloved box-office hits, all treated with the same level of meticulous care and attention to detail.  

Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment Announces Interview With the Vampire on 4K UHD

INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE: 

THE VAMPIRE CHRONICLES

STARRING TOM CRUISE, BRAD PITT, ANTONIO BANDERAS, STEPHEN REA, CHRISTIAN SLATER, AND KIRSTEN DUNST WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 4K RESOLUTION WITH HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE (HDR)

AVAILABLE ON 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY AND DIGITAL ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2026

Interview with the Vampire will be available for purchase Digitally in 4K Ultra HD and on 4K UHD Blu-ray Disc on September 22. Featuring an all-star cast led by Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt and directed by Academy Award winner Neil Jordan (“The Crying Game”), the newly remastered film will also include new bonus content featuring filmmakers reflecting on the making of the film over 30 years later.

Based on the blockbuster novel of the same name by Anne Rice, the film features an all-star ensemble cast, including Academy Award winners Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, Academy Award nominees Antonio Banderas, Stephen Rea, and Kirstin Dunst along with Christian Slater. The film was nominated for Best Original Score and Best Art Direction at the 67th Academy Awards.  

Interview with the Vampire will be available to purchase on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc online and in-store at major retailers and available for purchase Digitally from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google TV, Fandango and more.  

In late 20th-century San Francisco, a 200-year-old vampire tells his story--of desire, love, yearning, grief, terror, ecstasy--to a young reporter, weaving the history that has come to be known as Interview with the Vampire. 

Interview with the Vampire Digital release and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc contain the following new and existing special features:

- Eternal Night and Deadly Light (New) - Director Neil Jordan and film editor Mick Audsley reveal the approach to the cinematography of Interview with the Vampire with a focus on the gothic romanticism achieved by director of photography Philippe Rousselot.

- Interview with the Vampire: Creating the World (New)- Step inside the darkly beautiful world of Interview with the Vampire with director Neil Jordan and production designer Dante Ferretti as they unveil the art of the detailed sets, the augmented locations and the exquisite costumes of the film.

- Deleted Scenes (New)

 - Commentary with director Neil Jordan (Commentary)

 - Introduction by Anne Rice, Neil Jordan, and Antonio Banderas

 - In the Shadow of the Vampire 

 - Lestat, Louis and the Vampire Phenomenon 

BASICS

Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles

Ultra HD Blu-ray Languages: English, Spanish, French

Ultra HD Blu-ray Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, French 

Run Time: 123 minutes

Rating: R for vampire violence and gore, and for sexuality

Digital Street Date: September 22, 2026

Physical Street Date: September 22, 2026

MAGNIFICENT BODYGUARDS (1978) 88 Films Blu-ray Review + Screenshots

MAGNIFICENT BODYGUARDS (1978)

3-Disc Limited Edition Blu-ray

Blu-ray 3-D + Anaglyph 3-D + 2-D

Label: 88 Films 

Region Code: A,B

Rating: Unrated 

Duration: 103 Minutes 55 Seconds 

Audio: Mandarin, Cantonese, or

English PCM MA 2.0 Dual-Mono with Optional English Subtitles 

Video: 1080p HD Widescreen (2.39:1)

Director: Lo Wei

Cast: Jackie Chan, James Tien, Siu-Lung Leung, Ping Wang, Ming Liu, Wen-Tai Li, Yasuhiro Shikamura, Fang Fang, Kuo-Chung Ching, Peng Cheng

Magnificent Bodyguards (1978), directed by Lo Wei (The Big Boss), is a martial arts quest film starring Jackie Chan (Drunken Master) as skilled fighter Lord Ting Chung who at the start of the film is ambushed on the road by bandits, resulting in an energetic bo staff fight sequence with all sort of sticks poking out at you in 3-D, managing to defeat them with ease. Afterward he is attacked by more skilled swordsmen and fares just as well, only to realize that these attacks have been orchestrated by the beautiful Lady Lan (Wang Ping, Vengeance!) who needs a skilled bodyguard to escort her very sick brother who suffers from a mysterious ailment, who is confined to a covered sedan chair. He is tasked with escorting her bother through the dangerous Stormy Mountains as a shortcut to the capital to get him medical treatment for his illness, but the area is fraught with cutthroat bandits and criminals, and the road there is sure to be treacherous. He agrees, but ditches her personal guards in favor of sidekicks of his own, choosing to go with a pair of leather tanners, the deaf deaf Zhang (Bruce Leung, Kung Fu Hustle) and Ching Wan-yiu (James Tien, Fist of Fury), as well as Lady Lan's pink-clad elite 'Twin Pearl Swordswomen'. Together they make the perilous journey through the  Stormy Mountains, along the way the encounter a witch and other villains they must clash with, offering a pretty entertaining array of martial arts sequences with high-flying wire work, death-bells, and a six-fingered assassin! The 3-D effects are popping out of the screen every which way, which I thought was a blast. At a certain point Chung ends up in a snake-pit and the snakes are popping out of the screen, swords, sticks, feet and hands are coming at ya, and I love gimmicky 3-D as this one delivers plenty of it. 

It also has a fun couple of twists at the end when the identity and motives of the secretive sick brother are finally  revealed, you knew there was something odd about the whole situation, leading to pretty bad-ass finale. It doesn't rewrite the book on martial arts quest flicks, but I was quite entertained by the quest/revenge hybrid. Jackie Chan is pretty restrained charismatically here, he's not the Jackie Chan we'd see a few years later, but he's still charming and there are moments of humor and terrific martial arts choreography. It's not quite the Jackie Chan he'd become, though he did make his breakout flick Drunken Master this same year, but his work later with director Lo Wei was not his best work, especially compared to what he went on to achieve when he slipped out of his grasp. I've long heard that this was only a so-so martial arts quest flick, having now finally seen it, I think it's undervalued, while I wouldn't want to oversell it, all I have to say is c'mon, Jackie Chan in 3D! 

Audio/Video: Magnificent Bodyguards (1978) arrives on region A/B Blu-ray from 88 Films sourced from a Brand New 2K Restoration From the Original Camera Negatives, presented in 1080p HD widescreen (2.39:1). It looks solid, very filmic with course grain, a couple of minor blemished arise, but nothing too serious. Colors generally look nicely saturated with solid black levels, some of the 3D filming process techniques leave it a bit soft and blurry looking, but overall I thought it was nicely textured and detailed. I don't currently have Real-D 3D TV so I did not watch that version, but I did watch the anaglyph 3D version and it was fun, lots of three-dimensional stuff flying off the screen at you! The 3D restoration was done by 3D Film Archive who continue to do amazing work preserving the 3D cinema legacy. Audio comes by way of English, Mandarin or Cantonese PCM 2.0 dual-mono with optional English subtitles. There's also an alternate English-dub track with alternate music cues. The tracks sound fine, a but thin and tinny in spots, but dialogue is always decipherable, and the music cues by Frankie Chan sound good, as do the stolen music cues from Star Wars, which is always a treat, I love it when you're watching these 70s kung fu flicks and you recognize a unauthorized tune or two, or three... Of the audio options I would definitely give the Cantonese and Mandarin tracks the edge, they are cleaner and more robust, but if you're adverse to reading subtitles the English dub options are just fine.  

Extras come by way of a new Audio Commentary by Frank Djeng and F.J. DeSanto, which is a terrific pairing, the 19-min Punching Into the 3rd Dimension - James Mudge on Magnificent Bodyguards with Mudge reflecting on going back and seeing Jackie Chan in this early film was somewhat jarring, because its a film he's in but not quite a Jackie Chan film as we would come to know. He gets into the '70s 3D craze, the success of Taiwanese 3D films like Dynasty and 13 Golden Nuns the year before, and using stereoscopic 3D process developed by exploitation director Michael Findlay (Shriek of the Mutilated), who died in a tragic helicopter accident atop the Pan Am building before shooting the film. He speaks of the commercial push to shift in 3D to compete with TV, how it was difficult and slow to shoot 3D, and the barrage of 3D effects coming coming at you in this film. Mung also get into how Lo Wai discovered Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan, but that he was past his prime here, painting a somewhat negative image of him, and noting his wildly uneven filmography. He also talks about where Jackie Chan's career was at the time, his frustration with working with Wai, and how his career blossomed when he was able to pry himself  away from Wai. 

Next, the 9-min Magnificent Bodyguards - A New Dimension in Action?- By Steve Lawson, who talks about having not seen in 30 years, and how it was a much better experience seeing it properly restored, while noting that it still meanders, but has an interesting premise, and noting the more interesting aspects of the fight sequences and the use of 3D. Disc extras are buttoned-up with a 4-min Mandarin Trailer, and the 4-min English Trailer.

The 3-disc Blu-ray set arrives in a side-loading Lenticular Rigid Slipbox that looks terrific, the original illustrated movie poster really pops in lenticular 3-D - this is easily my favorite 88 Films slipcbox so far. Inside we get an oversized keepcase featuring a Reversible Wrap, the discs inside each have unique artwork, each disc offers a different viewing option, we have Digital 3-D, Anaglyph 3-D and a 2-D option, so no matter what your set-up is at home, you're covered. Tucked away inside is a pair of old-school red-blue Anaglyph 3-D Glasses adorned with artwork from the movie poster and 88 Films logos, one of the arms is emblazoned with 'Ultimate Martial Art Action in Super 3D!'. There's also a 32-Page Illustrated Booklet with extensive writing by author Thorsten Boose. 

Special Features: 

- Brand New 2K Restoration From the Original Camera Negatives

- High Definition (1080p) Presentation in 2.39:1 Aspect Ratio

- 3 Disc Set including Real-D 3D, Anaglyph 3D and 2D viewing Options.

- 2.0 Cantonese Dual Mono with English Subtitles

- Classic English Dub

- Audio Commentary by Frank Djeng and F.J. DeSanto

- Punching Into the 3rd Dimension - James Mudge on Magnificent Bodyguards (19:28) 

- Magnificent Bodyguards - A New Dimension in Action?- By Steve Lawson (8:56) 

- Mandarin Trailer (3:35) 

- English Trailer (3:35) 

Screenshots from the 88 Films Blu-ray: 

Extras: 

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