The teaser trailer has been released for 'Anata e', a new Japanese drama directed by Yasuo Furuhata ('The Haunted Samurai'). The film centres around a prison guidance officer (Ken Takakura) who hits the road to take the ashes of his late wife (Yuko Tanaka) to her home town in Kyushu.

DS Media have announced the Korean DVD release of 'If You Were Me 5' for the 31st January, 2012. Commissioned by South Korea's National Human Rights Commission, the film is made up of five shorts directed by Kim Dae Seung, Yoon Sung Hyun, Boo Ji Young, Kang Yi Kwan, and Shin Dong Il.

The trailer has been released for 'Night Club Suspense Tale', a new Mainland Chinese horror flick directed by Fang Ya-Xi. The film starts out with a group of friends gathering in a bar to tell scary stories. However, they soon find themselves becoming the subjects of some horror stories of their own.

Magnolia Home Entertainment have announced the US DVD and Blu-Ray releases of 'Outrage: Way Of The Yakuza' for the 31st January, 2012. Written and directed by, and starring Takeshi Kitano, the film is a violent crime drama that depicts the power struggles among a group of Tokyo gangsters.

The trailer has been released for 'The Pot Of Good Fortune', a new Japanese comedy directed by Michihito Ogawa. The film tells the story of a struggling actor who endures daily abuse from his wife. All that changes however, when his apartment building's janitor gives him a Pot of Good Fortune...

Manga Entertainment have announced the UK DVD release of 'Gantz 2 - Perfect Answer' for the 6th February, 2012. Directed by Shinsuke Sato, the story takes place several months after the events of the original and finds Kurono (Ninomiya Kazunari) fighting aliens to resurrect his dead friend.

The trailer has been released for 'Mr. And Mrs. Gambler', a new romantic comedy from director Wong Jing. The film stars Chapman To and Fiona Sit as two hardcore gamblers who suffer heavy losses and are held hostage by loan sharks. It is during this time that they suddenly start to fall in love...

Veteran actor John Hurt, star of films such as 'The Elephant Man', 'Alien', and 'V For Vendetta', has snagged a role in Korean director Bong Joon-Ho's upcoming English-language debut, 'The Snow Piercer'. Hurt joins a promising cast that already includes Chris Evans, Jamie Bell, and Tilda Swinton.

To celebrate the Year of the Dragon, Cine-Asia have re-released three of the 'Little Dragon's' (Bruce Lee) classic films on DVD this week. These include Lee's movie debut 'The Big Boss', his final feature 'Game Of Death', and the enjoyable Bruceploitation outing 'Game Of Death 2'.

The teaser trailer has been released for 'The Wolf Children Ame And Yuki', the latest animated adventure from director Mamoru Hosoda ('The Girl Who Leapt Through Time'). The film follows a student named Hana who falls in “fairy tale-like� love with a “wolf man" and gives birth to two children.