Radiance Films North America Thread - Blu-ray Forum

DukeTogo84 · 07-19-2022, 03:22 PM

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Radiance Films 2025 Releases

Radiance Films 2024 Releases

Radiance Films 2023 Releases

December 2025

O.C. and Stiggs (1985)

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Splendid Outing (1978)

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November 2025

Ogre of Athens (1956)

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Wicked Games: Three Films by Robert Hossessin (1955 - 1961)

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October 2025

Daiei Gothic Volume 2 (1960 - 1970)

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Malpertuis (1971)

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September 2025

The Betrayal (1966)

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Los Golfos (1962)

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August 2025

Shinobi No Mono 2 (1964 - 1965)

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Through and Through (1973)

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July 2025

The Beast To Die (1980)

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Rosa La Rose (1980)

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June 2025

The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost (1961)

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Palindromes (2004)

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May 2025

The Rapacious Jailbreaker (1974)

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Themroc (1973)

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April 2025

A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness (1977)

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Girl With a Suitcase (1961)

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March 2025

The Eel (1997)

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Hardboiled: Three Pulp Thrillers by Alain Corneau (1976 -1981)

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February 2025

Hokuriku Proxy War (1977)

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The Cat (1988)

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January 2025

Underworld Beauty (1958)

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Weak Spot (1975)

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December 2024

Yokohama BJ Blues (1981)

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November 2024

Japan Organized Crime Boss (1969)

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Slap The Monster On Page One (1972)

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October 2024

Dogra Magra (1988)

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Daiei Gothic: Japanese Ghost Stories (1959-1968)

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September 2024

Tattooed Life (1965)

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A Man on His Knees (1979)

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August 2024

Tokijiro: The Last Yakuza (1966)

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Viva La Muerte (1971)

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July 2024

Eighteen Years in Prison (1967)

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Tchao pantin (1983)

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June 2024

Sympathy For The Underdog (1971)

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Bandits of Orgosolo (1961)

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May 2024

Shinobi Trilogy (1962-1963)

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April 2024

The Shape of Night (1964)

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Misunderstood (1966)

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March 2024

The Bounty Hunter Trilogy (1969-1972)

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February 2024

Black Tight Killers (1966)

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Allonsonfan (1974)

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January 2024

The Sting of Death (1990)

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Goodbye & Amen (1977)

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December 2023

Elegant Beast (1962)

The Facts of Murder (1959)

November 2023

Le Combat dans l'ile (1962)

October 2023

Visible Secret (2001)

Messiah of Evil (1973)

September 2023

The Dead Mother (1993)

August 2023

A Moment of Romance (1990)

July 2023

The Iron Prefect (1977)

June 2023

Cosa Nostra: Franco Nero in three Mafia Tales by Damiano Damiani (1968, 1971, 1975)

Red Sun (1970)

May 2023

Yakuza Graveyard (1976)

April 2023

The Sunday Woman (1975)

March 2023

Fill 'er up with Super (1976)

February 2023

A Woman Kills (1968)

January 2023

Big Time Gambling Boss (1968)

Frequently Asked Questions (Full FAQ here)

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Do you consider suggestions?
- Yes please email info@radiancefilms.co.uk for any films you think we should consider! We won’t always be able to respond but all emails will be read.

Do you have sales?
- As a new business we are unable to have sales at present but subscribe to our newsletter to hear first about any promotions – our releases are discounted in the pre-order period and through in-advance bulk purchase offers like this one.

Is that big coloured strip printed on the front of the box?
- Each Limited Edition release comes with an ‘OBI strip’, a piece of paper that wraps around the spine and contains all necessary certificate, barcode, and legal and marketing information allowing the cover to be unspoiled both front and back. They are designed to be discarded but you may choose to keep them inside the case.

Are your sleeves reversible?
- Our Limited Edition releases feature double-sided sleeves with images to front and back on one side and another image and essential release information on the reverse. All other information (BBFC certificate, barcode, logos etc.) is contained on the OBI strip, which can be removed.

Why are your releases limited; will you re-print limited editions?
- As we mostly focus on more niche and challenging films, market conditions make it difficult to keep films, and therefore stocks, in print. Select titles will be re-published upon sell out in a standard edition (in a standard case, with a standard sleeve, without a booklet) though this won’t be guaranteed for all titles as we may have limited rights, or a slower selling release may have a future in digital download form only.

*Layout credit goes to MifuneFan who created the original thread in the UK section.

DukeTogo84 · 07-19-2022, 04:46 PM

It will also be interesting to see if there will be exclusive titles to each territory or if they will be aiming to go after titles that are available in both regions. I can't wait to see what there first titles will be.

bergman864 · 07-19-2022, 05:49 PM

Now I won't have to import each release I want.

Rayjg · 07-19-2022, 06:22 PM

These guys are the Gabbo of labels. Hopefully they announce something soon.

whiteberry · 07-19-2022, 10:59 PM

Label wars heating up

DukeTogo84 · 07-21-2022, 02:05 PM

This was a reply to someone wondering why we haven't had any reveals yet.

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Originally Posted by Radiance

Absolutely appreciate that this is a long and drawn out process. It takes about 12 months to put out a release and especially over the summer where a lot of Europe shuts down it can slow things down even more. We're racing to get releases sorted for announcement but didn't want to announce piecemeal because we're focused on a wide variety of titles we didn't want people to look at one or two titles and then think that would set the tone for the whole label so we're working on a good bunch of titles we can announce in one go.

Furthermore we want to announce with some decent specs, maybe not complete but on the way. This again will give people a good impression of what Radiance releases will be like. So people don't have to ask "will these have extras", "are you adding commentaries", "does this come with a booklet" etc.

It was mentioned somewhere but these things get lost easily but we're looking at the end of the year for announcements with releases in early 2023. We're hoping to do an interim announcement ASAP, after the summer at least.

To give you a steer we're mostly focused on arthouse and arthouse/genre crossover, less focused on broad and well known films, but there's always exceptions. If a film we like comes up we'll certainly go for it.

What we have in mind for the launch slate takes in 1960s-2020s, Japan, Italy, France, Germany, Sweden, US. Action, sci-fi, horror, comedy, drama, crime. But ultimately they're films we like, which is the guiding principle.

Rayjg · 07-21-2022, 02:11 PM

Gabbo Gabbo Gabbo

DukeTogo84 · 08-13-2022, 02:49 PM

So it sounds like we'll know 10 of their titles in a few weeks and that titles will be going on sale in January. Curious to see how many will be UK only and how many will be duel territory.

They apparently are going to have some sort of subscription plan at the start too.

Justin2000 · 08-13-2022, 07:48 PM

Selfishly hope it's a movie I've heard of and not just foreign films (No offense)

dylrichard02 · 08-13-2022, 08:21 PM

Probably worth pointing out since I didn't see it mentioned here yet, but the official Twitter page is followed by the official Twitter page of Fidelity in Motion, so my guess is we can expect these releases to be on par with the best that Arrow delivered when Fran was there (not taking into account shape of elements on films).

sonicyogurt · 08-13-2022, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by dylrichard02

Probably worth pointing out since I didn't see it mentioned here yet, but the official Twitter page is followed by the official Twitter page of Fidelity in Motion

Yeah, Fran confirmed this on Twitter a few months back:

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Seen it mentioned a few times so delighted to confirm, David Mackenzie @FidelityUHD will be our Blu-ray author of choice!

dylrichard02 · 08-13-2022, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by sonicyogurt

Yeah, Fran confirmed this on Twitter a few months back:

Nice! I might've missed that tweet. Very excited to hear though!

DukeTogo84 · 08-13-2022, 09:29 PM

So the encodes and compression should be pretty good as the ones on the Arroe releases are always great.

DukeTogo84 · 08-24-2022, 05:50 PM

So there are some hints for their first films below. Sounds like a few crime films. A sniper film? Wonder what that could be or is that list of brief films?

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Originally Posted by floor pie

This might help the guessing game...

BarnDoor · 08-24-2022, 05:57 PM

'Sniper/police procedural' could well be Bo Widerberg's excellent Man on the Roof.

Rayjg · 08-24-2022, 06:00 PM

Man on a Hot Tin Roof?

DukeTogo84 · 08-24-2022, 06:09 PM

Well, I just hope the start revealing their upcoming titles soon as I think they mentioned September, but I guess the question is when in September? Next week would be epic.

Hammerlover · 08-24-2022, 06:23 PM

"Italian gothic" has my attention!

sonicyogurt · 09-12-2022, 12:51 PM

The opening slate has been announced! 5 of their first 10 titles are coming to the US and Canada.

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Ten new releases are announced and full details are available on the Radiance website including packaging close-ups.

Each Radiance limited edition release comes with a removable OBI strip that allows the outer packaging to be completely free of markings and text. Mastered from the finest available materials, each release is accompanied by new and archival bonus features with those who made the films and experts on them, in illuminating interviews, documentaries, commentaries, visual essays and more. Additionally, each release is accompanied by an extensive booklet and sleeves are reversible, often with original or alternative artwork.

Bo Widerberg's stunning The Man on the Roof brings the iconic officer Beck to the big screen in this tense thriller influenced by The French Connection's gritty verité style. (UK)

Palme d'Or winner The Working Class Goes to Heaven sees Gian Maria Volonté as a factory worker on the verge of a nervous breakdown in Elio Petri's savage takedown of industrial corruption. (UK)

Sundance Award winner Welcome to the Dollhouse sees Todd Solondz's celebrated coming-of-age film arrive in the UK for the first time and includes brand new special features. (UK)

In Amy Seimetz's celebrated She Dies Tomorrow a group of people have the contagious sensation their death is imminent which sends them into a spiralling nightmare. Mixing existential dread with absurdist humour to startling effect the film has drawn comparisons with work by David Lynch. (UK)

A new wave-influenced serial killer film that presents its narrative in an almost true crime approach yet focuses on the psychological aspect with echoes of Polanski and Franju, set to a discordant, jazzy score, A Woman Kills was embroiled in a complicated distribution history that had it unseen for more than 40 years. (UK/US/CA)

Alec Baldwin is brilliant as an unhinged criminal in Miami Blues, directed by George Armitage (Grosse Pointe Blank) who perfectly balances humour and violence in this singular crime comedy that bears the quirky influence of producer Jonathan Demme (Something Wild). (UK)

A buddy road movie meditation on friendship and masculinity that takes in the length of France, Fill 'er up with Super was workshopped by the cast giving the film a naturalistic quality that pre-figures Richard Linklater's similar approaches by some decades. (UK/US/CA)

In The Sunday Woman, a high society wife (Jacqueline Bisset, Day for Night) and her gay best friend (Jean-Louis Trintignant, The Conformist) are the key suspects in a murder with commissioner Santamaria (Mastroianni, 8 1/2) investigating closely. (UK/US/CA)

An atmospheric tale of gangland intrigue from the writer of Battles Without Honour and Humanity starring Tomisaburo Wakayama (Lone Wolf and Cub), Big Time Gambling Boss is one of the all-time classics of the yakuza genre, Paul Schrader called it the richest and most complex film of its type, while novelist Yukio Mishima hailed it as a masterpiece. (UK/US/CA)

Thomas takes refuge in his ex-girlfriend's apartment, a commune-like arrangement where the girls vow to kill their boyfriends after five days. Will Thomas realise before it's too late? A pop fantasy compared to a comic strip by Wim Wenders, Red Sun is an art-genre collision that is both brilliantly bizarre and provocative. (UK/US/CA)

dressedtokill · 09-12-2022, 12:55 PM

I know Duke will be ecstatic with Big Time Gambling Boss reveal. I'm happy for him.

07-19-2022, 04:46 PM	#2
DukeTogo84 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Aug 2012 Location:California 4K collection:155 Blu-ray collection:4931 Blu-ray reviews: 62 Trading Score:138	It will also be interesting to see if there will be exclusive titles to each territory or if they will be aiming to go after titles that are available in both regions. I can't wait to see what there first titles will be.

07-19-2022, 05:49 PM	#3
bergman864 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Feb 2012 4K collection:505 Blu-ray collection:1217 DVD collection:25 Blu-ray reviews: 5 Trading Score:15	Now I won't have to import each release I want.

07-19-2022, 06:22 PM	#4
Rayjg Blu-ray Champion Member since:Aug 2016	These guys are the Gabbo of labels. Hopefully they announce something soon.

07-19-2022, 10:59 PM	#5
whiteberry Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jun 2013	Label wars heating up

07-21-2022, 02:11 PM	#7
Rayjg Blu-ray Champion Member since:Aug 2016	Gabbo Gabbo Gabbo

08-13-2022, 02:49 PM	#8
DukeTogo84 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Aug 2012 Location:California 4K collection:155 Blu-ray collection:4931 Blu-ray reviews: 62 Trading Score:138	So it sounds like we'll know 10 of their titles in a few weeks and that titles will be going on sale in January. Curious to see how many will be UK only and how many will be duel territory. They apparently are going to have some sort of subscription plan at the start too.

08-13-2022, 07:48 PM	#9
Justin2000 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Apr 2020 Location:Illinois, USA 4K collection:8 Blu-ray collection:202 DVD collection:163	Selfishly hope it's a movie I've heard of and not just foreign films (No offense)

08-13-2022, 08:21 PM	#10
dylrichard02 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Feb 2019 Location:In the mouth of madness 4K collection:590 Blu-ray collection:2198 DVD collection:271 MA collection:9 Digital collection:10 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:1	Probably worth pointing out since I didn't see it mentioned here yet, but the official Twitter page is followed by the official Twitter page of Fidelity in Motion, so my guess is we can expect these releases to be on par with the best that Arrow delivered when Fran was there (not taking into account shape of elements on films).

08-13-2022, 09:29 PM	#13
DukeTogo84 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Aug 2012 Location:California 4K collection:155 Blu-ray collection:4931 Blu-ray reviews: 62 Trading Score:138	So the encodes and compression should be pretty good as the ones on the Arroe releases are always great.

08-24-2022, 05:57 PM	#15
BarnDoor Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Jan 2010 4K collection:337 Blu-ray collection:6005 Trading Score:3	'Sniper/police procedural' could well be Bo Widerberg's excellent Man on the Roof.

08-24-2022, 06:00 PM	#16
Rayjg Blu-ray Champion Member since:Aug 2016	Man on a Hot Tin Roof?

08-24-2022, 06:09 PM	#17
DukeTogo84 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Aug 2012 Location:California 4K collection:155 Blu-ray collection:4931 Blu-ray reviews: 62 Trading Score:138	Well, I just hope the start revealing their upcoming titles soon as I think they mentioned September, but I guess the question is when in September? Next week would be epic.

08-24-2022, 06:23 PM	#18
Hammerlover Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2020 Location:Hammer House	"Italian gothic" has my attention!

09-12-2022, 12:55 PM	#20
dressedtokill Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2011 4K collection:98 Blu-ray collection:421 Trading Score:1	I know Duke will be ecstatic with Big Time Gambling Boss reveal. I'm happy for him.

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