Cult Epics has acquired the rights of 4 films by Nobuhiko Obayashi (director of House, 1978) for North American release in 2025. This includes Obayashi 1980’s Kadokawa films: School in the Crosshairs (1981), The Girl Who Leapt Thru Time (1983), Island Closest to Heaven (1984), His Motorbike, Her Island (1986).
Cult Epics required the rights for Pim de la Parra’s WAN PIPEL and Wim Verstappen’s DAKOTA, the last films of Scorpio Films.
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Cult Epics will be closed from July 15 until August 15th, any orders will be shipped after.
Cult Epics has licensed the following punk rock documentaries "Knocking' on Herman's Door" - The unseen Cha-Cha (2022) featuring Herman Brood, Nina Hagen, Lena Lovich by Stefano Bertacchini and "Surf Punks" (1981) by the cameraman of Cha Cha: Frans Bromet featuring Suicidal Tendencies, 45 Grave, The Germs. Coming soon!
The Films of Tinto Brass HC Book and new 4K UHD releases will be our first release in 2024.
We are currently producing the Blu-ray & DVD of Marleen Gorris Trilogy: A QUESTION OF SILENCE, BROKEN MIRRORS, THE LAST ISLAND, the first film will come out theatrically and on video June 2023.
We will release Just Jaeckin's THE LAST ROMANTIC LOVER from a new 4K transfer on Blu-ray & DVD October 25, 2022, for which we had interviewed Just Jaeckin in 2020 and star Dayle Haddon this year. Latest news: we have finally gotten permission from the Estate of Serge Gainsbourg and will re-issue MADAME CLAUDE on November 22, 2022 on Blu-ray with the long-out-of-print Bonus CD soundtrack by Serge Gainsbourg with Jane Birkin on vocals, in an edition of 1000 copies.
Cult Epics will release the Dutch cult classic Naked over the Fence (Naakt over de Schutting) August 23, 2022, which stars Sylvia Kristel along Rijk de Gooyer, Jon Bluming, Jennifer Willems. 2 Disc Limited Edition with CD soundtrack by Ruud Bos available.
We hereby notify everyone that there have been a few cases so far that the Frontier Records OTOP album one in the box set is a different album, please contact us for a replacement if that is the case.