ARROW’s March lineup begins March 3 with the perfect title for the beginning of spring.
Play It Cool (UK/IE/US/CAN) is a chic and erotically charged drama starring popular Japanese singer of the day Mari Atsumi as a college girl negotiating her way through the male-dominated hierarchies of Tokyo’s seductive but treacherous nightclub culture.
ARROW is proud to release this little-seen gem by one of Japan’s most highly regarded directors of the 1960s, Yasuzō Masumura (Giants and Toys, Irezumi). Masumura is a filmmaker known for his social satires and powerful portrayals of women.
March 7 debuts a trio of works all about the seedy underworld and the fight to maintain law and order, exclusively for subscribers in the United States.
Violent Panic: The Big Crash (US): Takashi, an expert bank robber, plans to pull off the biggest heist of his career, stealing 300 million yen before fleeing to Brazil. However, Takashi finds himself alone, and his getaway is foiled when the robbery goes awry. Trailed by the police, his lover, his partner-in-crime’s brother, and countless others, Takashi becomes the target of a search filled with twists, double-crosses, and explosive action.
Heroes Shed No Tears (US): Eddy Ko stars as Chan Chung, the leader of an elite Chinese commando force enlisted by the Thai government to capture General Samton, a powerful drug lord from the Golden Triangle. After a successful raid on the general’s headquarters, the mercenaries cross into Vietnam and encounter a barbaric colonel (Lam Ching Ying) who is determined to stop them at any cost. Now pursued by both Samton’s henchmen and the colonel’s troops, the heroes flee for the border of Thailand, outmanned and outgunned by their enemies.
Robocop (TV Series, 1994) (US): Alex Murphy plays RoboCop, a cybernetic policeman created by a vast corporation. Shortly of Old Detroit, he fights crime and the occasional corporate conspiracy.
On March 10, ARROW vows to subscribers that I Will Never Leave You Alone (UK/IE/US/CAN). Writer and director DW Medoff crafts an innovative and chilling take on the haunted house formula with I Will Never Leave You Alone, a surreal nightmare where the psychological and the supernatural collide to terrifying effect. After being released from prison, Richard is allowed to restart his life by a mysterious company that offers him five thousand dollars to spend six days in a dilapidated house to cleanse it of evil spirits. His handler assures him this is only to put any potential buyers’ superstitions to rest and that he has nothing to fear.
But Richard’s sojourn is haunted by an inscrutable figure hiding in the dark corners of the house that seems to have a connection with his dark past. As his sinister neighbor’s appearances become more frequent, Richard must confront the terrifying reason that sent him to prison and risk slipping into madness. |