Radiance Films March 2026 releases include Takashi Miike box set, Cutter's Way 4K, The Dancing Hawk, and Special Effects.
Radiance Films has announced its March 2026 releases. The lineup is headlined by the Underworld Chronicles: Three Yakuza Fables by Takashi Miike box set, alongside new restorations of Cutter's Way, The Dancing Hawk, and the UK Blu-ray premiere of Larry Cohen’s Special Effects.
Underworld Chronicles: Three Yakuza Fables by Takashi Miike
This three-film collection brings together Fudoh: The New Generation, Agitator, and Deadly Outlaw: Rekka, showcasing a key era in Takashi Miike’s rise as a global cult filmmaker.
Film Overviews
Fudoh: The New Generation follows high schooler Riki Fudoh, who leads a secret troupe of teen assassins while plotting revenge against his father, a powerful yakuza.
Agitator begins with a yakuza killing that escalates into a sprawling gangland conflict.
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka centers on Kunisada, who launches a violent revenge mission after the death of his mentor Sanada, set to a psychedelic rock soundtrack by Flower Travellin’ Band.
Video and Audio Specs
- High-Definition digital transfers of each film on three discs, on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK
- Multiformat 4K UHD and Blu-ray presentation of Fudoh: The New Generation
- Standard definition transfer of 200 minute extended version of Agitator, presented in its original two-part form for the first time outside of Japan
- Uncompressed mono PCM audio
Special Features
- Newly filmed interviews with Takashi Miike on Agitator and Deadly Outlaw: Rekka
- Audio commentaries on Agitator and Deadly Outlaw: Rekka by Tom Mes
- Audio commentary on Fudoh: The New Generation with Takashi Miike and Shosuke Tanihara
- Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!: documentary on Miike featuring interviews with Kinji Fukasaku, Takeshi Kitano, Shinya Tsukamoto and others (Yves Montmayeur, 2009, 59 mins)
- Archival interview with Shosuke Tanihara
- Archival interview with Yoshinori Chiba
- Trailers
- Newly improved subtitle translations
Packaging and Extras
- Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
- Limited edition 80 page bound book featuring new writing by Tom Mes and Colin Geddes, and archival writing from Tony Rayns
- Limited edition of 5000 copies, presented in rigid box with full-height Scanavo cases and removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
Cutter’s Way
Ivan Passer’s neo-noir follows gigolo Richard Bone, who witnesses a body being dumped and becomes a suspect. His friend Cutter, a paranoid Vietnam veteran, insists the crime ties back to wealthy oil tycoon J. J. Cord, spiraling them into conspiracy and moral ambiguity.
Video and Audio Specs
- New 4K restoration from the original camera negative
- 4K UHD and Blu-ray presentation of the feature; world premiere on 4K UHD
- Option to view with the original Cutter and Bone title sequence, newly scanned for the first time
- Uncompressed mono audio
Special Features
- Piety, Patriotism and Violence: The Legacy of Cutter and Bone: new featurette on the legacy of Cutter’s Way with contributions from writers Megan Abbott, Jordan Harper, and George Pelecanos
- Archival audio commentary by novelist Matthew Specktor
- Archival audio commentary by film historians Julie Kirgo and Nick Redman
- Archival audio commentary by assistant director Larry Franco and unit production manager Barrie Osborne
- Archival video interviews with actor Lisa Eichhorn, UA Classics exec Ira Deutchman, director Ivan Passer, Jeffrey Alan Fiskin, and producer Paul Gurian
- Archival video featurette on composer Jack Nitzsche
- Archival audio introduction by star Jeff Bridges
- Archival video introduction by director Bertrand Tavernier
- Theatrical trailers
- Optional English SDH subtitle track
Packaging and Extras
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
- Limited edition 80 page bound book featuring new writing from Christina Newland, Nick Pinkerton, and Travis Woods, plus an archival interview with Ivan Passer
- Limited edition of 5000 copies, presented in rigid box and full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
Pre-order link (commissions earned)
The Dancing Hawk
A peasant’s son rises into the post-war socialist order, only to confront the emotional cost of abandoning his rural origins. Inspired by Citizen Kane, the film blends psychological drama with striking visuals from cinematographer Zbigniew Rybczyński.
Video and Audio Specs
- 4K restoration by Filmoteka Narodowa
- Uncompressed mono PCM audio
Special Features
- New interview with critic Carmen Gray (2025)
- Two short films by cinematographer Zbigniew Rybczyński: Soup (1974, 9 mins) and Oh! I Can’t Stop! (1975, 10 mins)
- Newly improved English subtitle translation
Packaging and Extras
- Reversible sleeve featuring original artwork by Jerzy Czerniawski and Andrzej Klimowski
- Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by scholar Piotr Kletowski
- Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
Pre-order link (commissions earned)
Special Effects
Larry Cohen’s thriller follows Andrea, an aspiring actress murdered by a director who films the encounter. Her estranged husband becomes entangled in the director’s next project, starring a woman who looks eerily like Andrea.
Video and Audio Specs
- UK Blu-ray premiere
- High definition digital transfer
- Uncompressed mono audio
Special Features
- Newly recorded interview with star Eric Bogosian
- New audio commentary with director of King Cohen, Steve Mitchell
- Cohen on Cohen - feature length interview with Larry Cohen (2017, 71 mins)
- Archival directors commentary with Larry Cohen, moderated by Steve Mitchell
- New interview with critic Christina Newland on Zoe Tamerlis Lund
- Trailer
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Packaging and Extras
- Includes O-card featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Eric Adrian Lee
- Limited edition booklet featuring new writing from Juan Barquin
- Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented with o-card and full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
Release Date & Availability
All four Radiance Films March releases — Underworld Chronicles, Cutter’s Way, The Dancing Hawk, and Special Effects — will be available March 23, 2026. They are available to pre-order from radiancefilms.co.uk.
Radiance’s March slate will follow several busy months for the label, including December’s releases of Splendid Outing, Le notti bianche, and Une femme douce, as well as January’s lineup featuring Illustrious Corpses, Blood of Revenge, and The Wild Child. The momentum continues with February releases of The Japanese Godfather Trilogy, Iphigenia, Libido, and The Stunt Man, rounding out a strong run leading into March 2026.
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