Premier Asia was a UK DVD

distribution company Distribution may refer to: Mathematics *Distribution (mathematics), generalized functions used to formulate solutions of partial differential equations *Probability distribution, the probability of a particular value or value range of a varia ...

, operating between the years 2003 and 2008. It was owned by Medusa Communications throughout its first year. In 2004,

Contender Entertainment Group Lionsgate Canada is a Canadian entertainment company and a subsidiary of Lionsgate Studios. Based in Toronto, the company is primarily involved in the acquisition and production of films and television series. The company began on June 1, 1973 ...

took over Medusa Communications, including both Premier Asia and its sister label,

Hong Kong Legends Hong Kong Legends was a United Kingdom DVD distribution company, based in Hertfordshire and operating from the UK and Australia between 1999 and 2007. Hong Kong Legends was initially part of Medusa Communications, who, along with Soulblade bough ...

. In 2007, Contender was themselves purchased by

Entertainment One Lionsgate Canada is a Canadian entertainment company and a subsidiary of Lionsgate Studios. Based in Toronto, the company is primarily involved in the acquisition and production of films and television series. The company began on June 1, 1973 ...

(now

Lionsgate Canada Lionsgate Canada is a Canadian entertainment company and a subsidiary of Lionsgate Studios. Based in Toronto, the company is primarily involved in the acquisition and production of films and television series. The company began on June 1, 1973 ...

). Premier Asia is the sister company of Hong Kong Legends, and whilst that company specialised only in

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

films, Premier Asia encompassed films from all of the major film making centres of Asia (outside of mainland

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

), specifically

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

. In keeping with the Hong Kong Legends DVD format, many of the earlier releases included audio commentaries from

Hong Kong cinema The cinema of Hong Kong ( zh, t=香港電影) is one of the three major threads in the history of Chinese-language cinema, alongside the cinema of China and the cinema of Taiwan. As a former Crown colony, Hong Kong had a greater degree of ar ...

expert, producer and screenwriter Bey Logan, he would be partnered here for many releases with

Asian cinema Asian cinema refers to the film industries and films produced in the continent of Asia. However, in countries like the United States, it is often used to refer only to the cinema of East Asia, Southeast Asia and South Asia. West Asian cinema is ...

expert

Mike Leeder Mike Leeder (born 5 August 1968, in Croydon, England) is an English casting director, producer and actor based in Hong Kong. Leeder has been responsible for DVD and Blu-ray special features for many Hong Kong productions. He worked on such project ...

Releases

* Bang Rajan * Bichunmoo * Brotherhood *

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The City of Violence ''The City of Violence'' () is a 2006 South Korean action film directed by Ryoo Seung-wan, who stars in the film, alongside Jung Doo-hong and Lee Beom-soo. Plot Wang-jae, an ex-gangster, chases a gang of punks into an alley and gets fatally stab ...

* Crying Fist * Duelist * Ju-on: The Grudge * Ju-on: The Grudge 2 * Ichi the Killer * Ichi the Killer : Episode Zero (anime) *

Initial D is a Japanese street racing manga series written and illustrated by Shuichi Shigeno. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine ''Weekly Young Magazine'' from 1995 to 2013, with the chapters collected into 48 volumes. The ...

* My Wife Is a Gangster * Once Upon a Time in High School *

One Missed Call One Missed Call may refer to: * One Missed Call (2003 film), ''One Missed Call'' (2003 film), a Japanese horror film, followed by two sequels * One Missed Call (2008 film), ''One Missed Call'' (2008 film), an American remake of the Japanese film * ...

Ong-Bak ''Ong-Bak'' (, ), also known as ''Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior'', is a 2003 Thai martial arts film directed by Prachya Pinkaew and featured action choreography by Panna Rittikrai. It stars Tony Jaa in the lead role, alongside Petchtai Wongkamlao and ...

* Shutter *

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* Warrior King *

Volcano High ''Volcano High'' () is a 2001 South Korean martial arts action comedy film. It revolves around a troublemaking high school student named Kim Kyung-soo (portrayed by Jang Hyuk) who finds himself transferred to the last school that will take him, ...

References

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