These exciting live-action films span multiple genres, which will surely appeal to a wide range of audiences. In the first quarter of 2005, Central Park Media's releases will represent the following genres: drama (Close Your Eyes and Hold Me), sci-fi (The Dimension Travelers), hard-boiled yakuza action (Tokyo Mafia), and comedy (Weather Woman). More Asia Pulp Cinema DVD releases will be available monthly, allowing consumers to witness first hand this enthralling style of filmmaking.

All DVDs will have audio tracks in both English and Japanese with English subtitles. Pre-order dates and street dates have been noted as appropriate.

The Dimension Travelers
From Sadayuki Murai, screenwriter of the anime sensations Perfect Blue and Cowboy Bebop! Freakish events jolt Midori from the life of an ordinary schoolgirl. Mysterious soldiers appear to terrorize her, declaring her a dangerous mental patient. Her own family seems to agree. Her best friend claims to be perfectly sane, but from another dimension. Is Midori losing her mind? Or is she a dimension traveler, with powers that could blow the universe apart?

Running time: 95 minutes
Genre: Science Fiction
Rating: Not rated
Pre-order date: December 28, 2004
Street date: January 25, 2005
WEA Selection: 712170
SRP: $9.95
UPC: 7-19987-21702-7

Tokyo Mafia: Yakuza Wars
It's suicide to defy Japan's traditional yakuza. But a former mobster has founded the Tokyo Mafia, a renegade crime syndicate dedicated to vengeance and a new brand of lawlessness. Bullets and blood will explode over Tokyo!

Running time: 90 minutes
Genre: Hard-Boiled Action
Rating: Not rated
Pre-order date: January 11, 2005
Street date: February 8, 2005
WEA Selection: 712082
SRP: $9.95
UPC: 7-19987-20822-3

Tokyo Mafia: Wrath of the Yakuza
Starring Riki Takeuchi (Dead or Alive, Blowback: Love & Death). From the dark past of the Tokyo Mafia, an old friend returns as a deadly enemy. Blood brothers are driven to bitter hatred as betrayal rips mafia loyalties apart. Restless gangs roam the streets looking for a piece of the action. Only the strong will survive the wrath of the yakuza.

Running time: 80 minutes
Genre: Hard-Boiled Action
Rating: Not rated
Pre-order date: January 11, 2005
Street date: February 8, 2005
WEA Selection: 712152
SRP: $9.95
UPC: 7-19987-21522-1

Tokyo Mafia: Battle for Shinjuku
Starring Riki Takeuchi (Dead or Alive, Blowback: Love & Death). Years ago, ace hit man Ginya Yabuki turned his back on his lifelong partner and walked away from the mob... or so he thought. Now he has returned as the crime lord of the Tokyo Mafia, a covert criminal organization that rules the back streets through honor and fear. No longer content to stay in the shadows, Ginya is back to challenge his old allies, to come face to face with his former partner, and to ignite a war that will bring the crime world to its knees!

Running time: 85 minutes
Genre: Hard-Boiled Action
Rating: Not rated
Pre-order date: January 11, 2005
Street date: February 8, 2005
WEA Selection: 712166
SRP: $9.95
UPC: 7-19987-21662-4

Tokyo Mafia: Yakuza Blood
Starring Riki Takeuchi (Dead or Alive, Blowback: Love & Death). The legendary assassin, a hit man who killed 300 battle-hardened gangsters in one night, is a man named Ginya Yabuki. But ten years after that fabled massacre, Ginya has lost everything: his partner, his love, and the mafia that was his to rule. Forgotten by all, he is content to die in obscurity. But a young gangster has come to him seeking training, and the old rage still burns. It's time for one last stand, one last blaze of glory. This town will never forget the name of the Tokyo Mafia!

Running time: 90 minutes
Genre: Hard-Boiled Action
Rating: Not rated
Pre-order date: January 11, 2005
Street date: February 8, 2005
WEA Selection: 712200
SRP: $9.95
UPC: 7-19987-22002-7

Tokyo Mafia DVD Collection
This collection contains the entire Tokyo Mafia saga on 4 DVDs (Tokyo Mafia: Yakuza Wars, Tokyo Mafia: Wrath of the Yakuza, Tokyo Mafia: Battle for Shinjuku, and Tokyo Mafia: Yakuza Blood). It's suicide to defy Japan's traditional yakuza. But a former mobster has founded the Tokyo Mafia, a renegade crime syndicate dedicated to vengeance and a new brand of lawlessness. Follow the rise and fall of Japan's greatest hit man as he brings the crime world to its knees and becomes a living legend.

Running time: 345 minutes
Genre: Hard-Boiled Action
Rating: Not rated
Pre-order date: January 11, 2005
Street date: February 8, 2005
WEA Selection: 712201
SRP: $39.95
UPC: 7-19987-22012-6

About Central Park Media:

Central Park Media has been a leading supplier of anime in the United States since 1990. The company currently manufactures and distributes three home entertainment lines, each offering anime product for a distinct and discriminating audience: U. S. Manga Corps, Central Park Media and Software Sculptors. With exclusive rights to hundreds of book, video and music products, the company has become a leader in integrated media, as well as a leading publisher of graphic novels under its CPM Press label. Central Park Media also carries a broad array of documentaries released under its CPM label, as well as live-action Japanese feature films under its Asia Pulp Cinema label.