I caught up with both BLOOD ISLAND and YESTERDAY'S ENEMY recently via tatty old pan/ scan full screen video copies from decades old VHS broadcasts. I had high hopes for BLOOD ISLAND, but despite a great cast, BLOOD came off poorly, overly melodramtic and cliched. YESTERDAY'S ENEMY worked in the opposite, I knew next to nothing about it, and it was a hard hitting, tautly presented WW2 film. Both films focus on British / Japanese POW relationships, but each takes a unique approach.
Who knows if these will ever surface in the US, so this news is very welcome. I sincerly hope YESTERDAY is on the way so it can find a modern audience.