What happens when an abused wife has had enough of her husband’s temper? She settles the score in this Korean film by Kang Hyo-Jin. Ha-Eun is constantly abused by her husband Ju-Chang, a champion kickboxer who spends his time drinking and ridiculing both Ha-Eun and their daughter Chun-Shim. He knows he is a champion and […]Read Post ›
Take twelve of the top martial arts fighters from the United Kingdom, a one million dollar prize, and add a little bit of what Bruce Lee called “emotional content” and you have this entertaining martial arts drama from newcomer director Chee Keong-Cheung. The film takes place in a world where underground fighting has become extremely […]Read Post ›
2007, Art Port Inc./Same Way Production Ltd./Pony Canyon Inc. Director: Soi Cheang Producers: Hirofumi Ogoshi Toji Kato Izo Hashimoto Shin Yoneyama Sam Leong Writers: Izo Hashimoto (original manga & screenplay) Akio Tanaka (original manga) Szeto Kam-Yuen (screenplay) Cinematography: Edmond Fung Editing: Eric Kwong Cast: Shawn Yue (Ryo Narushima) Annie Liu (Megumi) Francis Ng (Kenji Kurokawa) […]Read Post ›
Ho-Sung Pak, who originated the character of Liu Kang in the Mortal Kombat video games, stars in and produced this action revenge drama that revolves around three central characters. When assassin Lee Choe decides to give up his job to be with the woman he loves, Sarah, his handler John is none too happy with […]Read Post ›
Before he became Tapout’s top name for their mixed martial arts film catalog, Hector Echavarria takes the lead alongside some veterans in this character-driven action drama from director Art Camacho. Eddie Castillo was once one of the best fighters on the underground circuit, until he accidentally killed his last opponent. He was sent to prison […]Read Post ›
Directed by Danish-born helmer Natasha Arthy, this film can be described as a more seriously minded martial arts version of the Gurinder Chadha comedy Bend It Like Beckham, in which our protagonist must make a decision between staying loyal to her family’s traditional values and the one thing she loves more than anything. Aicha […]Read Post ›
