At this year’s Anime Expo, Funimation will be screening Kingdom and Tokyo Ghoul S, two Live-action Japanese films based on the popular manga by Yasuhisa Hara and Sui Ishida, respectively. From director Shinsuke Sato (Gantz) comes Kingdom, which follows a young boy (Kento Yamazaki, Death Note) who dreams of becoming the greatest general of the Qin Kingdom. Directing duo Takuya Kawasaki and Kazuhiko Hiramaki present Tokyo Ghoul S, the sequel to Tokyo Ghoul, which follows the … Continue reading →

These days the vast majority of the movies that Hollywood makes are either franchise sequels and reboots or remakes of successful films from other countries. This has the advantage of giving people more adventures starring characters they know and love, but it can also be creatively stifling and lead to diminishing returns. Some of the remakes are of original Asian movies and we decided to look at a few of … Continue reading →

From Film Movement comes the Blu-ray & DVD for Heroes Shed No Tears (read our review), a 1986 Hong Kong actioner from acclaimed director John Woo (Manhunt, Hard Boiled). The film stars Eddy Ko (The Mission), Lam Ching-Ying (Eastern Condors), Ma Ying-Chun (Goodbye Mammie), Cecile Le Bailly and Philllip Loffredo. In Heroes Shed No Tears, the Thai government hires a group of Chinese mercenaries to capture a powerful drug lord from the Golden Triangle. The … Continue reading →

In the 1980s, a phenomenon now known as the “ninja craze” was born, thanks equally to 1980’s The Octagon and 1981’s Enter the Ninja. At the time, this “ninja craze” made perfect sense. After all, ninjas seemed more menacing than Bruce Lee; their stealthy uniforms were stylish and slick when compared to a Karate Gi; they had an array of innovative weapons that were far more interesting than anything seen in the average … Continue reading →

 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is still one of the most successful martial arts films ever made, and lives long in the memory of fans of the genre. The Chinese picture was made on a US$17 million budget but went onto gross $213 million worldwide in 2000. The Ang Lee-directed action epic was also nominated for ten Academy Awards and won four. It was somewhat surprising that it took sixteen … Continue reading →

Get ready for Action for Heaven, an upcoming star-studded actioner featuring Vincent Zhao (The Blade), Max Zhang (The Brink), Huang Yi (The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake) and Yu Rongguang (Police Story 2013). AFS describes this Xu Jie and Ma Zhong Xuan-directed film as a “wartime thriller”. Unfortunately, further details are still pending. For now, Zhao has his hands full with a number of upcoming projects, including the anticipated Fearless series. … Continue reading →

During the 22nd Shanghai International Film Festival, martial arts star Iko Uwais (Triple Threat, The Raid 2, The Night Comes for Us, Mile 22) announced a new project titled Chinatown Express. MMAC reports that Uwais will play a man who must fight through the gangland of New York to save his family after the disappearance of his son during a gang killings spree. In addition to starring, Uwais will produce alongside Gianni … Continue reading →

If you’re looking for some awesome tips on how to win at the casino, look to the movies for inspiration. Read our article for movies that have much to teach us!
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Tony Jaa (Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy) is on board for Silent, an upcoming action film that sees the martial arts legend play a reclusive, mute Thai restaurant delivery man with a violent and tragic past who gets mixed up with a group of mercenaries and dirty cops. According to an exclusive story from FCS, Mike Selby (Skin Trade, Paradox, Triple Threat) will produce for SC Films Thailand with Jeremy Bolt … Continue reading →

On July 2nd, 2019 Lionsgate is releasing John Herzfeld’s Escape Plan: The Extractors, on Digital 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray Combo Pack (plus DVD and Digital) and DVD. The film stars Sylvester Stallone (The Expendables, Escape Plan 2), Dave Bautista (Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy, Escape Plan 2), Daniel Bernhardt (John Wick, Atomic Blonde), Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson (Get Rich or Die Tryin’), Jaime King (Escape Plan 2), Max Zhang (The Brink), Harry Shum Jr. (Crouching … Continue reading →

The fictional character of Chen Zhen – previously made famous by Bruce Lee in Fist of Fury (1972), Jet Li in Fist of Legend (1994) and Donnie Yen in both a 90’s Hong Kong TV show and in Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (2010), is once again proving that Chinese are not “the sick men of Asia.” Directed by Scott Ma Zhongxuan (who served as one of … Continue reading →