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Actors: Rain, Naomie Harris, Ben Miles, Sho Kosugi, Rick Yune
Synopsis: V for Vendetta director James McTeigue re-teams with that film's producers Larry and Andy Wachowski for this action-packed tale of a skilled assassin who was trained by a mythical secret society, and patiently awaits the day he will avenge the death of his best friend. Swept off the streets as a Read More
Crew: Producer
Actors: Sho Kosugi, David Essex, Kane Kosugi, Christopher Lee, Toshiro Mifune, Norman Lloyd
Synopsis: Sho Kosugi stars (as well as produced) this picturesque and exciting swashbuckler, directed by Gordon Hessler. Kosugi plays Mayeda, a 17th-century Japanese samurai whose clan, headed by Lord Ieyasu (Toshiro Mifune), is waging a bloody battle with a rival clan. The rival clan has the advantage of Read More
Actors: Rutger Hauer, Brandon Call, Terry O'Quinn, Lisa Blount, Noble Willingham, Meg Foster
Synopsis: Rutger Hauer plays a blinded Vietnam vet who also happens to be an expert swordsman. Twenty years after the war, Hauer finds himself waist-deep in gangsters when he tries to help the son (Brandon Call) of an old army buddy. Along the way, he reforms an ex-comrade in arms (Terrance O'Quinn) who was Read More
Synopsis: Piecing together exciting film footage of martial arts performances, Deadliest Art demonstrates the reasons for the popularity of martial arts combat in visual entertainment. The history of the art, including basics of the Eastern philosophies that govern it, provides insight along with the Read More
Crew: Fights Choreographer
Actors: Chris Makepeace, Yuji Okumoto, Don Michael Paul, Andy Bumatai, Sho Kosugi
Synopsis: Aloha Summer is set in 1959 Hawaii. The six teenaged protagonists are drawn from a variety of ethnic backgrounds, resulting in the expected prejudices, hostilities and misunderstandings. The story's focus is on Chris Makepeace, an Italian-American lad who learns by means both soft and hard how to Read More
Actors: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Doran Clark, Bruce French, Vladimir Skomarovsky
Synopsis: Black Eagle takes as its inspiration Reagan-era cold war paranoia. After a renegade scientist goes AWOL, a top secret device is up for grabs. International intrigue ensues, with CIA agent Ken Tani aka Black Eagle and KGB operative Andrei, played by Jon Claude van Damme at the center. The picture Read More
Actors: Sho Kosugi, Lewis van Bergen, Robin Evans, Gerry Gibson, Chip Lucia
Synopsis: Shiro Tanaka (kick-boxer star, Sho Kosugi) stars as a drug agent who seeks revenge against the drug-world bad guys who've murdered his partner. He's off to Buenos Aires to catch up with the no-good murderers and set the record straight. ~ All Movie Guide Read More
Actors: Brent Huff, Emilia Lesniak, Blackie Dammett, Regina Richardson
Synopsis: Meant to be a parody of the martial arts genre, this weakly plotted story centers around a kidnapping in Manila engineered by two terrorists to obtain the release of a political prisoner in the Middle East. In order to save the busload of tourists that are being held hostage, the U.S. Embassy Read More
Synopsis: Sho Kosugi narrates this look at the staging of stunts for martial-arts films: how they are prepared, staged and attempted. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide Read More
Actors: Sho Kosugi, Donna Kei Benz, James Booth, Norman Burton, Michael Constantine
Synopsis: In this martial-arts actioner, a gentle Japanese immigrant endeavors to quietly run a business in America. Unfortunately, gangsters refuse to leave them alone. Finally the quiet storekeeper has enough and reveals that he is in reality, a highly skilled Ninja master. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Read More
Synopsis: Mob kingpin Qua Tom assassinates the wife of the man who leads the Black List, a powerful association of ninja warriors. Qua Tom even managed to get his victim's husband imprisoned on false charges. However, the leader of the Black List possesses unusually impressive martial-artistry that allows Read More
Actors: Lucinda Dickey, Jordan Bennett, Sho Kosugi, David Chung, Tom J. Castronova, Dale Ishimoto
Synopsis: In this slick exploitation, martial arts fantasy from schlockmeisters Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, an evil ninja is killed off in a sandtrap on a golf course in Phoenix -- the police riddle him with bullets, foolishly thinking that is the end of it. But as he is dying, the ninja throws a smoke Read More
Actors: Lee Van Cleef, Timothy Van Patten, Sho Kosugi
Synopsis: Pearl Cheung essays the title role in Venus the Ninja. In this "female-martial-arts-fighter" film (a genre unto itself) Venus uses her chop-socky skills against an all-powerful warlord. Meng Fe also stars. Venus the Ninja made it to American shores via local TV syndication in the late 1980s. ~ Hal Read More
Actors: Sho Kosugi, Keith Vitali, Virgil Frye, Arthur Roberts, Mario Gallo
Synopsis: Sam Firstenberg directs Sho Kosugi in the martial arts action film Revenge of the Ninja. Kosugi plays a former ninja assassin whose family is killed by other ninjas. He begins life anew in America, but unexpectedly comes to work for drug traffickers who he must face off against. ~ Perry Seibert Read More
Synopsis: In this martial arts movie, an American art dealer, who doubles as a Ninja, must use his fighting skill, to save a group of scientists being held hostage by terrorists in Dallas. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More
Actors: Franco Nero, Susan George, Sho Kosugi, Alex Courtney, Will Hare
Synopsis: Cannon Productions' first foray into the martial arts milieu, Enter the Ninja stars Franco Nero. While visiting old pal Frank Landers (Alex Courtney) in the Philippines, master ninja Cole (Nero) is approached by villain Charles Venarius (Christopher George). Coveting Lander's plantation, Venarius Read More
Actors: Tony Liu, Sho Kosugi, Ch'eng Pin Chih, Chu'eng Li, Huang Jen Chih, Liu Yun, Mali Sha, Bruce Lee, Nora Miao, Chuck Norris, Malisa Longo, Robert Wall
Synopsis: Bruce Lee's pre-Enter the Dragon outing is a surprising change of pace from his usual hard-hitting action fare because it favors humor as much as it does kung-fu. It's also notable because it represents Lee's only venture as a director. For the most part, Return of the Dragon works thanks to its Read More
Synopsis: Per the film's title, the Ninja masters this time out are adolescents. Disaster reigns supreme when the Prince of Blood invades a Shaolin temple. Most of the adults are killed, and it looks bad for Our Side. But the "little heroes" come through in a manner that would make their elders proud. Cheng Tain Syh Read More
Synopsis: Chin Chien Chang heads the cast of Shaolin Temple Strikes Back. Much of the action takes place in the titular temple, where dwells a group of martial arts-trained monks. The insidious barbaric hordes of the Manchus invade the countryside, looting, pillaging, and littering. The monks defend their Read More
Synopsis: This time around, a Shaolin monk uses a time-honored gimmick to throw his victims off balance. When challenged to a fight, the monk pretends to be besotted with booze. This gives him an excuse to perform all sorts of seemingly haphazard moves. Just when the opponent thinks he has the upper hand Read More
Synopsis: Huang I Lung, Ou Ti head the cast of Fists of Dragons. In keeping with the title, we'll keep the synopsis short and punchy. Two Chinese boxers. Revenge. Betrayal. Human-sacrifice finale. The plot is seldom, if ever, of paramount importance in films like Fists of Dragons; so long as it delivers the Read More
Synopsis: Great Massacre is one of a handful of martial arts films released as part of a video package hosted by kung-fu star Sho Kosugi. The host doesn't appear in the film proper, though Massacre is filled to overflowing with Kosugi-like action. The principal character robs from the rich and gives to the Read More
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