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WOLF PACK: Max Zhang Strikes Back In The Latest Trailers For The New Counterterrorism Action Thriller
Now screening in 43 cities in China is director Jiang Cong’s Wolf Pack, starring none other than Max Zhang, Aarif Lee and Jiang Luxia among the team of heroes in the new actioner. Cong directs from his own script, a story that centers on a team of counterterrorists now tasked with infiltrating a team of mercs targeting the nation’s energy pipeline.
The War is Coming – MY HERO ACADEMIA Returns for Season 6
Izuku “Deku” Midoriya will one day be the world’s greatest Hero, but first, he must hone his superpower (“Quirk”) and survive a high school experience unlike any other. My Hero Academia, the Worldwide Smash hit manga and anime by Kohei Horikoshi, is entering it’s sixth season on the air, and once again Deku and his classmates will be tested by an oncoming war, and the looming threat of an old enemy who covets his Quirk.
KAMEN RIDER BLACK SUN Rises to Amazon Prime Worldwide
Tokusatsu fans need no introduction to the Showa era Kamen Rider smash hits, Kamen Rider Black and Kamen Rider Black RX. As a surprise project, as part of the 50th anniversary of Kamen Rider, a reboot film named Kamen Rider Black Sun, was announced, with many details slowly being shared. Now, with an exciting and intriguing new trailer, Black Sun will make an explosive, international debut via Amazon Prime Video, exclusively.
Frank Grillo and Dolph Lundgren set sail in OPERATION SEAWOLF
Filmmaker Steven Luke (WAR PIGS) is one of many creatives working in the realm of DTV. He has learned two valuable lessons about how to get noticed in the glut of low-budget titles that appear consistently throughout the year though. The first is to use recognizable, yet reliable, actors that can draw attention when placed on a cover. The second is to have a niche that appeals to a dedicated fanbase. What is that for Luke? Historical war dramas (with a bit of action sprinkled in) like his latest: the World War Two naval battle film OPERATION SEAWOLF, featuring Dolph Lundgren (CREED 2), Frank Grillo (COPSHOP), and Hiram A. Murray (THE TERMINAL LIST) in prominent roles.
‘Blind Fury’ – Movie Preview ‘RAGEAHOLIC’ (2022)
Written and directed by Yoshiki Takahashi, and based on a story by Yuki Kobayashi (Death Row Family) ‘RAGEHOLIC’: ADDICTED TO ANGER (2022) is currently playing in its native Japan and could pique the interest of those into the more intense crime thrillers – though this looks to capitalize more on a brutal narrative, rather than a more idiosyncratic slow more refined burn seen in the works of the legendary, Takeshi Kitano.‘RAGEHOLIC’ presents an intense and suffocating film that seems to be the modus operandi of a lot of more recent Japanese crime thrillers which are intensely violent; yet also portraying an honest depiction of flawed individual regardless of what side of the law they are on. Depictions of characters ultimately can be subverted with an extremity that is so deliberate, but not the point of parody; whilst the detectives on the side of the law become dogged with determination to the point of inhuman obsession, the gangsters may be shown as noble and steadfast. In any case ‘RAGEHOLIC’, seems to have this as its prevailing narrative with the Yakuza busting police officer (Yohta Kawase)” possessing some almost inhuman qualities, in his quest to uphold the law – the carelessness of his actions perhaps making him a more despicable and far less heroic protagonist. The fact that he is sent on a sabbatical to cure his bloodlust proves to be unsuccessful, and this patient becomes far worse upon his return to his old beat. Whilst this looks to be a compelling crime thriller, there is a certain mean spiritedness to it as the protagonist seems largely unlikable in his insatiable quest for revenge. It may not yet have a Western release, but its somewhat obnoxiously shocking style will sure have its fans and may become a cult hit. It also stars Yohta Kawase (SHIN GODZILLA), Aya Saiki, Ryuju Kobayashi, and Eita Okuno.
BREAK OF DAWN Blasts Off to Theatres in 2022
It may not be a strictly action anime film, but the pedigree behind the adaption of Monthly Afternoon magazine’s seinen manga Bokura no Yoake boasts an impressive resume of action anime hits! Break Of Dawn is heading to Japanese theatres in October, and it’s sure to be an astronomical story. The story begins on a future Earth, where it has been discovered that the Earth is on an unavoidable collision course with a comet. When a boy named Yuma, a boy obsessed with space, robotics and the comet, has an encounter with an alien life form, how will his life change?
HELL DOGS: Don’t Miss The Latest Promos For The Yakuza Crime Thriller Adaptation Starring Junichi Okada
Less than a month away from its Japan release is the long-awaited gangster crime thriller, Hell Dogs, starring Junichi Okada and Kentarô Sakaguchi. Toei and Sony Pictures Japan are handling its distribution, which means we should see the film’s release outside the region at some point.
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