ComingSoon is debuting an exclusive The Last Kumite teaser trailer from the throwback martial arts movie by director Ross W. Clarkson. The film is set to release digitally next spring, followed by a home media release.
“The movie will be about Michael Rivers, who is a skilled martial artist and is forced to fight in an illegal fighting tournament in order to save his daughter,” reads the movie’s synopsis. “Along his journey he discovers other martial artists have been forced to fight to save their loved ones.”
“The Last Kumite is a new spin on the great martial arts films of the 80’s and 90’s that are still universally loved amongst action film fans as much today as they were decades ago,” Capelight Pictures SVP of North American Distribution Drew Goldblatt said. “We’re excited to bring The Last Kumite audiences across the globe who we know will love the authentic cast and retro filmmaking style of this soon to be cult classic.”
Check out the exclusive The Last Kumite teaser trailer below (watch more trailers):
“We made this film in the spirit of the classic old school tournament fighting movies, with great music, elaborate training montages and a variety of fighting styles to create the ultimate action movie,” Executive Producer Sean David Lowe stated. “I still can’t believe we got so many legends in one picture.”
Who stars in The Last Kumite?
The Last Kumite was directed and co-written by Ross W. Clarkson and co-written by Sean David Lowe. It stars Mathis Landwehr, Cynthia Rothrock (China O’Brien, Yes Madam), Billy Blanks (The King of the Kickboxers, The Last Boy Scout), Matthias Hues (Kickboxer 2, Dark Angel), Kurt McKinney (No Retreat, No Surrender), Mohammed “Michel” Qissi (Kickboxer, Bloodsport), Abdel Qissi (Lionheart) and David “Bolo Jr.” Yeung (Bond of Justice: Kizuna).
You can also watch the trailer on YouTube below: