The Five Venoms launched the iconic run of the Venom Mob, a group of actors brought together by Chang Cheh that appeared in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hong Kong martial arts legend Sammo Hung, prolific Japanese martial arts actor Yasuaki Kurata and action director Kenji Tanigaki ...

Shin'ichi "Sonny" Chiba's fighting style was less balletic than it was breathtakingly brutal. Chiba, a star of martial arts cinema in his native Japan, made his name by landing heart-stopping punches ...

Martial arts movies aren't for everyone because they're frequently hardcore action movies, sometimes feature intense gore in their action sequences, and can feel like thrill-seeking rides without much ...

When A Touch of Zen was shown at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival, it defied expectations. Audiences came anticipating another action-packed wuxia flick — quick fights, masterful heroes, and a satisfying ...

Action choreographer-turned-director Tanigaki Kenji is betting that audiences are hungry for authentic martial arts cinema. His new film, “The Furious,” which world premieres at the Toronto Film ...

Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — I’m sure we never got to know Bruce Lee well. Through all his films, all his public appearances and with what he did to stretch the appeal of martial arts, Lee didn’t live long ...

The restoration of the brothers’ rapid-fire shorts show they were even bigger cinema pioneers than previously realised ...

Hong Kong martial arts legend Sammo Hung, prolific Japanese martial arts actor Yasuaki Kurata and action director Kenji Tanigaki discussed martial arts cinema and shared behind-the-scenes anecdotes ...