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Bloodsport
1988 · Director: Newt Arnold · US
What it is about
An American soldier enters a secret no-rules Kumite tournament in Hong Kong.
The fighting in it
The film presents itself as the true story of Frank Dux, yet neither the tournament nor the training under the Tanaka clan has ever been substantiated. It cannot be treated as a record of events — as a parade of 1980s styles, it can.
Martial arts in the film
Who appears in it
- Jean-Claude Van Dammeactor — Frank Dux
- Bolo Yeungactor — Chong Li
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