Frank Dux (Jean Claude Van Damme) is an American trained in Japanese martial arts from a young age by the father of another neighborhood boy. After the son of his master, Senzo Tanaka, is killed in an underground fighting tournament, the "Kumite", Dux undertakes an even more rigorous training program under Tanaka. His goal is to honor the memory of the fallen son and the Tanaka family name by participating in the Kumite himself. Travelling to Hong Kong where the Kumite is to be held, Dux meets up with another American competitor named Ray Jackson (Donald Gibb), and the two become fast friends. Led by a local guide, the two travel to the Kumite location and manage to gain entrance to the event. There, they encounter the dreaded Chong Li (Bolo Yeung), the previous victor and man responsible for the death of Senzo Tanaka's son. Chong Li is observed to be both dangerous and potentially unstable, but in order to win, someone will have to defeat him.
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Jean-Claude Van Damme | Frank |
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Donald Gibb | Jackson |
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Leah Ayres | Janice |
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Norman Burton | Helmer |
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Forest Whitaker | Rawlins |
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Roy Chiao | Tanaka |
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Rani Gill | Special Lady |
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Philip Chan | Captain Chen |
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Pierre Rafini | Young Frank |
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Bolo Yeung | Chong Li |
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Ken Siu | Victor |
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Kimo Lai Kwok Ki | Hiro |
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Bernard Mariano | Hossein |
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Bill Yuen Ping Kuen | Oshima |
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Shun-Yin Leung | Mrs. Tanaka |
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Joshua Schroder | Chuck |
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Keith Davey | Eddie |
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Sean Ward | Shingo |
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Johnny Lai | Desk Clerk |
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Henry Ho | Official |
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Henry Kot | Official |
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Thomas Lam | Official |
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Simon Lai | Official |
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A.P. George | Referee |
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Charles Wang | Chinese Doctor |
| Director | Newt Arnold |
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| Writer | Sheldon Lettich, Christopher Cosby, Mel Friedman, Frank Dux | |
| Producer | Mark DiSalle | |
| Musician | Paul Hertzog | |
| Photography | David Worth | |
| Packaging | Keep Case |
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| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Widescreen (1.85:1) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital Stereo [English] Dolby Digital Mono [French] |
| Subtitles | English | English (Closed Captioned) | French | Japanese |
| Distributor | Warner Home Video |
| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Edition Release Date | Oct 01, 2002 |
| Regions | Region 1 |
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| Index | 556 |
| Added Date | Nov 10, 2012 17:16:24 |
| Modified Date | Jul 20, 2023 00:05:30 |