This 12 months may very properly see an motion film few have heard of breaking by and turning into the most effective of the 12 months. The motion thriller, which is slowly gathering velocity as increasingly more optimistic reactions emerge, has now been hailed “among the best motion movies of all time” because it guarantees to ship the form of martial arts spectacle that style followers dream of.
After debuting on the fiftieth Toronto Worldwide Movie Competition, The Livid (which is the kind of motion thriller title that ought to inform you the whole lot you might want to know) has now performed at Past Fest, with none apart from actor, martial artist, and Mortal Kombat star Lewis Tan in attendance. The actor, who himself has a number of thrilling motion initiatives within the pipeline, together with Mortal Kombat II, took to X/Twitter to share his verdict. And it’s nothing wanting glowing…
“The Livid will go down as among the best motion movies of all instances and can solidify why you want actors who can really do martial arts to make nice recreation altering movies. Instantaneous traditional. Thanks grasp Kenji san and my brother Joe Taslim.”
Additional ‘The Livid’ Reactions Declare It an Motion Thriller “Traditional”
An extra response from X consumer @FJDesanto heaped reward on The Livid and director Kenji Tanigaki for distilling “the whole lot nice about motion movies from all of Asia into one really worldwide fashionable masterpiece. Unbelievable choreography and filmmaking. Thanks #beyondfest for an incredible premiere!” @JTEmoviethinks, in the meantime, provides to the deafening applause, saying, “Simply acquired out of the LA screening of #TheFurious and mark my phrases… the ultimate struggle within the movie is up there with best fights in martial arts historical past. It joins the ranks of The Raid 1 & 2, Legend of Drunken Grasp and another martial arts movie you may consider. “
Lastly, @MAActionCinema declares that The Livid units “a brand new bar for martial arts motion filmmaking,” and equally likens the motion outing to the likes of director Gareth Evan’s fashionable martial arts masterpiece The Raid…
“Had a blast on the U.S. premiere of #KenjiTanigaki’s #TheFurious at #BeyondFest! This movie simply set a brand new bar for martial arts motion filmmaking. Simply belong in the identical stratosphere with such classics as #TheRaid #SPL & #Flashpoint. Cannot watch for you guys to see it subsequent 12 months!”
Directed by motion choreographer-turned-filmmaker Tanigaki Kenji (Raging Hearth, Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In), The Livid has amassed a forged of actors and fighters that can have style followers seeing stars, together with Miao Xie (My Father Is a Hero), Joe Taslim (The Raid, Mortal Kombat), Jeeja Yanin (Chocolate, Triple Risk), Yang Enyu (Eye for an Eye 2), Brian Le (The Brothers Solar), Joey Iwanaga (Rurouni Kenshin: Closing Chapter Half I – The Closing), and Yayan Ruhian (The Raid, The Raid 2). You may take a look at the official synopsis for The Livid beneath:
In a small Southeast Asian nation, expert martial artist Wang Wei’s daughter Wet is kidnapped by a toddler trafficking ring. Wang Wei units out on a rampage, confronting each the corrupt police and the criminals, decided to rescue his kidnapped daughter. Within the course of, he encounters Navin, a journalist tirelessly making an attempt to resolve his spouse’s disappearance. Collectively, the 2 unleash their formidable fight abilities, preventing their approach by harmful obstacles and handle to unravel essential clues and efficiently rescue Wet and a gaggle of harmless kids, dismantling the infamous human trafficking syndicate and bringing justice to the exploited and susceptible.
- Launch Date
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September 7, 2025
- Runtime
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114 Minutes
- Director
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Kenji Tanigaki
- Writers
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Mak Tin-Shu, Frank Hui, Lei Zhilong, Shum Kwan-sin
- Producers
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Shan Tam, Invoice Kong Chi-Keung