Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks (2019)

How Hong Kong kicked off a cinematic revolution

The fantastic story of how an ancient martial art, Chinese kung fu, conquered the world through the hundreds of films that were produced in Hong Kong over the decades, transformed Western action cinema and inspired the birth of cultural movements such as blaxploitation, hip hop music, parkour and Wakaliwood cinema.

Cast (66)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Alan Hofmanis

Self

A

Alien Ness

Self

Amy Johnston

Self

Andre Morgan

Self

Billy Blanks

Self

B

Brian Camp

Self

Brian Trenchard-Smith

Self

Charlie Ahearn

Self

Cheng Pei-pei

Self

Chin Siu-Ho

Self

C

Chris Poggiali

Self

Christopher Doyle

Self

C

Colin Geddes

Self

Cynthia Rothrock

Self

Danny Chan

Self

Danny Philippou

Self

Diana Lee Inosanto

Self

Don Wilson

Self

Eric Jacobus

Self

E

Eric Pellerin

Self

Fab 5 Freddy

Self

F

Frank Djeng

Self

G

Geoffrey Stitt

Self

G

Grady Hendrix

Self

H

Hing Chao

Self

Jacky Heung

Self

Jade Leung Tsang

Self

Jeff Imada

Self

Jessica Henwick

Self

Joe Cheung Tung-Cho

Self

JuJu Chan

Self

K

Ken Swift

Self

Lo Meng

Self

M

Marco Joachim

Self

M

Matthew Mallinson

Self

M

Matthew Polly

Self

Michael Jai White

Self

Mike Leeder

Self

Philip Ng Wan-Lung

Self

R

Ric Meyers

Self

Richard Norton

Self

Ridley Tsui Bo-Wah

Self

Robert Samuels

Self

Ron Van Clief

Self

R

Ross Boyask

Self

Sammo Kam-Bo Hung

Self

Scott Adkins

Self

Sébastien Foucan

Self

Soi Cheang

Self

T

Terry Levene

Self

T

Tim Kwok

Self

V

Vaughan Savidge

Self

Warrington Hudlin

Self

Wilson Yip

Self

Bruce Lee

Self (archive footage)

Chuck Norris

Self (archive footage)

David Carradine

Self (archive footage)

Gareth Evans

Self (archive footage)

Jackie Chan

Self (archive footage)

Jimmy Wang Yu

Self (archive footage)

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