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In a discussion with my friend Bastian Meiresonne, we agreed (and by agreed I mean he pointed out some facts and I concurred) on a number of things regarding Asian martial arts films. For starters, the misconception that martial arts films are one of the main products of the movie industry in the area, since, in fact, it has always been a very small percentage. This misconception owes a lot to Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest studios, since, particularly the latter, was the one that introduced to the West the likes of Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung, subsequently making the average cinemagoer to believe that all Asian filmmakers do is produce martial arts films.

However, and although the genre has been dead for years, at least when compared with the number of productions released in the previous decades, some films emerge occasionally here and there, just barely keeping it alive,...

Yuhang Ho had a very difficult task in his hands from the beginning: to shoot an action martial arts film where all of his protagonists are (almost) over 50. The result, however, was more than impressive, as he worked over the particular reef by limiting the action and adding many thriller elements.

“Mrs K” will screen at Art Film Fest Kosice, that will be on June 16-24

Mrs K is a housewife, happily married with a gynecologist, and mother to a teenage girl who is also a martial artist. However, underneath the calm, happy and motherly figure resides something else, as Mrs K used to be part of a crime ring. As her former comrades are being killed one by one, a rather unpleasant former police officer visits her house and confronts her about the past. Furthermore, another man, who seems to know her quite well, resurfaces, and along with his henchman,...

Action Director: Adam Chan Chung-Tai

Starring: Zhou Yang, Yuen Biao, Cheng Pei Pei, Jade Xu Huihui

The Legend Of Wing Chun is the latest offering kung fu legend Yuen Biao, also starring Jade Xu, Zhou Yang and legend Cheng Pei Pei.

We have many movies lately focusing of the art of Wing Chun, one of my favorite styles to watch on screen, since Sammo Hung brought it to the screen in movies such as Warriors Two, The prodigal Son and the latest movies Ip Man.

The trailer shows us some great clips, action looks good, it features Shaolin monks, Peking opera and anything with Yuen Biao performing Wing Chun is always worth a watch.

There isn’t much information on this at the moment, apart from the trailer and it as a release date of 2012.