Lady Bloodfight

Lady Bloodfight
Promotional release poster
Directed by	Chris Nahon
Written by	Bey Logan Judd Bloch
Starring	Amy Johnston Muriel Hofmann Jenny Wu Kathy Wu  [ zh ] Jet Tranter Mayling Ng
Cinematography	Michel Abramowicz
Edited by	Chris Nahon Frédéric Thoraval
Music by	Mark Kilian
Production companies	Voltage Pictures B&E Productions
Distributed by	Vertical Entertainment
Release date	5 May 2017 (2017-05-05)(United States [1] )
Running time	102 minutes
Countries	United States Hong Kong
Languages	English Cantonese

Lady Bloodfight is a 2016 martial arts film directed by Chris Nahon and starring stuntwoman Amy Johnston as an American fighter who travels to Hong Kong to participate in an all-woman Kumite. ^[1] A standalone sequel to Bloodsport 4: The Dark Kumite (1999), it is the fifth installment overall in the Bloodsport film series.

Plot

When Jane Jones, a beautiful but troubled American backpacking her way through Hong Kong, successfully fends off three thugs trying to rob her, it draws the attention of Shu, a female fighting champion. Shu recruits and trains Jane to fight in the vicious, all-female underground martial arts tournament known as The Kumite. After months of rigorous training, Jane is ready to face off against her killer rivals, including the apprentice of Shu’s nemesis, a Shaolin master. As other nefarious forces emerge from the shadows, Jane’s journey through The Kumite turns deadly as she risks everything to become the best female fighter in the world.

Cast

• Amy Johnston as Jane Jones
• Muriel Hofmann as Shu
• Jenny Wu as Ling
• Kathy Wu  [ zh ] as Wai
• Jet Tranter as Cassidy
• Mayling Ng as Svietta
• Sunny Coelst as Jaa
• Rosemary Vandebrouck as Yara
• Lisa Cheng as Lam
• Chalinene Bassinah as Alia
• Lauren Rhoden as Van
• Lisa Henderson as Natalya
• Isa Sofa Chan Kwan Nga as Kim
• Nathalie Ng as Aung
• Happy Ma as Kazumi
• Feng Xiao Xia as Wong
• Wing-Hin Ho as Chow
• Mon Choi as Lau
• Kirt Kishita as Mr. Sang
• Joe Fiorello as Gene
• Cecilia Reynal as Cooker
• Ines Laimins as Mrs. Jones
• Sai Lam Wong as Chubby Girl

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a score of 40% based on reviews from 5 critics. ^[2]

Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter noted that the director "keeps the action suitably fast and furious, even if he overly panders to male viewers" by focusing on the often scantily-clad actresses. ^[1]

References

1. Scheck, Frank (5 May 2017). "'Lady Bloodfight': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter .
2. "Lady Bloodfight". Rotten Tomatoes .

External links

• Lady Bloodfight at IMDb