Noh is an ancient Japanese theatrical art form. Its sacred backbone might help us understand modern Japanese action.
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(not so) Indie Showcase – Donnie Yen stunt team member Kenji Tanigaki does shapes in memory of “Martial Club”
onKenji Tanigaki is a name we should all know. He's been doing stunts and choreography on Donnie Yen's films since Ballistic Kiss and can be seen in supporting action parts in Wu Xia, Sha Po Lang, and Flash Point. He's put together a video tribute of Martial Club where his team recreates the famous alley [...]
Indie Action Weekly-ish Roundup – August 14, 2012
onHiroshi Adachi's Shoreline Operation with Emmanuel Manzanares Sleeping Dogs, action by EMC Monkeys, funded by Enix themselves! Reddit article here. Green Jade by Movie-Do
High-octane action videos you probably haven’t seen
onTired of stunts done with computer graphics? Wires that gently float actors down after a dangerous 4-foot jump? Still imagining the pads off camera? Here is some much-needed medicine for your ailment. Let's start early on, just at the peak of the Hong Kong "old school" kung fu film. "Shapes", or succinct, posing movements that [...]