Plano, TX – February 5, 2024 – International action sensation Tak Sakaguchi (“Bad City,” “Versus”) — “one of action cinema’s reigning kings of on-screen fighting…lightning fast & unmatched” (Action Flix) — stars in “One-Percent Warrior” (originally titled “One-Percenter”) as a legendary, aging action film star who is drawn into the real world of violence when feuding yakuza gangs infiltrate the set of his directorial feature debut. Caught in the middle of a chaotic battle with an increasing body count, he must face whether his martial arts training is enough to save him.
Written and directed by Yûdai Yamaguchi (“The ABCs of Death,” “Deadball”), with action choreography by Kensuke Sonomura (“Hydra,” “Baby Assassins”), “One-Percent Warrior” also stars Sho Aoyagi (“The Blood of Wolves II,” “Yakuza Apocalypse”), Itsuji Itao (“Moonlight Mask”), Kenjiro Ishimaru (“Ring 2”), and Keisuke Horibe (“Tokyo Gore Police”). The film also features the premiere Jeet Kune Do master Ishii Togo. “One-Percent Warrior” debuts on Digital and Blu-ray™ March 12th from Well Go USA Entertainment (English dub and making-of content available) before streaming exclusively on Hi-YAH! starting April 5th.
SYNOPSIS
After his devastatingly fast, samurai-style combat approach sets filmmakers against him, a legendary action star (Tak Sakaguchi) films his own movie—on turf claimed by feuding yakuza gangs, including Japan’s deadliest martial arts assassin.
Country of Origin: Japan.
Available on Blu-ray™ and Digital March 12th
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