Bloodsport
7.0 / Rating
1988
An American Army Major goes AWOL to Hong Kong for an outlawed martial arts contest called the Kumite.
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Bloodsport is a 1988 martial arts film directed by Newt Arnold. An American-Hong Kong co-production, the film stars Jean-Claude Van Damme, with a supporting cast of Leah Ayres, Forest Whitaker, Donald Gibb, Roy Chiao, and Bolo Yeung. The film centers on Frank Dux, a United States Army Captain and ninjutsu practitioner who competes in an underground full-contact martial arts tournament called the Kumite in Hong Kong. Based on Dux's real-life claims, the film was marketed as a true story. It was one of Van Damme's first lead roles and showcased his abilities, launching his career as a mainstream action star.
