The King of the Kickboxers

The King of the Kickboxers

In the ring of death, only one man can be king!

R 1990 · 99 min · ★ 6.9 · Action, Crime, Thriller, Drama

Jake, a New York policeman poses as an actor to expose the making of martial-arts death movies in Thailand.

Directed by Lo Yuen-Ming · Written by Keith W. Strandberg

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