BALLERINA (Lee Chung-hyun, 2023) Action Director: Yoon Seok-jin
Jonah Jeng
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PhD, Pitt Film and Media Studies | I write a column on action scenes for MUBI Notebook: https://mubi.com/en/notebook/posts/author/618 | Email: jengjonah@gmail.com | Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jonahrbliss/ | Twitter: https://x.com/JonahJeng
Happy birthday to Kiyoshi Kurosawa, one of the greats. Thinking about the deadpan fight scenes in SEVENTH CODE and BEAUTIFUL NEW BAY AREA PROJECT.
LAST HURRAH FOR CHIVALRY (John Woo, 1979) Martial Arts Choreographer: Fung Hak-On
THE FURIOUS has hit streaming, so here's my primer on action director Kensuke Sonomura for those who want to explore his work further!
Jonah Jeng@jonahjeng.bsky.social · 2mo agoTHE FURIOUS hits theaters this weekend. For the occasion, I wrote about action director Kensuke Sonomura, one of the most innovative fight choreographers working today. mubi.com/en/notebook/...
Joe Taslim fights his brother, Peter Taslim, in HIT & RUN (2019)
I think about this fight scene from THE ROUNDUP: PUNISHMENT a lot.
If you’re looking for something to watch this Father’s Day:
More people need to see “Bushido Man.” It’s a fun time.
Jonah Jeng@jonahjeng.bsky.social · 2mo agoKensuke Sonomura vs. Mitsuki Koga in BUSHIDO MAN Action direction by Sonomura
Kensuke Sonomura vs. Mitsuki Koga in BUSHIDO MAN Action direction by Sonomura
This year, I was in charge of programming for the Asian Features & Asian Shorts competitions at NIFFF (3-11 July), which are, in my opinion, pretty badass. Films from Japan, China, HK, Thailand, Indonesia, Korea, and Vietnam. Action (lots of it!), horror, comedy, fantasy drama! Thread!
For those who missed it, I examined the singular action design of Kensuke Sonomura. There are action-packed clips inside!
Jonah Jeng@jonahjeng.bsky.social · 2mo agoTHE FURIOUS hits theaters this weekend. For the occasion, I wrote about action director Kensuke Sonomura, one of the most innovative fight choreographers working today. mubi.com/en/notebook/...
THE FURIOUS hits theaters this weekend. For the occasion, I wrote about action director Kensuke Sonomura, one of the most innovative fight choreographers working today. mubi.com/en/notebook/...
The Action Scene | Fluid Dynamics: The Experimental Action of Kensuke Sonomura
As "The Furious" (2026) hits theaters, a deep dive into the pathbreaking fight choreography of action director Kensuke Sonomura.
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Wrote about Ryoo Seung-wan, South Korea’s foremost action filmmaker, for MUBI Notebook. The following thread counts down my ten favorite action scenes of his: mubi.com/en/notebook/...
Primer | Veteran: The Action Films of Ryoo Seung-wan
With the release of his new film, "Humint," an overview of the career of South Korea’s foremost action filmmaker.
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Heading to Chicago in a couple of days to present on the EXTRACTION movies, "one shot" action sequences, and the cultural ascension of stunt work. Pumped!
THE DIVINE MOVE (Cho Beom-gu, 2014) Fight / Martial Arts Choreographers: Choi Bong-rock, Heo Myeong-haeng
SHADOWLESS SWORD (Kim Young-jun, 2005) Action Director: Ma Yuk-sing Love the editing here.
BICHUNMOO (Kim Young-jun, 2000) Action Coordinator: Ma Yuk-sing
For some reason, the original post with the article has been deleted, so here's the link again. Some great action stuff in 2025. Below is a thread of GIFs from the scenes I discuss. mubi.com/en/notebook/...
The Best Action Scenes of 2025
A survey ranging from blockbuster animation to DTV, Donnie Yen to Ajith Kumar, Germany to Japan.
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Jonah Jeng@jonahjeng.bsky.social · 6mo agoTHE PROSECUTOR Director: Donnie Yen Action Director: Takahito Ôuchi Countries: China, Hong Kong
BILLY JACK (Tom Laughlin, 1971) Fight Choreographer: Han Bong-soo
THE KICK (Prachya Pinkaew, 2011) Action Supervisor: Panna Rittikrai
It's here! The 2025 Action Cinema recap! An overview of the year's most interesting action films. Everything from Ne Zha 2 and Avatar 3 to Last Bullet, Kantara and The Prosecutor, to smaller gems like The Forbidden City, Tatsujin Warriors, and many more! youtu.be/74ckedulSgo
The Action Year in Review - 2025
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