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Takashi Miike’s Blazing Fists gets a trailer ahead of US release

February 5, 2026 by Amie Cranswick

Well Go USA has shared a poster and trailer for Blazing Fists, the Japanese action drama from director Takashi Miike.

Inspired by the autobiography of MMA fighter Mikuru Asakura, the film centres on two friends who met at juvenile detention, as they set out to pursue their dream of competing in the martial arts tournament Breaking Down.

The cast includes Danhi Kinoshita, Kaname Yoshizawa, Mariko Shinoda, Anna Tsuchiya, Chikashi Kuon, Kyosuke Yabe, Wataru Ichinose, Konatsu Kato, On Nakano, Karuma, Shoki Nakayama, Seya, Riki Sanada, Shuzo Ohira, Miku Tanaka, Nobuaki Kaneko, Susumu Terajima, Katsunori Takahashi, and Gackt. Watch the trailer below…

From the legendary cult filmmaker Takashi Miike comes the story of Ikuto and Ryoma, troubled teens who meet in juvenile detention and make a plan to fight their way to freedom. Inspired by MMA fighter and Breaking Down founder Mikuru Asakura, the two boys make a plan to compete in Asakura’s popular tournament. When released, they discover that they’ll have to defeat their past outside the ring, before they can be champions inside of it…

Blazing Fists arrives on digital, Blu-ray and DVD on March 31st.

 

Originally published February 5, 2026. Updated February 4, 2026.

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Anna Tsuchiya, Blazing Fists, Chikashi Kuon, Danhi Kinoshita, Gackt, Kaname Yoshizawa, Karuma, Katsunori Takahashi, Konatsu Kato, Kyosuke Yabe, Mariko Shinoda, Miku Tanaka, Nobuaki Kaneko, On Nakano, Riki Sanada, Seya, Shoki Nakayama, Shuzo Ohira, Susumu Terajima, Takashi Miike, Wataru Ichinose

About Amie Cranswick

Amie Cranswick has been part of Flickering Myth's editorial team for over a decade. She has a background in publishing and copyediting and has served as Executive Editor of FlickeringMyth.com since 2020.

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