Bloodsport
An American army major deserts his post to infiltrate Hong Kong’s secretive Kumite, a deadly underground martial‑arts tournament, where he must fight relentless champions and evade authorities to prove his skill and survive.
“The true story of an American ninja.”
Synopsis
An American Army Major goes AWOL to Hong Kong for an outlawed martial arts contest called the Kumite.
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A crew of 101+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Carl KressShot by David WorthScored by Paul HertzogDesigned by David Searl
Box Office
1988 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 42× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$63.5M
US & Canada: $11.8M — 19% of worldwide · International: $51.7M (81%)
Also known as
- Bloodsportde
- Bloodsport - Eine wahre Geschichtede
- Contacto sangrientoes
- Bloodsport, tous les coups sont permisfr
- Senza esclusione di colpi!it
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Cast & Crew
101 unique people credited
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Supporting cast
78Kimo Lai Kwok Ki
as Hiro Satori
Bernard Mariano
as Sadiq Hossein
Bill Yuen Ping Kuen
as Oshima
Lily Leung Shun Yin
as Mrs. Tanaka
Joshua Schroder
as Chuck / Older Boy
Keith Davey
as Eddie / Older Boy
Sean Ward
as Shingo
Johnny Lai
as Desk Clerk
Henry Ho
as Official
Henry Kot
as Official
Simon Lai
as Official
Thomas Lam
as Official
A P George
as Referee
Charles Wang
as Chinese Doctor
John Foster
as Per Gustafson
John Cheung Ng Long
as Toon Wing Sum
Chiu Gwok
as Chuan Ip Mung
Michel Qissi
as Suan Paredes
Nathan Chukueke
as Paredes' Opponent
Geoffrey Brown
as Paredes' Friend
David Ho Wing Hin
as Pumola
Eric Neff
as Morra
Michael Chan
as Yasuda
Rick Erikson
as Marc Cotard
John Law
as Luu
Samson Li
as Prang
Paulo Tocha
as Paco
Greg Richardson
as Aussie
Saheed Sahabuddin
as Syrian Fighter
Rocky Jasminder Singh
as Syrian Fighter
Wilson Lee
as Chong Li's Trainer
Mark Disalle
as Boxer
Edward E Ketterer
as Aide
Ken Boyle
as Col. Cooke
Mark Wheelhouse
as Older Boy
Wayne Morris
as Older Boy
Darren Humphrey
as Older Boy
Tam Tin Nam
as Young Tough
Claude Heme
as Mr. Dux
Susan Sheers
as Mrs. Dux
Mandy Chan Chi Man
as Janitor
Wong Tak Ming
as Flagman
Tsui Siu Hung
as Policeman
Chung Shun Tak
as Policeman
Wan Kung Sung
as Policeman
Christopher Lay
as Butler
Andrew Rule
as Guard
Lois Gochnauer
as Special Lady
Patricia Mcdonald
as Special Lady
Mic Rieusset
as Special Lady
Gloria Wu
as Special Lady
Tam Wai Mei
as Special Lady
Jacqueline Choy
as Special Lady
Bernie Cilia
as Special Lady
Christine Redmen
as Special Lady
Ben Wong Tin Dok
as Big Spender
Ho Chi Moon
as Big Spender
Mak Shu San
as Big Spender
David Tetter
as Fighter
Lam Shung Ching
as Sen Ling
Joao Gomes
as Fighter
Tse Kin Hung
as Fighter
Steve Daw
as Fighter
Jackson Ng Yuk Sue
as Fighter
Henrik Wesslen
as Fighter
Paul Findley
as Fighter
Wayne Archer
as Fighter
Attilio Reale
as Fighter
Mark Sharrock
as Fighter
Paul Treadwell
as Fighter
Colin Bucknor
as Fighter
Roger Walker
as Fighter
Hung Chi Sing
as Fighter
Victor Wong
as Fighter
Chu Wah
as Fighter
Eric Ng
as Fighter
Max Clsekedi
as Fighter
Ronnie Li
as Fighter
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