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Fans hungry for old school, kick ass, throwback martial arts action need to look no further as martial arts star and filmmaker Jino Kang (Fist2Fist, Fist2Fist 2: Weapon of Choice) has joined forces with The Incredible Hulk himself, genre icon Lou Ferrigno, for a new and brutal actioner titled Hard Redemption. Featuring grounded, practical, elite martial arts action and a powerful storyline in the vein of Dangerous Minds and Stand and Deliver, Hard Redemption looks to recapture the unabashed glory days of VHS/video store action with no holds barred, bone smashing fight design.
When it comes to authentic martial arts action design, Jino Kang is legit as he is a grandmaster in the discipline of Hapkido as well as holding black belts in several other disciplines including Kyokushin-Kai Karate, Tae Kwondo and Gracie Jujitsu. Kang is cementing himself as the go to filmmaker for indie action cinema. Lou Ferrigno needs no introduction as the former bodybuilding champion turned genre actor and icon has also cemented a legacy for himself with iconic roles as the Incredible Hulk as well as hard hitting action films like Instant Death.
In this exclusive interview, both Kang and Ferrigno talk about making the new action flick which just hit Prime Video as well as their career in the martial arts and making movies and TV series. This is a hard hitting exclusive you won’t want to miss!
It’s Hapkido master, martial arts star and filmmaker Jino Kang and genre legend Lou Ferrigno on this special episode of The Action Fix with John Jerva!
HARD REDEMPTION is Now Available to Rent & Buy on PRIME VIDEO!
The plot for Hard Redemption tells the story of “Bryan, a Korean American teenager who wants out of his ruthless gang the Goblins, setting the stage for gang retribution against him. On his first day of GED summer school for at-risk students, Bryan meets his new teacher, a tough ex-con and ex-gang member named James Park, a middle-aged man on a positive new course in life. When the Goblin gang invades the school to kill Bryan, they accidentally trigger the school’s prototype preventative protocol measure, the Hard Lockdown Security System, locking everyone — and every door — in the school. The Goblin assassins take hostages but can’t get to Bryan unless they find a way into his classroom, but Mr. Park and a seasoned security guard named Rico will risk their lives to save the students and stop the Goblins by any means necessary. A final confrontation between Mr. Park and the leader of the Goblins reveals a startling revelation as to the Goblins’ true intention of invading the school. Mr. Park will have to decide his fate: Run and save himself or fight in a do-or-die match against the boss and skilled assassins of the gang.”
OFFICIAL TRAILER FOR HARD REDEMPTION
Kang portrays Jim Park with Ferrigno taking on the role of security guard Rico. They star in the film along with Jessie Pettit (Double Agent in Passion), James Aaron Oh (Protection Detail), Mikaila Maei (Refuge), David Kurzhal (The Last Kumite), Preston Yeung (Staycation), and Alyssa McCullough who is essentially a newcomer to films.
Hard Redemption is a bone shattering love letter to the video store action era with legit talent that can bring it when it comes to extreme fight and action design. Kang not only stars in the film, but he also co-produced and co-directed the film with Christine Lam. The two are also responsible for penning the script along with Dustin Leimgruber and resident action cinema expert and author David J. Moore who is responsible for the essential reading books World Gone Wild: A Survivor’s Guide to Post-Apocalyptic Movies and The Good the Tough & The Deadly. Both are required reading for any serious hardcore fans of these genres.
Hard Redemption is a roundhouse kick to the head love letter for martial arts action cinema and delivers to fans what is most important and that is elite caliber fight action. The film makes no excuses for what it wants to be and executes its mission statement with crowd pleasing, violent sequences with Kang delivering a one-man army performance and Ferrigno showcasing why he has become an icon. Make sure to support indie action cinema and check out Hard Redemption as it is essential Saturday night viewing with the gang!
HARD REDEMPTION ON PRIME VIDEO
A special thanks goes out to Jino Kang and Lou Ferrigno for taking time out of their busy schedules and delivering an awesome and in-depth interview on the film!
