Muscle Heat

Muscle Heat
Muscle Heat

U.S. DVD cover
Directed by Ten Shomiyama
Written by Story:
Ushio Higushi
Screenplay:
Kongoh
Tetsuya Oishi
Starring Kane Kosugi
Show Aikawa
Masaya Kato
Naoto Takenaka
Ikkei Watanabe
Music by Kōji Endō
Distributed by Toho
TBS
Release date(s) October 26, 2002
Running time 93 min.
Country Japan
Language Japanese, English

Muscle Heat (released in North America as Blood Heat) is a 2002 Japanese action film starring Kane Kosugi and directed by Ten Shimoyama.

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Plot

In the year 2009 , Joe Jinno, a Navy SEAL who is court-martialed for disobeying orders, is sent to Tokyo to assist Det. Aguri Katsuragi stop the distribution of the illegal drug known as Blood Heat. After an attempt to stop the drug lord Rai Kenjin fails, Katsuragi ends up in Kenjin's arena of death, the Muscle Dome, and loses against Kenjin's #1 fighter, Lee. Joe wants to seek revenge and needs the help of Katsuragi's sister Akane and Ken, a young underground rebel whose father was one a victim of Kenjin and the Muscle Dome, to exact revenge for Aguri and stop the circulation of Blood Heat.[1]

Stunts

The action scenes were choreographed by two men from Jackie Chan's stunt team, Chan Man Chin (Rumble in the Bronx, Rush Hour), and Sam Won (Thunderbolt, Supercop). A translator was assigned to both men. Kane Kosugi performed all of his own stunts.

Reception/U.S. release

Despite not being released in North American theaters, the film received reviews from American critics. High Impact Reviews awarded the film a solid 4 stars out of 4, calling it a "MUST-SEE Japanese action-er!" Netflix.com called it an "Intense pulse pounding action film". Upon the films release in the United States, it was retitled Blood Heat, named after the drug constantly referenced in the movie. Some international DVDs also renamed the film Blood Heat upon release while others kept the films original title.

Soundtrack

The film was composed by Kōji Endō. The R&B band Full Of Harmony contributed their song Casino Drive to the film's ending credits respectively.

References

  1. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0340227/plotsummary

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