When Karate champion Michael Rivers wins the last tournament of his career, shady businessman Ron Hall offers him the opportunity to fight in an illegal Kumite in Bulgaria against the world’s best martial artists. When Michael declines, Hall has his daughter kidnapped and, in order to rescue her, Rivers is left with no choice but to compete in the deadly tournament. Arriving in Bulgaria, he finds out that he is not the only fighter whose loved one was taken. Rivers enlists the help of trainers Master Loren, and Julie Jackson but will it be enough for him to win the tournament and save his daughter’s life?
The Last Kumite
“One last kumite, one final battle for the life of his daughter.”
Overview
When Karate champion Michael Rivers wins the last tournament of his career, shady businessman Ron Hall offers him the opportunity to fight in an illegal Kumite in Bulgaria against the world’s best martial artists. When Michael declines, Hall has his daughter kidnapped and, in order to rescue her, Rivers is left with no choice but to compete in the deadly tournament. Arriving in Bulgaria, he finds out that he is not the only fighter whose loved one was taken. Rivers enlists the help of trainers Master Loren, and Julie Jackson but will it be enough for him to win the tournament and save his daughter’s life?
Director
Ross W. Clarkson
Budget
1.3M
Revenue
6.5M
Status
Released
Production
Lowe Media
Cast
Mathis Landwehr
Michael Rivers
Kurt McKinney
Damon Spears
Billy Blanks
Master Loren
Matthias Hues
Ron Hall
Cynthia Rothrock
Julie Jackson
Michel Qissi
Wolf
David Kurzhal
Marcus Gantz
Monia Moula
Lea Martin
Mike Derudder
Dracko
Abdel Qissi
Det. Dobrev
David Yeung
Yulong
Mike Möller
Lightning
Kira Kortenbach
Bree Rivers
Roman Boeer de Garcez
Kurt Thompson
Lucian Roucka
Taylor
Pascal Siffert
J-Rock
Janos Tiborcz
Spider
Manuel Werling
Palenka
Hong Indira Rieck
Jen
Katja Wagner
Shauna Spears
Anna DeLuca
Janice
Ty Fisher
Bodyguard
Wilfried Georgis
Devon
Justin Joseph Brown
Referee State Tournament #1
Bernd Höhle
Referee State Tournament #2
Taim M. Adams
Stocky Driver
Benoit Pitre
Fighter who gets shot #2
Axyl W. Clarkson
Dracko Fighter #4
Jason Brant
Police #5
Damir Cosic
Chris
Razi DEE
Tournament Karate Fighter
Ruby Joe Fetkenheuer
Ron Hall Girl 2 Hamburg
Eduard Friesen
Crowdfunding Audience Member
Ryu Maik Gräfe
State Fighter #9
Kwan Jao
State Fighter #5
Benn Jovanovski
State Fighter #4
Anatolij Kaiser
Crowdfunding Audience Member
Sascha Noah Kaiser
State Fighter #6
Sergey Kaiser
State Fighter #7
Michael Nesto
State Fighter #2
Dirk Rabe
State Fighter #3
Martin Roskowetz
Police #2
Katrin Annabelle Schneider
Ron Hall Girl #2
Joey Truninger
State Fighter #1
Grégoire Canlorbe
French Playboy in the Club (uncredited)
Sean David Lowe
Driver (uncredited)
Pavindra Pratap Singh Ricky
Rikz the Fighter (uncredited)
David Ruessel
Referee (uncredited)
Ersen Yakin
Audience of the Kumite (uncredited)
Matthias Schmidt
Bodyguard #2
Shah-Ismail Sayed
Crowdfunding Audience Members
Video Gallery
The Last Kumite - Emilien De Falco (Training for the movie)
Kickstarter VIP‘s meet Cynthia Rothrock, Billy Blanks, Kurt McKinney, Matthias Hues, Mohammed Qissi
