Dramatic Action in Film

Scenes depicting tension and action, featuring characters in dramatic and intense situations. The color tones are often dark and gritty.

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THE BEAST HAND (2024), directed by TAICHIRO NATSUME.

Ken Takakura , The Yakuza , 1974 directed by Sydney Pollack (Warner Bros. Pictures)

LOVE AND HONOR (2006) -Original title: BUSHI NO ICHIBUN-, directed by YOJI YAMADA.

JET LI in THE SORCERER AND THE WHITE SNAKE (2011) -Original title: BAI SHE CHUAN SHUO-.

CHRIS TUCKER and SUN MING MING in RUSH HOUR 3 (2007), directed by BRETT RATNER.

SHAOLIN (2011) -Original title: XIN SHAO LIN SI-, directed by BENNY CHAN.

KEN WATANABE in THE LAST SAMURAI (2003), directed by EDWARD ZWICK.

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YU XIA and PHILIP NG in BIRTH OF THE DRAGON (2016), directed by GEORGE NOLFI.

ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES (2003), directed by NELSON YU LIK-WAI.

KOJI YAKUSHO in CURE (1997) -Original title: KYUA-, directed by KIYOSHI KUROSAWA.

MIN-KIN CHOI in NEW WORLD (2013) -Original title: SIN-SE-GAE-, directed by PARK HOON-JUNG.

CHEN KAIGE and TANG YUN in TOGETHER (2002) -Original title: HE NI ZAI YI QI-, directed by CHEN KAIGE.

BREAKING NEWS (2004) -Original title: DAI SI GEIN-, directed by JOHNNY TO.

ZATOICHI (2003), directed by TAKESHI KITANO.

STEVEN YEUN in NOPE (2022), directed by JORDAN PEELE.

YIMOU ZHANG and JET LI in HERO (2002) -Original title: YING XIONG-, directed by YIMOU ZHANG.

CONFESSION (2024) -Original title: KOKUHAKU CONFESSION-, directed by NOBUHIRO YAMASHITA.

STEPHEN CHOW and LAM TZE CHUNG in KUNG FU HUSTLE (2004) -Original title: GONG FU-, directed by STEPHEN CHOW.

JASON STATHAM in CRANK (2006), directed by BRIAN TAYLOR and MARK NEVELDINE.

A WOMAN, A GUN AND A NOODLE SHOP (2009) -Original title: SAN QIANG PAI AN JING QI-, directed by YIMOU ZHANG.

JACKIE CHAN and WILL SHADLEY in THE SPY NEXT DOOR (2010), directed by BRIAN LEVANT.

JACKIE CHAN and BEN WANG in KARATE KID: LEGENDS (2025), directed by JONATHAN ENTWISTLE.

JACKIE CHAN in 2004AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS (2004) -Original title: AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS-, directed by FRANK CORACI.

UNINVITED (2003) -Original title: 4 INYONG SHIKTAK-, directed by LEE SU-YEON.

WILL YUN LEE in ELEKTRA (2005), directed by ROB BOWMAN.

CARMELO GOMEZ in INSIGNIFICANT THINGS (2008) -Original title: COSAS INSIGNIFICANTES-, directed by ANDREA MARTINEZ.

EBIZO ICHIKAWA in HARA-KIRI: DEATH OF A SAMURAI (2011) -Original title: ICHIMEI-, directed by TAKASHI MIIKE.

DEAR DOCTOR (2009), directed by NISHIKAWA MIWA.

HAI SHANG CHUAN QI (2010), directed by ZHANG KE JIA.

ROBERT ENGLUND in THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1989), directed by DWIGHT H. LITTLE.

STEVEN YEUN in SORRY TO BOTHER YOU (2018), directed by BOOTS RILEY.

LEE BYUNG-HUN in KONKEURITEU YUTOPIA (2023), directed by TAE-HWA EOM.

TZI MA in THE LADYKILLERS (2004), directed by ETHAN COEN and JOEL COEN.

Mid-adult man dancing in a lobby.

CHAKUSHIN ARI 2 (2005).

TADANOBU ASANO in RAVENS (2024), directed by MARK GILL.

CHEN KAIGE in TOGETHER (2002) -Original title: HE NI ZAI YI QI-, directed by CHEN KAIGE.

DONG-SEOK MA and KIM MU-YEOL in BEOMJOIDOSI 4 (2024), directed by HEO MYEONG-HAENG.

SEAN BAEK in VICIOUS FUN (2020), directed by CODY CALAHAN.

CHARLES BRONSON in DEATH WISH II (1982), directed by MICHAEL WINNER.

SANG-SOO HONG in WOMAN ON THE BEACH (2006) -Original title: HAEBYONUI YOIN-, directed by SANG-SOO HONG.

SOO-AN KIM and DONG-SEOK MA in TRAIN TO BUSAN (2016) -Original title: BUSANHAENG-, directed by SANG-HO YEON and SANG-HO YEON.

CROWS ZERO (2007) -Original title: KUROZU ZERO-, directed by TAKASHI MIIKE.

TOMA IKUTA in MOLE SONG FINAL (2021), directed by TAKASHI MIIKE.

TAKESHI KITANO in GLORY TO THE FILMMAKER! (2007) -Original title: KANTOKU-BANZAI!-, directed by TAKESHI KITANO.

KOJI YAKUSHO in CURE (1997) -Original title: KYUA-, directed by KIYOSHI KUROSAWA.

VITHAYA PANSRINGARM in ONLY GOD FORGIVES (2013), directed by NICOLAS WINDING REFN.

SWAY (2006) -Original title: YURERU-, directed by MIWA NISHIKAWA.

UP THE YANGTZE (2007), directed by YUNG CHANG.

MARIO KUROBA in GHOST KILLER (2024), directed by KENSUKE SONOMURA.

SOSUKE IKEMATSU in RAVENS (2024), directed by MARK GILL.

KEN JEONG in THE HANGOVER PART III (2013), directed by TODD PHILLIPS.

MIN TANAKA in MAP OF THE SOUNDS OF TOKYO (2009), directed by ISABEL COIXET.

Two men preparing to have miss-matched arm wrestling contest in dingy warehouse

TRUE LEGEND (2010) -Original title: SU QI-ER-, directed by WOO-PING YUEN.

MONICA BELLUCCI in BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF (2001) -Original title: LE PACTE DES LOUPS-, directed by CHRISTOPHE GANS.

MICHELLE YEOH in MARCO POLO (2014), directed by JOHN FUSCO.

YUSUKE ISEYA in SUKIYAKI WESTERN DJANGO (2007), directed by TAKASHI MIIKE.

CHOW YUN-FAT in DRAGONBALL EVOLUTION (2009), directed by JAMES WONG.

ALBERTO JO LEE in TAPAS (2005), directed by JOSE CORBACHO and JUAN CRUZ.

SHAOLIN (2011) -Original title: XIN SHAO LIN SI-, directed by BENNY CHAN.

JET LI in THE ONE (2001), directed by JAMES WONG.

GERARD DEPARDIEU and KYOZO NAGATSUKA in UMAMI (2022), directed by SLONY SOW.

JULIE DREYFUS and CHIAKI KURIYAMA in KILL BILL: VOL. 1 (2003), directed by QUENTIN TARANTINO.

DANIEL WU in INTO THE BADLANDS (2015), directed by GUY FERLAND and DAVID DOBKIN.

GAEL GARCIA BERNAL in EVEN THE RAIN (2010) -Original title: TAMBIEN LA LLUVIA-, directed by ICIAR BOLLAIN.

KIM HYE-JUN and LEE DONG-WOOK in SARINJAUI SYOPINGMOL (2024), directed by KWON LEE and NOH GYOO-YEOB.

ALEXEI GARBANOV in 12 (2007), directed by NIKITA MIKHALKOV.

VITHAYA PANSRINGARM in ONLY GOD FORGIVES (2013), directed by NICOLAS WINDING REFN.

JAMES WONG in FINAL DESTINATION 3 (2006), directed by JAMES WONG.

THE TASTE OF TEA (2004) -Original title: CHA NO AJI-, directed by KATSUHITO ISHII.

VITHAYA PANSRINGARM in ONLY GOD FORGIVES (2013), directed by NICOLAS WINDING REFN.

DONNIE YEN in YIP MAN (2008), directed by WILSON YIP.

CHOI MIN-SIK in NEW WORLD (2013) -Original title: SIN-SE-GAE-, directed by PARK HOON-JUNG.

JUNG HAE-IN in BETERANG 2 (2024), directed by RYOO SEUNG-WAN.

TENOCH HUERTA in BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER (2022), directed by RYAN COOGLER.

PARK CHAN-WOOK in SYMPATHY FOR LADY VENGEANCE (2005) -Original title: CHINJEOLHAN GEUMJASSI-, directed by PARK CHAN-WOOK.

YUL BRYNNER in TARAS BULBA (1962), directed by J. LEE THOMPSON.

JOHN WOO in RED CLIFF (2008) -Original title: CHI BI-, directed by JOHN WOO.

THE SUN ALSO RISES (2007) -Original title: TAI YANG ZHAO CHANG SHENG QI-, directed by WEN JIANG.

NORTHLESS (2009) -Original title: NORTEADO-, directed by RIGOBERTO PEREZCANO.

HISTORIA DEL CINE: FESTIVAL DE SITGES. Poster of the International Film Festival of Catalonia (Sitges) in 2007.

KIM KI-DUK in HWAL (2005), directed by KIM KI-DUK.

Original Film Title: BATORU ROWAIARU. English Title: BATTLE ROYALE. Film Director: KINJI FUKASAKU. Year: 2000. Stars: TAKESHI KITANO.

LEE JUNG-JAE in HUNT (2022) -Original title: HEON-TEU-, directed by LEE JUNG-JAE.

JEFF GOLDBLUM and AYELET ZURER in ADAM RESURRECTED (2008), directed by PAUL SCHRADER.

HAI SHANG CHUAN QI (2010), directed by ZHANG KE JIA.

JET LI in THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR (2008), directed by ROB COHEN.

MARY ELIZABETH WINSTEAD and MIKU PATRICIA MARTINEAU in KATE (2021), directed by CEDRIC NICOLAS-TROYAN.

ASSEMBLY (2007) -Original title: JI JIE HAO-, directed by FENG XIAOGANG.

BONG JOON HO, KANG-HO SONG and BYUN HEE-BONG in THE HOST (2006) -Original title: GWOEMUL-, directed by BONG JOON HO.

BRUCE LEE in THE BIG BOSS (1971) -Original title: TANG SHAN DA XIONG-, directed by WEI LO.

A WOMAN, A GUN AND A NOODLE SHOP (2009) -Original title: SAN QIANG PAI AN JING QI-, directed by YIMOU ZHANG.

Mid adult man cheering in front of a slot machine with a mature woman smiling beside him

JUNG-WOO HA in THE YELLOW SEA (2010) -Original title: HWANGHAE-, directed by NA HONG-JIN.

RALPH MACCHIO in COBRA KAI (2018), directed by JON HURWITZ and HAYDEN SCHLOSSBERG.

SYLVIA CHANG in 20: 30: 40 (2004), directed by SYLVIA CHANG.

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