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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1782952826327D1201305.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>A scene from ‘The Furious.’  Handout</div>There was a gang of child traffickers responsible for an unexplained series of kidnappings happening in an unspecified city in Southeast Asia. One day, teenage girl Rainy (Yang Enyou), was grabbed by a group of men led by Ho (Brian Le). They stuffed her into a trash bag and hurled her onto the back of a truck. At that moment, her father, a mute Chinese handyman Wang Wei (Xie Miao), saw this happen, and proceeded to chased the truck on foot. Journalist Navin (Joe Taslim) was looking for his wife Matia (Jeeja Yanin), a fellow journalist who had disappeared while investigating a child trafficking ring. Pretending to be a potential customer of children, Navin infiltrated the fight club run by a certain Mr. Song (Sahajak Boonthanakit). At the club, Navin met Wang and they initially thought the other was the enemy. Soon, they realized that they were both after the same bad guys and teamed up. This action film produced in Hong Kong is an international affair. The director, stuntman and action choreographer Kenji Tanigaki, is from Japan. Xie Miao and Yang Enyou are from China. Joe Taslim and Yayan Ruhian are from Indonesia. Jeeja Yanin and Sahajak Boonthanakit are Thai. Brian Le and Joey Iwanaga are Asian-Americans. While the main language spoken is English, we hear a slew of other Asian languages, even Tagalog from the goons.From the opening fight scenes featuring Jeeja Yanin, we already expect that the fights are going to be very brutal and ultra-violent. From there, we see various weapons make the like peen-hammers, sledgehammers, hunting knives, arrows, ice picks, pieces of furniture, and even bicycles to cause more intense pain and gory damage. The worst (and most disgusting) injuries for me were actually those caused by human teeth. Stories about a father out to rescue his child, or a husband out to rescue his wife, have been frequently told and retold in action films all over the world. Tanigaki and his cinematographer Meteor Cheung deliver violence in ultra doses that can knock us out of breath just watching. The climactic five-way fight scene with Wang, Navin, human tank Ho, suave sadistic Paklung (Iwanaga), and bloodthirsty freak Tak (Yayan) was savage yet spectacular mayhem. <div> </div>This review was originally published in the author&#x27;s blog, “<a href="https://said-fred.blogspot.com/2026/07/review-of-furious-trouncing-traffickers.html">Fred Said</a>.”

Director Kenji Tanigaki elevates ‘The Furious’ with breathtaking fight choreography, relentless energy, and some of the most savage action sequences you'll see all year.

Director Kenji Tanigaki elevates ‘The Furious’ with breathtaking fight choreography, relentless energy, and some of the most savage action sequences you'll see all year.

‘The Furious' review: One of the year's most brutal action spectacles

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‘The Furious' review: One of the year's most brutal action spectacles

Fred Hawson

Published July 02, 2026 09:03 AM PHT

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Updated July 02, 2026 09:16 AM PHT

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