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EXCLUSIVE: Artists First has signed Joey Iwanaga, a second-generation Japanese-American character recognized for his activity successful action films, for management.
Most notably, Iwanaga played nan lead villain other Xie Miao and Joe Taslim in The Furious, nan adrenaline-filled martial arts movie directed by stunt coordinator-turned-filmmaker Kenji Tanigaki, which released successful theaters past month, aft world premiering astatine nan 2025 Toronto Film Festival, debuting astatine #1 successful nan Chinese market.
The movie centers connected Wang Wei (Miao), a mysterious shut up tradesman who is forced into a convulsive underworld aft his girl is kidnapped by a Southeast Asian kid trafficking syndicate. Joining him successful unleashing formidable combat skills to thief bring down nan criminal statement is Navin (Taslim), a grieving journalist searching for his missing wife.
Hailed arsenic 1 of nan astir accomplished action films of caller — pinch a 98% caller professional standing connected Rotten Tomatoes and a 95% instrumentality standing — nan movie has Iwanaga playing Paklung, nan sociopathic son-in-law of a powerful gangster who leads nan kid trafficking syndicate.
Iwanaga comes from a creation and martial arts inheritance that includes full-contact karate, boxing, taekwondo, hip-hop, ballet, and more. He started his acting profession astatine 16 pinch a starring domiciled successful nan feature Dancing Karate Kid (2013), hitting connected his world breakthrough with Enter nan Fat Dragon (2020) other Donnie Yen. Other credits include Alice successful Borderland and Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter Part 1 – The Final.
Next up, Iwanaga will beryllium seen successful nan live-action Japanese film Blue Lock, based connected nan manga of nan aforesaid name.
