# Mathis Landwehr Martial Arts Films ‘Lion Fist,’ ‘The Last Kumite’ Land Korea, Latin America Deals at Tokyo Market (EXCLUSIVE)

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/mathis-landwehr-martial-arts-films-lion-fist-the-last-kumite-land-korea-latin-america-deals-at-tokyo-market-exclusive/
- Published: 2026-10-29T22:41:36+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T23:55:00+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/markets-festivals/mathis-landwehr-martial-arts-films-lion-fist-the-last-kumite-land-deals-1236934651/
- Topics: Americas, Art, Asia, Celebrity, Culture, Entertainment, Film, World

## Key points

- Both films sold to South Korea.
- “Lion Fist” also sold in Latin America and the CIS.
- The deals were announced at Tokyo’s TIFFCOM market.

## Summary

Two martial arts films led by Mathis Landwehr have secured distribution deals at the Tokyo International Film Festival’s TIFFCOM market. The sales broaden the films’ international reach, with South Korean rights sold for both titles and additional territories secured for “Lion Fist”.

Studio DHL acquired South Korean rights to “Lion Fist” and “The Last Kumite”; Great Movies took “Lion Fist” for Latin America and Kinologistika LLC for the CIS. In “Lion Fist”, Landwehr plays an ex-convict who enters a $100,000 martial arts competition to fund surgery for his son. “The Last Kumite”, directed by Ross W. Clarkson, follows a fighter forced into a lethal tournament to save his abducted daughter.

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