The Furious Showcases Wang Wei’s Somersault Fight Scene in 1 Club Battle
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 15
The Furious Showcases Wang Wei’s Somersault Fight Scene in 1 Club Battle
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 15
Summary
A club fight in “The Furious” spotlights Wang Wei somersaulting over attackers and a railing while striking with elbows and kicks.
The sequence reflects the film’s broader action style, which turns shoulders, knees, legs, arms and hips into weapons and uses opponents’ bodies as platforms, obstacles and ladders.
In the story, Wang Wei goes on the offensive after gangsters kidnap his daughter and police refuse to help, later joining Navin, whose wife has also vanished.
Director Kenji Tanigaki and action choreographer Kensuke Sonomura said the acrobatic scene was executed without special effects, underscoring the film’s practical stunt approach.