Mathis Landwehr Martial Arts Films Find Buyers in South Korea, Latin America and the CIS
Two martial arts films led by German actor Mathis Landwehr have found buyers in three regions, the sales company behind them has said. Variety reported the deals on 29 October 2026.
The sales outfit Cappu Films revealed the deals at TIFFCOM, the film market held alongside the Tokyo International Film Festival. Sales companies represent a film's makers when it is offered to distributors, the businesses that release movies in cinemas and on home platforms in each territory. TIFFCOM runs from 28 to 30 October, and the festival itself is in its 39th year, running from 26 October to 4 November.
The first film, "Lion Fist," was directed by Taim M. Adams. Landwehr plays Joe, a fighter just out of prison who enters a martial arts competition with a $100,000 purse to pay for his son's surgery. The cast includes Gary Daniels, Kurt McKinney, Keith Cooke and Brice Akuesson. The screenplay is by Sean David Lowe and Keith W. Strandberg, and the fight choreography is by Mike Möller.
The second, "The Last Kumite," was directed by Ross W. Clarkson. In it, a fighter is forced into a deadly tournament to save his kidnapped daughter. Landwehr stars alongside Cynthia Rothrock, Billy Blanks, Matthias Hues and Kurt McKinney.
Both films were produced by Sean David Lowe and Wayne Graves. That shared team is one reason the two titles were pitched together at the market.
The deals break down by territory. Studio DHL acquired the South Korean rights to both films. Great Movies picked up "Lion Fist" for Latin America. Kinologistika LLC acquired "Lion Fist" for the Commonwealth of Independent States, a group of former Soviet republics. Janice Woo is the Cappu Films representative.
Rights deals like these are how independent action films reach audiences far from where they were made. A buyer in one country pays for the right to show a film there, and the sales company keeps working on the remaining territories. Financial terms for the deals were not part of the announcement.
For fans of Landwehr's work, the news means both titles now have confirmed release partners in three markets. Dates for cinemas or streaming in those territories have not been announced.
