Kenji Tanigaki on The Furious (2025)

About this episode

Kenji Tanigaki discusses his film The Furious, which tackles child trafficking and features impressive fight scenes.

Kenji Tanigaki is anything but furious when he discusses his latest film, The Furious (2025). The film stars Xie Miao and Joe Taslim as two men united by a common enemy - child trafficking. The movie combines pathos with some breath-taking fight scenes in a film reminiscent of The Raid, Taken, and John Wick. Check local listings for where The Furious is playing near you. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth--5513239/support . Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http://www.patreon.com/projectionbooth

People in this episode

Guest: Kenji Tanigaki

Topics covered

• film
• interview
• child trafficking
• action
• fight scenes

Keywords

• The Furious
• Kenji Tanigaki
• Xie Miao
• Joe Taslim
• child trafficking
• action film
• fight scenes

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Furious, The Raid, Taken, John Wick

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