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Balance of Power (1996)

Genre : Action, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 32M

Director : Rick Bennett

Synopsis

A martial arts expert who runs a dojo for under-privileged kids from a dilapidated warehouse is shaken down by gangsters demanding protection money. Then when one of his students is gunned down in the street by the gang, he swears revenge. Meanwhile the gang leader is setting up a death match between the best fighters and is forcing a former trainer to find a new champion by threatening his granddaughter.

Actors

Billy Blanks
Billy Blanks
Niko
Mako
Mako
Todo Matsumoto
Lisa Jai
Lisa Jai
Jasmine Matsumoto (as Lisa Boynton)
Denis Akiyama
Denis Akiyama
Hastishita
James Lew
James Lew
Shinji Takamura
Adrian Hough
Adrian Hough
Slater
Lawrence Nakamura
Lawrence Nakamura
Monk #1
Peter Schindelhauer
Peter Schindelhauer
Monk #2
Adam Bonneau
Adam Bonneau
Billy Scott
Simon Kim
Simon Kim
Tabata
Phil Chiu
Phil Chiu
Bodyguard #2

Crews

Rick Bennett
Rick Bennett
Director
Phillip M. Good
Phillip M. Good
Writer
Otto C. Pozzo
Otto C. Pozzo
Writer
Robert Tubbs
Robert Tubbs
Writer

Trailers and other movies

Balance Of Power Trailer 1996

Posters and backgrounds

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