The Furious opens in theaters on May 29. Lionsgate has launched the first official trailer for its upcoming Hong Kong action picture. The Furious, as well as the terms harsh and intense, will be etched into your head after viewing it.

Kenji Tanigaki's film is a mash-up of the best of Asian action cinema, starring Chinese actor Xie Miao (aka Mo Tse, who costarred with Jet Li in The New Legend of Shaolin and My Father Is a Hero) and Indonesian star Joe Taslim. The cast also includes Indonesian action sensation Yayan Ruhian (a breakout star from Gareth Evans' Raid films) and Thai actress Yanin Vismitananda.

Though The Furious is only Tanigaki's third directorial effort, the filmmaker is something of a Hong Kong cinema legend, having worked as a stunt coordinator or fight choreographer on films such as Flash Point, Hidden Man, Raging Fire, Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In, and the Hollywood film Blade II.

The plot of film revolves around Wei (Xie), a father desparately searching for his daughter after she was kidnapped by an international organized crime group. Helping Wei is Navin (Taslim), a journalist with secrets of his own. Together they fight their through the criminal underworld to rescue Wei’s daughter.

The Furious premiered as part of the Midnight Madness sidebar of the 2025 Toronto Film Festival and was a huge hit with viewers, finishing as runners up in the People’s Choice Award. After its debut at TIFF, Lionsgate acquired the worldwide rights (excluding China, Hong Kong and Macao) to the film.