Glass Dragon

A film by Nik Shaw

GlassDragon

The greatest fight starts within

Where to watch

Now streaming in Japan on Prime Video, U-NEXT and more. Where to watch

The story

One year to live. She intends to spend it in the ring.

Chie Ikeda sells insurance over the phone, rides her bike home through the same worn streets, and lives for her daughter Rin, a violinist with a future Chie never had. Then a doctor puts two tumors on a screen and gives her a year, optimistically. The job goes next. Then Rin tells her she is pregnant.

So Chie goes back to the one thing she was ever great at. A former champion named Saki pulls her into Valhalla, an underground fight club that runs on the bets of very rich and very dangerous people. Every win goes into an envelope with Rin's name on it. Every blow brings the end a little closer. And waiting beyond Valhalla is Ragnarok, a secret tournament where a fight ends only when the patrons are satisfied.

Directed by
Nik Shaw
Written by
Ryan Nichols
Starring
Miki Mizuno
Maryjun Takahashi
Mark Dacascos
Runtime
106 min
A woman with taped hands raises her fists, eyes lifted
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A young woman plays the violin in warm light
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Trailer

1:37, with English subtitles. Turn the sound up.

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One woman steadies another whose cheek is bandaged

I train fighters.

You're a fighter. Come train with me.

Two fighters circle each other in a dim warehouse ring

I need a bigger fight before my body deteriorates.

A taped fist, stained with blood

You're puking, passing out. You're dying.

How can you keep throwing yourself in the ring?

Cast

  • MikiMizunoas Chie
  • MaryjunTakahashias Saki
  • withMarkDacascosas Fang
  • Maria Morias Rin
  • Kento Matsunamias Yasuo
  • Charles Gloveras Amon
  • andKiki Sukezaneas Kaori
Chie, taped fist raised
ChieMiki Mizuno
Saki in her black and gold robe inside the cage
SakiMaryjun Takahashi
Rin playing the violin
RinMaria Mori
Kaori raising a glass beneath a chandelier
KaoriKiki Sukezane
Fang, looking up startled
FangMark Dacascos
Directed by
Nik Shaw
Written by
Ryan Nichols
Cinematographer
Masato Kaneko
Music by
Bartek Gliniak
Edited by
Kane Richard Blust
Production Designer
Hidefumi Hanatani
Costume Designer
Satoe Araki
Lighting Designer
Hiroki Oba

Stills

Frames from the shoot in Japan. Select any still to see it full size.

Glass Dragon key art: a woman in profile, with shards of glass holding a man, a violinist and a fighter

Watch

Where to watch

Japan

These are Japanese releases. English subtitles have not been confirmed for the feature on these editions.

Also available to rent or stream on U-NEXT, DMM TV, TELASA, Lemino, J:COM STREAM and music.jp. See current listings or the official Japanese site.

Outside Japan, follow @glassdragonfilm for release news.

Hollywood Premiere

Premiered at the TCL Chinese Theatre, presented by Global Stage Hollywood.

Cosine EntertainmentandEleven Arts Studiospresent

In Association withRE:ANIMEDark Sky FilmsNakachika Picturesproduction

aNik Shawfilm

“Glass Dragon”

Miki MizunoMaryjun TakahashiwithMark DacascosMaria Mori

Kento MatsunamiCharles GloverandKiki Sukezane

Music byBartek GliniakCostume DesignerSatoe ArakiProduction DesignerHidefumi Hanatani

Edited byKane Richard BlustLighting DesignerHiroki ObaCinematographerMasato Kaneko

Executive ProducersMalik AliBadie AliDavid ZhengBaron SchwarzDavid ShawAnthony Tran

Daniel L. SmithTakeyasu Koganezawa

Produced byKo MoriJohn “Janusz” MazurNik ShawHamza Ali

Written byRyan NicholsDirected byNik Shaw

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