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On July 20th, , the legendary Master Panna Rittikrai passed away at the age of The Thai born stuntman and filmmaker had established himself as one of the world’s most beloved and respected action movie maestros, with his final film “Vengeance of an Assassin” released in Thailand last November.
The film will soon make its debut in the English-speaking world, and give martial arts fans one final glimpse at the action-packed legacy of Panna Rittikrai.
Panna&#;s career as a stunt performer had a particularly strong effect on a boy in rural Thailand by the name of Japanom Yeerum who you&#;ll know as Tony Jaa. After seeing Master Rittikrai’s film “Born to Fight”, Tony was inspired to follow in his footsteps becoming his stunt apprentice. The two men took the world by storm in with the film “Ong-Bak”, which dazzled audiences across the world with its phenomenal, refreshing action and stunt work.
Read our Born to Fight review here
However, Master Rittikrai had another great student in the form of Marrese Crump, who holds the distinction of being the only foreigner to be taken on as his apprentice
Today, as the world pays its respects to the legendary Bruce Lee on the forty-first anniversary of his untimely death, we also mourn the loss of another martial arts legend whose life ended too soon &#; Thai action director/choreographer and stuntman Panna Rittikrai. Following a battle with liver and kidney failure alongside a brain tumor, Rittikrai passed away earlier today at the age of Born on February 17th, as Krittiya Lardphanna, Rittikrai gained fame in his native Thailand as one of the founding members of the Muay Thai Stunt Team. A ragtag band of daredevil stuntmen and martial artists, the group became renown for their fearlessness at performing stunt work and action sequences without wires, or really any meaningful safety measures, and with their courage, drew significant attention to the Thai action film industry. Rittikrai would ultimately help put Thai action films on the map in the early &#;s with the film &#;Ong-Bak&#;, which saw his protegé Tony Jaa become the next big breakout star in martial arts films. Jaa had been deeply inspired by Rittikrai&#;s many action films, such as &#;Born to Fight&#;, leading Rittikrai to become Jaa&#;s mentor. The two would f
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Spirited Killerhas been available on DVDfor a few years now, having been picked up for release in the U.S. by BCI Eclipse. With the demise of that label, it appears Mill Creek -- "a company that manufactures movie and television DVD compilation box sets at 'value' prices'" -- is taking over the catalog.
Here's what Mill Creek has to sayabout Spirited Killer:A group of travelers visiting the exotic forests of Thailand is suddenly attacked by a multi-weapon wielding maniac. Some manage to escape; others perish under his merciless blows.
The maniac is the Spirited Killer, a forest dweller who kills anyone stepping into his jungle. Leading the pack to help stop this madman is Tony Jaa (Ong Bak), making his film debut!
The Killer is played by none other than his mentor, Panna Rittikrai, who was a major action star in Thailand. Together with Jaa and his other stuntmen protégés, Rittikrai gives Jackie Chan and Jet Li a run for their money with blinding action and superb stunts!
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