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JUJUTSU KAISEN

2020

Yuji Itadori is a boy with tremendous physical strength, though he lives a completely ordinary high school life. One day, to save a classmate who has been attacked by curses, he eats the finger of Ryomen Sukuna, taking the curse into his own soul. From then on, he shares one body with Ryomen Sukuna. Guided by the most powerful of sorcerers, Satoru Gojo, Itadori is admitted to Tokyo Jujutsu High School, an organization that fights the curses... and thus begins the heroic tale of a boy who became a curse to exorcise a curse, a life from which he could never turn back.

Sunghoo Park

Sunghoo Park (Kanji: 朴性厚, Hangul: 박성후) is a South-Korean director, animation director and animator. He is primarily known for directing The God of High School and Jujutsu Kaisen. In 2021, he started his own animation production studio E&H production.

Kaiji Tang

Kaiji Tang is a Chinese voice and screen actor working primarily out of Los Angeles. He is known for his roles as Gunther in Ascendance of a Bookworm, Jinshi in The Apothecary Diaries, Bill in Beastars, Guts in Berserk, Joe in Megalo Box, Hendrickson in The Seven Deadly Sins, Archer in Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, Satoru Gojo in Jujutsu Kaisen and Osamu Dazai in Bungo Stray Dogs.

Atsuko Tanaka

Cast · Known for Ghost in the Shell, Fate/stay night, #COMPASS2.0 ANIMATION PROJECT

Atsuko Tanaka (田中 敦子, Tanaka Atsuko, November 14, 1962 – August 20, 2024) was a Japanese voice actress and narrator. Born in Maebashi, she became interested in acting during her youth, and while educated at Ferris University, worked as a background extra at Shochiku. After spending years working as an office lady for a Tokyo executive, she enrolled in the Tokyo Announcement Academy and joined the talent agency Mausu Promotion, with whom she was affiliated at the time of her death. She was best known for her portrayal of Motoko Kusanagi in the Ghost in the Shell film and franchise, and she also voiced Konan in Naruto, Caster in Fate/stay night, Lisa Lisa in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Chun-Li in Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, Claudette in Queen's Blade, Francis Midford in Black Butler, Karura in Utawarerumono, Bayonetta in the Bayonetta series, Hanami in Jujutsu Kaisen, and Kyrie Ushiromiya in Umineko no Naku Koro ni.

Pressly Coker

Samuel Pressly Coker IV was born on November 22nd in Alma, Michigan, to parents Susan (McCall) and Samuel Pressly Coker III, and has younger twin sisters, Katherine and Kathleen. He is a classically trained actor, growing up on the northeast American stages of Shakespeare, and training primarily out of New York City. Pressly made his television debut in the long-running series, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2010), and has subsequently appeared in the television series Suits (2011), NCIS (2014), Real Husbands of Hollywood (2015), The Affair (2015), and General Hospital (2018). From a young age, Pressly has been an avid martial arts enthusiast, and holds black belts in both Shito-Ryu Karate and Ketsugo Jujutsu.

Stan Shaw

Cast · Known for Rocky

Stan Shaw (born July 14, 1952) is an American actor. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he is the son of Bertha Shaw and saxophonist Eddie Shaw, and cousin of the late soul singers Sam Cooke and Tyrone Davis. Shaw started his acting career in the Chicago production of the Broadway musical Hair as well as the Broadway production of The Me Nobody Knows. His last Broadway show, Via Galactica was directed by Sir Peter Hall. Before becoming an actor, Shaw was a karate, judo, and jujutsu instructor in Chicago. He holds first dan black belt in judo and jujutsu and a second dan in karate. Shaw appeared in Rocky (1976) as Dipper, another boxer. In a deleted scene, Dipper, infuriated by the attention Rocky has received, challenges him before a television reporter. He also played a professional fighter in Tough Enough (1983), Harlem Nights (1989), and Snake Eyes (1998). One of his most notable roles was his appearance as Alex Haley's maternal grandfather Will Palmer in the 1979 miniseries Roots: The Next Generations. Another highly notable role was Private Washington in The Boys in Company C (1978). Shaw also played in The Great Santini (1979) as Toomer Smalls with Robert Duvall and David Keith. After a part in the 1991 film Fried Green Tomatoes, he had a role in the 1995 comedy Houseguest alongside Sinbad and appeared as a pirate in Cutthroat Island with Geena Davis. His television credits include episodes of Matlock, Murder, She Wrote, The X-Files, and a 2009 episode of CSI. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stan Shaw, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Gerry Rose

Gerry is a former Marine and MMA Fighter who transitioned into acting in his late 20's. His passion for acting led him to change his undergraduate major to Theatre and attend graduate school for Performance: Acting. After 15 Years of success in Theatre, Gerry re-focused his training on Film and TV acting. Supporting roles on Showtime, Hallmark and numerous Film projects have reinforced his love for the craft and push him to train even harder. A delicious villain currently training with firearms and competing in Jujitsu or a comic distraction specializing in pratfalls; Gerry is ready to embrace his next project and share amazing stories with the world.

Leilani Marie Smith

Leilani Marie Smith (also credited as Leilani Marie, Leilani Mareé and Leilani Smith) is an actress, writer, producer and martial artist. She was born in Korea and is biracial. She studied martial arts at Rifkin Pro Karate; training is based in traditional Tae Kwon Do with Aikido and Jujitsu self defense techniques. On Sept. 15th, 2007, she obtained her 1st degree black belt. Now teaching as well as assisting at the dojo, she has set her sights on competing professionally in a martial arts league. She has taken up Muay Thai, grappling and Arjunkenpo at the House of Champions. She has trained 2 years in advanced scene study with Bennet Guillory of the Robey Theatre, and studied over a year in Ivana Chubback's Master Class. Leilani has appeared in many movies and TV shows. She was the sexy contortionist in The Player's Club and on The Parkers. She had a scene opposite Ving Rhames in The Don King Story and shot Straight out of Compton 2 in Maine as a Mocha Girl, a bodyguard with fight sequences. She was Nicole in the award winning short "Gabrielle" and played Kat in the family comedy Uncle P. She was the co-host in a pilot called "Lounge Act" for Mind Spring Productions. She was quoted and pictured in the magazine article "Madame Mentors" featured in "Inside Kung Fu", September 2006.

Gene LeBell

Cast · Known for Taxi

Ivan Gene LeBell (October 9, 1932 – August 9, 2022) is an American martial artist, stunt performer, actor, and former professional wrestler. Nicknamed "the Godfather of Grappling", LeBell is widely credited with popularizing grappling in professional fighting circles, serving as a precursor to modern mixed martial arts. LeBell has also worked on over 1,000 films and TV shows and has authored 12 books. In 2000, the United States Ju-Jitsu Federation (USJJF) promoted him to 9th Dan in jujitsu and taihojutsu. On August 7, 2004, the World Martial Arts Masters Association promoted LeBell to 10th Degree and in February 2005, he was promoted to 9th Dan in Traditional Judo by the USJJF. LeBell served as an inspiration for the character of Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

Mikako Ichikawa

Cast · Known for Document 72 Hours

Mikako Ichikawa, a celebrated Japanese actress and model, hails from Tokyo, Japan. Her career began as an exclusive model for "Olive," a Japanese fashion magazine, in 1994. She held this role until 1998, and subsequently graced the pages of several other magazines including "CUTiE," "Zipper," "Spoon," "Soen," and "GINZA." In addition to her modeling career, Ichikawa made her acting debut in the short film "How to Jujitsu." Ichikawa's acting prowess has earned her numerous accolades, including the Best Actress Award at the 24th Moscow International Film Festival in 2003 for her performance in "Blue." More recently, in 2016, she received the Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress and the 40th Japan Academy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her role in "Shin Godzilla."

Chris Conrad

Chris Conrad was born and raised in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He is the third out of four brothers - big brother Steve is a script writer, big brother Tim, baby brother Mike. Always going for the sports, amongst others football, baseball, basketball, soccer, and judo. Started performing in grade school, being the joker. Improvised a comedy skit in high school, which he followed by enrolling in Florida's Funniest Man competition during his sophomore year with his brother Mike - they won - $500 and a trip to New York City to open at the Improv. After graduating high school, enrolled with Florida State University where his two older brothers, Tim and Steve, were also students. Signed up for an acting class during the freshman year, but was quickly turned off by the serious academic tone of the course and dropped out. His acting teacher persuaded him into returning to the acting profession. Worked the campus radio while in college, a job he got through his borther Tim, who was the sports broadcaster. The job gave Chris another excellent outlet for his comedy. Following his sophomore year, Chris moved to Chicago, where his brother Steve had moved to study at the Northwestern University, majoring in creative writing. Chris spent a year studying at the Piven Theatre Workshop then signed with an agent and landed his first acting role in the television movie, Mario and the Mob. Later, he moved to Hollywood with Steve, who tried to sell his script Wrestling Ernest Hemingway. The screenplay became a very successful movie, and Chris himself started getting more jobs in the movies as well. He started out with an episode of Raven and then in a small film called Star Food. He's also starring in an improv group with a friend, The Stick Men, in Los Angeles. Kickboxing and wrestling since high school, Chris Conrad also trains "Machado Jiu-Jitsu", a Brazilian form of Jujitsu.

Holly Dowell

Holly Dowell is a stunt performer affiliated with the Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), based in Atlanta and Chicago. She has been recognized for her work with nominations for the SAG Awards Stunt Ensemble category for her contributions to "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" (2024) and "Loki" Season 1 (2021). Dowell's filmography includes stunt performances in major productions such as "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" (2022), where she was credited as a stunt performer, and "Thor: Love and Thunder" (2022), where she served as a stunt double. In addition to her stunt work, she has appeared on-screen in roles like a Fight Club Member in "Chick Fight" (2020) and as a Blonde Actress in "Jackpot!" (2024). On television, Dowell's credits encompass a range of series. She performed stunts in "Hawkeye" (2021), serving as an additional stunt double for Hailee Steinfeld across five episodes. Her other TV work includes stunt performances in "Loki" (2021), "Cobra Kai" (2021), "Dynasty" (2021), "Black Lightning" (2021), "Utopia" (2020), "Stargirl" (2020), "Chicago Fire" (2019), "Chicago P.D." (2019), and "Instinct" (2019). Dowell's skill set is extensive, encompassing fighting techniques suitable for film, including kickboxing and jujitsu. She is trained in performing full-body and partial fire burns, high falls up to 25 feet, wire work, stair falls, and mini-trampoline stunts. Her special skills also include ice skating, ice hockey, powerlifting, and track and field, and she holds a private pilot license. Her contributions to the stunt industry are further highlighted by her involvement with LBP Stunts Chicago, where she has been part of the stunt and fight teams for various film and television projects.

Steve Blackman

Cast · Known for WWE Heat

Steve Blackman is a former American professional wrestler who is best known for his career in WWE. Nicknamed 'The Lethal Weapon', Blackman won the Hardcore Championship six times in his tenure with the company. After the Head Cheese team went their separate ways, Blackman entered WWE's Hardcore Division. At the time, the title was defended 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as established by Crash Holly. Because of this, WWE often ran matches wherein the champion was attacked and defeated in locations not typically associated with wrestling matches, such as backstage or in a hotel. With Blackman as champion, however, surprise attacks no longer resulted in title changes: within the matches, Blackman was so dangerous in hand-to-hand combat that surprise attacks were not effective enough to defeat him. During his stint as Hardcore Champion, Blackman's full martial arts talent was utilized. The first time he lost the title for a significant amount of time was against Shane McMahon, largely due to interference from Test, Albert, Edge, and Christian, with Mick Foley suspending the 24/7 rule to make sure McMahon didn't try to get out of facing Blackman in a rematch. At SummerSlam, Blackman fought McMahon for the title. During that match, they both climbed the TitanTron with Blackman able to knock Shane off with a Singapore cane, then performed a diving elbow drop for the pin fall . Blackman would go on to defend the title on several occasions, but he would ultimately lose the title on a more permanent basis to Raven in late 2000. At Unforgiven, he retained the WWE Hardcore Championship against Test, Funaki, Al Snow, Crash Holly, and Perry Saturn. Later, he was ordered by Shane McMahon to come out and speak after he accused Blackman of running over Stone Cold Steve Austin at Survivor Series the previous year. Before he could speak, Austin came down to the ring and stunned both Blackman and McMahon. Early in 2001, Blackman formed another tag team, this time with Grandmaster Sexay. Blackman again played the straight-faced man: a recurring element was that Grandmaster would always try to convince Blackman to dance with him after their matches. In the summer of 2001, Grandmaster was released from his WWE contract. Blackman was then sidelined due to an injury. He made his last TV appearance on June 25, 2001 episode of Raw with APA and other mid-card superstars planning a fight against The WCW Invasion. Blackman left WWE in October 2002. Sporadic appearances Blackman opened a self-defense school in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania called "BlackmanMMA" in mid-2003, teaching jujitsu and wrestling. Blackman and MMA fighter (UFC Hall of Famer) and wrestler Ken Shamrock were brought in to help promote a clothing line for professional fighters, called Ground 'n' Pound gear (GnP). As of July 2006, Blackman has re-opened "Steve Blackman's Fighting Systems", which features MMA classes. Blackman has hosted four MMA events in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania starting in 2009 and the most recent being on November 20, 2010, at the Zembo Mosque. The events are part of the Pennsylvania Fighting Championships (PFC).