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Scott Edward Adkins (born 17 June 1976) is an English actor and martial artist. He gained prominence with his portrayal of the Russian prison fighter Yuri Boyka in the American film Undisputed II: Last Man Standing (2006), a role he reprised in its sequels Undisputed III: Redemption (2010), which won him an Action on Film Award for Breakout Action Star, and Boyka: Undisputed (2017), which won him a Jackie Chan Action Movie Award for Best Action Movie Actor. His early acting credits include minor roles in the Hong Kong films The Accidental Spy (2001), Black Mask 2: City of Masks (2002), and The Medallion (2003), and the American films Special Forces (2003), Unleashed (2005), and The Pink Panther (2006). His first lead role was as Casey Bowman in the American martial arts film Ninja (2009), a role he reprised in the sequel Ninja: Shadow of a Tear (2013). He has since been cast in several mainstream films in supporting roles, such as The Expendables 2, Zero Dark Thirty (both 2012), Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019), and John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023), though most of his lead roles have been in direct-to-video films or limited theatrical releases, such as Close Range (2015), Savage Dog (2017), Accident Man(2018), Triple Threat, Avengement (both 2019), Legacy of Lies (2020), Castle Falls (2021), and Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday (2022). Adkins has been practising martial arts since the age of 13, when he took up taekwondo and earned his black belt at age 19. He is also trained in the styles of judo, kickboxing, capoeira, Krav Maga, Jeet Kune Do (JKD), and Wushu. Description above from the Wikipedia article Scott Adkins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
The story begins with of the hero,Riou adoptive grandson of the great Jowston hero,Genkaku,now living in the Highland Kingdom. Serving in the Highland youth army,the hero's regiment is betrayed by Highland prince,Luca Blight in order to manufacture a war with Jowston. Escaping with his best friend,Jowy Atreides, and adoptive sister Nanami,the three soon find themselves embroiled in Jowston's defense against Highland. Jowy rejoins in the Highland Army and as the King of Highland. Nanami tried to convince Riou to quit fighting and run away many times throughout the war,but Riou refused. Eventually,she decided to simply let Riou fight out his war,but secretly she was hurt by the fact that her brother had to fight against friend, Jowy. During the siege on Rockaxe,she is shown to be protective to both Riou and Jowy. Nanami wields her three-piece rod to confront Gorudo and his knights,but she was heavily injured from their arrow shots. This causes the both of them to get angry at them and to kill Gorudo. Riou was informed that Nanami had passed away. Bearing the Bright Shield and Black Sword Runes,the two are destined to oppose each other. Riou forces eventually emerge victorious,but the war will not end until the hero and Jowy meet at Tenzan Pass for one final duel. Riou decides he no longer wishes to lead the Dunan Army,and Jowy uses his second chance at life to atone for his sins as King. The two vow to be together without Nanami died.
