A Fistful of Fuku [Unrated] [DVD] [2009]

In a time when Asian remakes are a dime a dozen, one film manages to stand apart from the pack by taking a bold new approach to recycling well-worn cinema. In "Combat Beauty," sexy street fighter Yuki attempts to skirt a restaurant bill by brawling with customers. When the owner requests her help in fending off a greedy real estate agent, the beautiful bruiser happily obliges. And the action continues in "A Fistful of Fuku," a dubbed version of "Combat Beauty" featuring a whole new plot. Saki is a girl without a past, and nothing to fall back on but her expert fighting skills. Busting skulls generally pays the bills, but when a thief makes off with Saki's latest purse, she's forced to defend a Mexican noodle restaurant just to get a decent meal. In order to find out how the petite Japanese brawler will fare against a powerful crime boss and his violent gang of luchador henchmen, check out this irreverent reworking of the sexy kung-fu hit.