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1 Contact: Sharon Lee International Sales Executive Tel: Ext

2 A modern film that pays homage to the 80s era of action movies. Inspired by the great action movies of Jackie Chan, Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis, Kamikaze is a fast paced action movie interspersed with humor along the way. Synopsis: Evan Reed is an ex M.I.6 agent who has become a mercenary for hire. He is commissioned by Cabinet Minister David Markham to steal files containing incriminating evidence linking the MP to weapons contractors. After the mission, Markham loses his nerve and orders the kidnap of Evan's pregnant girlfriend, Jess. Evan is forced to fight his way past agents, thugs and a small mercenary army to get her back. With the odds stacked against him and Markham's top assassin, Gabe, hot on his trail, can Evan defeat him and rescue his girlfriend in time? Writer / Director / Lead Actor: Marcus Shakesheff Marcus Shakesheff is an established actor, well know for his work playing Batman in the highly successful Batman Arkham video game franchise. Marcus has a long list of film and television credits including Sherlock Holmes 2, Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, Guardians of the Galaxy, Thor, Kick- Ass 2, World War Z, Game of Thrones, Doctor Who, and many more. Marcus began his career as a welsh actor appearing and staring in Welsh television dramas. With Marcus Martial Arts skill set, he was perfectly suited to make Wales first action film, Kamikaze.

3 CAST: Aaron Gassor is a huge internet sensation but that aside he is a humble British Martial Artist and actor. On 13th July 2012 he started a youtube channel called 'Ginger Ninja Trickster' to showcase his talents, see progression and reminisce at a later date. However, after a few comments on whether he could make some tutorials, he decided to make one and see what the feedback was like. He was overwhelmed by the comments he recieved and decided to continue to make them to help others who needed advice. His helpful attitude and regular replies to questions has seen his channel grow significantly over a short period of time Aaron has entered various tournaments winning championships and many medals along the way. He also represented his country at European level where the team narrowly missed out on the top prize coming in 2nd place. When he received the news that he was becoming a dad, he retired from competition to focus on his child s arrival. His daughter, Sophia Grace Gassor was born on the 9th October Since being recognized from his channel he has been involved in various shows/events and invited to do seminars all over the world. He has also appeared in the BBC Three hit show Being Human where he was part of a short fight scene, he performed kicks and acrobatics in the music video Dr. Who! (by Tujamo & Plastik Funk ft. Sneakbo) and has starred in the first Welsh action movie called Kamikaze which is due to be released in 2015.

4 Simon Pengelly, born Simon Bradley Pengelly in Brecon on the 11th of February Simon went to Brecon high school, where he gained his g.c.s.e's and played for the school rugby team. Simon gained his second Dan black belt in shotokan karate with brecon shotokan karate club and became a welsh international fighter earning several Caps for his country. Simon took on an apprenticeship as an electrician and gained his nvq level 2, after completing the apprenticeship, Simon decided to travel the world, he spent considerable time in new Zealand and Australia playing rugby to a regional standard and also traveled Europe. Upon returning from his hiatus, Simon laced up his rugby boots once again and started playing for Neath RFC, semi professionally. He trained, competed and played at this elevated level for three years while simultaneously training in stone masonry. After completing this training, Simon was ready for a change. The rugby boots were hung up and Simon decided to chase the burning desire to become an actor, which had long been suppressed. Starting in 2009 with relatively small rolls, and moving along quickly he has appeared in the BBC's casualty, merlin, and being human, to name a few. Next came the short films genre, Simon appeared in a number of short films, most of which have gone on to win awards and received critical acclaim. His credits include Alderwood Plain, Defiant in Death, Lex Tallionis, Intruder, The Hellraiser Chronicles and the long awaited The Antwerp Dolls.

5 Lee Bane is a professional actor originally from Swansea, South Wales. After playing notable supporting roles in high profile TV productions such as 'Belonging' and 'Doctors' for the BBC, along with many diverse roles in Theatre, Lee has since become one of the most prolific actors in Welsh independent film. In 2012, Lee played a lead role in the North Bank Entertainment production 'Night of the Living Dead: Resurrection'. Lee continues to play a diverse range of characters, including leading roles in the Mad Science Films feature film Kerb Crawlers and Marcus Shakesheff's Kamikaze, the first Action feature to be made in Wales. In February 2015, the actor recently commenced filming for North Bank Entertainment's Robert the Doll, where Lee plays family man Paul Otto has also seen the U.S. DVD release of North Bank Entertainments The Last House On Cemetery Lane, where Lee takes on the guise of John Davies, a fictional screenwriter.