Cappu Films Acquires African Kung-Fu Nazis International Rights
The Hong Kong company will sell the franchise's two features and documentary in territories not yet committed to other deals.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Action/Adventure
Cappu Films has acquired international sales rights to the African Kung-Fu Nazis franchise from filmmaker Sebastian Stein of Humanmade Films, covering two features and a documentary. The deal was unveiled at Taiwan Creative Content Fest in Taipei and applies only to open rights and territories, leaving existing agreements untouched.
Why it matters
The acquisition gives the cult kung fu, horror and dark comedy series a dedicated international sales house as it expands beyond its earlier releases. It also signals plans to extend the franchise into art-led merchandise.
The franchise comprises two films and a feature documentary, with the sequel opening theatrically in Japan in July 2025 roughly four years after the original's June 2021 Japanese run. Terms of the sales deal, including financial figures, were not disclosed.
The players
Cappu Films
A Hong Kong-based company with a secondary office in Beijing that handles home market releases, now serving as international sales agent for the franchise.
Sebastian Stein
A filmmaker and producer at Humanmade Films who created and oversees the African Kung-Fu Nazis franchise.
Humanmade Films
The production company behind the African Kung-Fu Nazis films, which sold the international rights to Cappu Films.
The details
Under the agreement, Cappu Films will handle sales of African Kung-Fu Nazis I, African Kung-Fu Nazis II and the documentary African Kung-Fu Nazis - The Doc in open territories. The sequel, a Ghana-Japan-Germany production shot largely in Ghana and funded mostly through crowdfunding, pairs one-armed fighter Addo with Sek Tin against cyborg Adolf Robotler.
Timeline
June 2021: The original film opened theatrically in Japan.
July 2025: The sequel opened theatrically in Japan.
2025: The sequel played Sitges' Brigadoon sidebar.
2026: The sequel received an honorable mention at BIFFF, Grossmann and Macabro.
November 6, 2026: The sales deal was announced at Taiwan Creative Content Fest in Taipei.
Market Landscape
Deals unveiled at Taiwan Creative Content Fest reflect the festival's role as a regional venue for brokering international rights for independent genre films. Cappu Films' acquisition extends that pattern to a cult franchise produced across Africa, Japan and Germany.
Viewers in territories not yet committed to other distributors may see the franchise released through Cappu Films, though specific platforms and dates were not announced. The planned merchandise line has not yet been finalized, so buyers should not expect products at this time.
The takeaway
Fans of the franchise should watch for distribution announcements from Cappu Films in their region, since rights are being sold territory by territory. Existing licensing arrangements remain in force, so availability may vary by country.
Further reading
For more on the genre, explore our coverage of Action/Adventure films and their international release patterns.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Variety.
