Tekken (2010)

Jin Kazama witnesses the death of his mother Jun by Tekken in the slums known as Anvil. After finding a Tekken ID he decides to seek out vengeance for his mother's death.

Director:

Dwight H. Little (as Dwight Little)

Writer:

Alan B. McElroy (screenplay)

Stars:

Jonathan Patrick Foo, Kelly Overton, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jonathan Patrick Foo	...	Jin Kazama (as Jon Foo)
Kelly Overton	...	Christie Monteiro
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa	...	Heihachi Mishima
Ian Anthony Dale	...	Kazuya Mishima
Cung Le	...	Marshall Law (as Cung Lee)
Darrin Dewitt Henson	...	Raven
Luke Goss	...	Steve Fox
Mircea Monroe	...	Kara
Tamlyn Tomita	...	Jun Kazama
Candice Hillebrand	...	Nina Williams (as Candicé Hillebrand)
Marian Zapico	...	Anna Williams
Gary Daniels	...	Bryan Fury
John Pyper-Ferguson	...	Bonner
Roger Huerta	...	Miguel Rojo
Lateef Crowder	...	Eddy Gordo

Storyline

The year is 2039. World wars have destroyed everything and territories are run by corporations, the mightiest -- and cruelest -- of which is Tekken. Jin Kazama (John Foo) witnesses the death of his mother Jun (Tomita) by Tekken in the slums known as Anvil. Vowing vengeance, and armed only with his street smarts and raw fighting skills, he enters a dangerous and potentially deadly combat tournament, where he must defeat the world's most elite fighters to become the "King of the Iron Fist."

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Plot Keywords:

based on video game | kiss | love | interracial kiss | asian man white woman relationship | 

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Taglines:

Survival is no game.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and brutal fighting throughout, and for some sexual content

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film does not take into account the rivalry between jin kazama and Hwoarang.

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Goofs

At certain points when you see Bryan Fury's head side on, you can clearly see that his hair is brown, as opposed to the white/silver that you see in the rest of the film.

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Quotes

[after being ordered by Kazuya to execute Heihachi, a Jack soldier brings Heihachi inside a cage in a warehouse and has him kneel while pointing his gun at him]
Heihachi Mishima: I am Mishima Heihachi. I am Tekken. You will obey.
[the Jack unit lowers his gun and stands at attention]

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Crazy Credits

After the film's end, there's an additional scene, showing Kazuya Mishima in a jail, then Heihachi Mishima with a Tekken soldier about to execute him. Heihachi Mishima repeats that he is Tekken and that the soldier should obey him. The soldier does just that and Heihachi Mishima is spared execution.

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Connections

Referenced in Bad Movie Beatdown: Street Fighter- The Legend of Chun-Li (2010)

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Soundtracks

War
Written by Mark Sayfritz, John Crichlow, Ivor Crichlow
Performed by Dog

User Reviews

The Dual Perspective

When I was a child there was 3 video games that to this day will always go down in history as my favorite games ever made. One of those games happened to be Tekken. When I first heard about this movie I was pretty psyched. To be honest, I didn't really know what to expect. To say the least I wasn't "Butt Hurt" but I wasn't happy either. From the perspective of somebody who has never played the games before, this would in fact be a good film. However, from the perspective of somebody who has played the games... I found myself saying "omg what are you guys doing this isn't how that happened" almost every 5 minutes in this film. I guess I now know how those guys who say "The book was better" feel. A lot of the Tekken characters in this movie where completely out of character compared to the character they portray in the gaming world. Like I said though, I can see how someone who has never played the console games could enjoy this movie. Aside from all that, the content of the film as story progress wise was forced. The action is what made up for that downside. With all that being said as a loyal Tekken fan. I either hope A. They make an anime movie out of Tekken that sticks true to the roots or B. Does this movie some justice in a Hollywood remake. They're going to need to take a completely different approach if they want to attract the interests of the hardcore fans.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Italy] Official site [Japan]

Country:

Japan USA

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

20 March 2010 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Tekken

Filming Locations:

Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,697,207

Company Credits

Production Co:

CST Productions, Crystal Sky Pictures, Filosophia

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1