Tekken: Kazuya's Revenge (2014)

Suffering from amnesia, a young man trying to discover his true identity is kidnapped by an underground crime organization and turned into a ruthless assassin.

Director:

Wych Kaosayananda (as Wych Kaos)

Writers:

Nicole Jones-Dion (as Nicole Jones), Steven Paul

Stars:

Kane Kosugi, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Rade Serbedzija

Cast

Cast overview:
Kane Kosugi	...	Kazuya
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa	...	Heihachi
Rade Serbedzija	...	The Minister
Gary Daniels	...	Bryan Fury
Kelly Wenham	...	Rhona Anders
Paige Lindquist	...	Laura
Charlotte Kirk	...	Chloe
Biljana Misic	...	Natasha
Sahajak Boonthanakit	...	The Janitor
Ron Smoorenburg	...	Thorn
Damian Mavis	...	Swat Leader
Russell Geoffrey Banks	...	Jimmy The Thief
Eoin O'Brien	...	Ezra
Brahim Achabbakhe	...	Rip
Abishek J. Bajaj	...	Apartment Manager

Storyline

Suffering from amnesia, a young man trying to discover his true identity is kidnapped by an underground crime organization and turned into a ruthless assassin.

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Taglines:

Survival Is No Game

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Genres:

Action

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tekken: Kazuya's Revenge

Company Credits

Production Co:

Good Times Production Co.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

Unlike any other version of Heihachi in the Tekken franchise, this Heihachi does not have his signature hairstyle; instead he appears to have a shaved head. Kazuya's look for this movie appears to look somewhat similar to Martial Law and Bryan Fury's look is somewhat similar to J.A.C.K.

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Goofs

The advertisements on the walls in the streets around Kazuya's apartment are in Thai while overview shots show flags in Japanese and the story is based in a Japanese city.

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Connections

Follows Tekken (2010)

User Reviews

A big step down from the first movie

I know the first live-action movie was not well-received by fans and critics alike but I enjoyed its decent fight scenes. It was a guilty pleasure. I guess I could say that because I am not a fan of Tekken though I have watched the CGI Blood Vengeance. Now, back to this movie, the prequel is shockingly inept; it is extremely low-budget and features some half-baked choreography, story and editing. I may not be a fan of video games but I know if the movie tries to recreate the moments of the games and this has none. The characters do not look anything like the characters in the game. I thought I could let it go since I am not a fan but the fight scenes do not even make up for it or the lack of story.

The story: Kazuya wakes up in some unknown hotel room. He is confused about his identity. Shortly, some action happens. I thought it will be an action-packed ride given the short runtime. However, the thought was short-lived. It does contain some fight scenes but they are shockingly normal; none of the characters have distinctive fight styles. Unlike the first movie, the choreography is boring and uninspired. Each fight scene is quite short; shorter than one and a half minutes. Take out the name, Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge, and you will get an uninspired action movie that is almost pointless to watch. There are many annoying pointless slo-mo scenes of characters walking and walking…and bad editing. The acting is not that good too. Music is alright.

Overall: There is almost no saving grace in this. It makes the first one looks like a classic. I could at least see some efforts used to create the look in the first movie but in this, there is none. There is no distinctive style, no interesting things happening and it looks like it is shot fast with not much consideration of locations. There may be many tepid movies based on video games but this is one of the worst movies. It just does not look appealing. Not much to recommend here.