Tekken

"Survival is no game"

2010 1h 32m EN

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4.8

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★5.3TMDB · 766🥫0%Rotten Tomatoes★4.8IMDB · 29,051

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Synopsis

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In the year of 2039, after World Wars destroy much of the civilization as we know it, territories are no longer run by governments, but by corporations; the mightiest of which is the Mishima Zaibatsu. In order to placate the seething masses of this dystopia, Mishima sponsors Tekken, a tournament in which fighters battle until only one is left standing.

“Survival is no game”

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Cast

Jonathan Patrick Foo
Jin Kazama
Kelly Overton
Christie Monteiro
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Heihachi Mishima
Ian Anthony Dale
Kazuya
Luke Goss
Steve Fox
Lateef Crowder
Eddy Gordo
Mircea Monroe
Kara
Tamlyn Tomita
Jun Kazama

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dwight H. Little
Writers: Alan B. McElroy, Todd Harris
Languages: Japanese, Mandarin, English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 6% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Japanese, Mandarin, English.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Tekken Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

ERA

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Directed by Dwight H. Little, shot by Brian J. Reynolds. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Hunter. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor David Checel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Jonathan Patrick Foo and Kelly Overton and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Dwight H. Little directs. Brian J. Reynolds behind the camera. John Hunter scores. David Checel cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Japanese, Mandarin, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 6% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 16 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Japanese, Mandarin, English.
4Part of the "Tekken Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Dwight H. Little, shot by Brian J. Reynolds. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by John Hunter. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor David Checel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Jonathan Patrick Foo and Kelly Overton and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Survival is no game".
10IMDB entry: tt0411951 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Brian J. Reynolds
Original score: John Hunter
Editing: David Checel
Production design: Nathan Amondson
VFX supervisor: Anthony Riazzi
Sound: Patrick Giraudi
Stunt coordinator: Eric Norris
Runtime: 92 min · 1h 32m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $30,000,000
Box office: $1,697,207
Return: 6% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Tekken (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes: 0% 🥫 Rotten
IMDB rating: 4.8/10 · 29,051 votes
MPAA: R

Part of

Tekken Collection

Tekken is a 2009 American martial arts film directed by Dwight H. Little and distributed by Warner Bros. and Anchor Bay Entertainment. It was written by Alan B. McElroy and is based on the fighting game series of the same name. Its story follows Jin Kazama in his attempts to enter the Iron Fist Tournament in order to avenge the loss of his mother, Jun Kazama, by confronting his father, Kazuya Mishima and his grandfather, Heihachi Mishima, the latter of whom he thought was responsible for her death. This was followed by a 2014 prequel entitled Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge.

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Kamurai2021-06-04
★ 5/10
Boring watch, probably won't watch again, and can't recommend. I tried and fell asleep on this 3 times. There is plenty of things happening, but who cares, really? The movie goes far out of the way to disconnect the audience from the characters, world and action. Maybe I'll update this if I can ever get through it, but I can't see it being better than what I think it is right now. Unless you're just a big Tekken fan, go watch "Dead or Alive" instead.
The Movie Mob2023-01-13
★ 6/10
Tekken blends 80s fighting movie elements with early 2000s action and storytelling to make a decent video game film filled with nostalgia, good choreography, and a ridiculous amount of cheese. Tekken is one of the most 80s movies released in 2010! The story follows a dystopian future where evil corporations control the world and throw an annual fighting tournament to appease the disgruntled masses. The slums of this movie look torn right out of Demolition Man or Judge Dredd, and many of the costumes rock the 80s aesthetic as well. But none of that is necessarily a bad thing. As far as video game movies go, Tekken was pretty solid. The character designs stay faithful to the games, the fight scenes are entertaining and have solid choreography, and the acting, while cheesy, is alright. Tekken doesn't do anything new with a script that follows the same beats as The Running Man, Death Race, or any other dystopian death game movie, but that is a reoccurring formula for a reason - it's fun! Without knowing much about the games, I was able to enjoy this cheesy old-school action film that felt equal parts 80s and early 2000s. It's not exceptional, but it is entertaining if you want to enter a time machine to decades past and see some people get punched.