Tekken (2009 film)

Tekken
Japanese theatrical release poster
Directed by	Dwight Little
Screenplay by	Alan B. McElroy
Based on	Tekken by Namco Bandai Games
Produced by	Benedict Carver Steven Paul
Starring	Jon Foo Kelly Overton Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Ian Anthony Dale Cung Le Darrin Dewitt Henson Candice Hillebrand Luke Goss
Narrated by	Jon Foo Kelly Overton
Cinematography	Brian J. Reynolds
Edited by	David Checel
Music by	John Hunter
Production company	Crystal Sky Pictures
Distributed by	Anchor Bay Entertainment
Release dates	November 5, 2009 (2009-11-05) (American Film Market) March 20, 2010 (2010-03-20) (Japan) July 19, 2011 (2011-07-19) (United States)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$30 million[1]
Box office	$1.6 million[2]

Tekken^[a] is a 2009 American science fiction martial arts film directed by Dwight Little from a screenplay by Alan B. McElroy, loosely based on the video game series of the same name published by Namco Bandai Games. The film stars Jon Foo, Kelly Overton, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Ian Anthony Dale, Cung Le, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Candice Hillebrand, and Luke Goss. The plot 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 the forces of the city that are also holding the competition.

The film was originally announced by publisher Namco Bandai in 2002, but did not start development until 2007. Experienced in sports movies, Little decided to make Tekken focused on realism, resulting in the removal of supernatural elements from the video game series as well as comic relief characters. This also led to the inclusion of martial artists as the main cast to produce well-choreographed battles.

Tekken premiered at the American Film Market on November 5, 2009, and was released direct-to-video in the United States on July 19, 2011, by Anchor Bay Entertainment. The film bombed at the box office with a gross of $1.6 million worldwide.^[3] Critical reception was unfavorable, with the film generally praised for its fighting scenes, but criticized for its unfaithful narrative and poor acting within the main cast. The criticism also came from the video game series' executive director Katsuhiro Harada. Nevertheless, Tekken spawned the 2014 prequel Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge.

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