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{{short description|1998 film by Kunihisa Sugishima}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = Tekken
| image = Tekken Movie Poster.jpg
| caption = Cover art of the DVD release by ADV films
| ja_kanji = 鉄拳 -TEKKEN-
| ja_romaji = Tekken
| genre =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = ova
| director = ]
| producer = {{ubl|Akira Saigoku|Yoshimasa Mori|Yumiko Masujima|Masahiro Toyozumi}}
| writer = ]
| music = ]
| studio = ]
| licensee = {{English anime licensee
| NA = ]
}}
| first = January 21, 1998
| last = February 21, 1998
| runtime = {{ubl|30 minutes {{small|(individual OVAs)}}|60 minutes {{small|(ADV release)}}}}
| episodes = 2
| episode_list =
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{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
{{nihongo|'''''Tekken: The Motion Picture'''''|鉄拳 -TEKKEN-}} is an ] adaptation of the '']'' fighting video game series by ]. Produced by ] and ] and animated by ], it was originally released in Japan as a two-episode ] in ], and as a full-length feature for Western releases. It was one of the first ]s to use ].


The film's story is not ], but is loosely based on ], where ] is the main character and ] is the Head of the Mishima Zaibatsu, and '']'', which features ] and ]'s investigation of the Zaibatsu's illegal activities, although it also incorporates some elements from '']''.
==Plot outline==
{{spoiler}}
The film begins with a flashback featuring ], a child studying martial arts under his father. He meets a young girl named ], who is crying after seeing a ] kill a defenseless ]. When Kazuya offers to go fight the bobcat, Kazuya's father, ], appears and drags Kazuya away. To make his son prove his strength, Heihachi throws Kazuya into a deep ravine, but not before ripping a locket containing a picture of Kazuya's mother from his son's neck and tossing it aside.


==Plot==
Jun, who tried and failed to locate Kazuya, finds the locket and keeps it with her into adulthood.
As a child, ] watches as ] is thrown off a cliff by his ruthless father, ], who deems him as weak and kind-hearted due to the kindness he was shown by his late mother. She attempts to locate him, but fails and Kazuya is presumed dead. Kazuya, however, only barely survives and swears revenge, selling his soul to the Devil in exchange for his own survival.


Sixteen years later, Jun works as an Interpol agent and is assigned a partner, ], to investigate Mishima Zaibatsu for alleged inhumane experiments on animals by infiltrating the upcoming King of Iron Fist Tournament, and recognizes the head of the Zaibatsu as Heihachi from a photo. Kazuya, now an undefeated fighting champion, also plans to enter, hoping for a chance at revenge. Heihachi's adopted son, ], however, attempts numerous times to have Kazuya killed in advance by ] and ], as Heihachi plans to bequeath the Mishima Zaibatsu to Kazuya should Kazuya defeat him at the tournament, but neither are able to succeed. Jun and Lei board a boat heading for Mishima Island, where the tournament will take place, in the process witnessing a huge man named ] easily fight his way aboard past Lee's bodyguard, former kickboxing champion ] along with his young companion, Jane. Jun sees Kazuya jump aboard the ship from a bridge and later confronts him in the gym about his past, and attempts to persuade him to stand down, but Kazuya refuses. Nina and Anna attack again but both Kazuya and Jun escape, only strengthening Kazuya's determination to kill both Heihachi and Lee, and threatens to kill Jun as well if she interferes again.
On the day of the tournament, Kazuya and Jun fight their way through the other competitors on the island. Kazuya intends to fight his way to the center and kill his father, while Jun races to stop him. After catching up to him, Jun begins to make another appeal when they're attacked by monsters released by Lee, but they fight them off. Kazuya then continues on his way and quickly beats Lee in direct combat before squaring off against Heihachi.


On the day of the tournament, Lei infiltrates the island's underground facility. He is ambushed by guards but saved by Jack, who seeks out the Zaibatsu's captive scientist ] in order to cure Jane, who is terminally ill. As they fight their way through numerous prototype androids resembling Jack dubbed ], Jack's arm is gashed and Lei discovers he is also an android. They finally locate Bosconovitch, who treats Jane and confesses the Mishima Zaibatsu's illegal activities to Lei by showing them ], an Australian kangaroo who has been enhanced with boxing abilities but maintained his friendly attitude. Meanwhile, Kazuya fights his way through the tournament and beats both ] and ]. Michelle refuses to surrender and begs Kazuya to let her face Heihachi since he burned her village down and killed her parents. Though sympathetic, Kazuya refuses and almost kills Michelle before Jun catches up and stops him. Before the two can fight, Lee unleashes a pack of ] into the field to kill Kazuya and the other competitors so that no one will win the tournament. One devours Anna while Nina escapes. Kazuya taps into his inner power and kills all but one of them before reaching the tower where Heihachi awaits him. After fighting his way past Lee, Kazuya confronts Heihachi and the two fight. In response, Lee activates the island's self-destruction sequence, intending to kill himself and take his family with him.
The fighting is brutal, but Kazuya, who formed a pact with a devil to survive his fall into the ravine as a child, uses his demonic power to defeat his father. Before he can finish him off, however, Jun steps in one last time, and convinces Kazuya that he's going about things the wrong way. Kazuya is able to calm his spirit, and he takes mercy on his father. In the meantime, Lee, convinced that the Mishima Zaibatsu should be destroyed if he isn't allowed to inherit it, activates a self-destruct mechanism on the island. Kazuya, Jun and most of the other competitors are able to escape by ship, while Heihachi himself flees the island by air.


Heihachi takes the upper hand and severely beats Kazuya. Jun intervenes and demands to know why Heihachi threw him into the canyon, and Heihachi reveals that after viewing the corruption of civilization, he sought to instill the power of the Devil within Kazuya via tragedy so that he would become his successor and lead the Zaibatsu to conquer the world and bring it under Mishima rule. At Heihachi's goading, Kazuya succumbs to the Devil and overpowers Heihachi, viciously pummelling him as the island begins to fall apart. Before Kazuya can finish Heihachi by throwing him into a river of lava, Jun manages to reach into Kazuya's heart by returning him his mother's locket, reminding him of the kindness she showed him and enabling him to expel the Devil for good, reverting him to his original kind-hearted self. Enraged, Heihachi tries to kill both Kazuya and Jun, and the three of them fall from the cliff. As the island begins to crumble, Lei, Jack, Jane, and Bosconovitch flee the facility, but Jack sacrifices himself to hold the door open long enough for his friends to escape, asking Lei and Bosconovitch to take care of Jane for him. The remaining competitors escape from the burning forest as Kazuya emerges with the unconscious Jun. They escape the island while Heihachi flees in a jet as the island finally explodes.
In a brief epilogue, Jun is by herself among some trees when her young son, ], who bears a strong resemblance to Kazuya, runs up to her, and they walk off together.


In the epilogue, set a few years later, Jun is accosted by ], her young son with Kazuya; Kazuya and Heihachi's whereabouts are left unrevealed. Though Jun senses ] is wrong, she dismisses Jin's concern and they walk home together.
The other major subplot, which runs concurrently with the rest of the film, features ] working as Jun's partner, who investigates the weapons lab located below the surface of the island with the help of the combat android ], who wants to cure a little girl of her illness. A few other fighters from the games, most notably ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ] play small parts in the story. Most of the other game characters like ], ], ], ], and ] appear in background cameos with no direct influence on the story.


==Cast== ==Characters==
;Main
{| class="wikitable" {| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Character !! Voice Actor (English) !! Voice Actor (Japanese)
|- |-
! Character !! Japanese voice actor !! English dubbing actor
| ] || Edi Patterson || ]
|- |-
| ] || Adam Dudley || | ] / ] || ] || Adam Dudley
|- |-
| ] || Gray G. Haddock || | ] || ] || John Paul Shepard
|- |-
| ] || David Stokey || | ] || ] || ]
|}

;Secondary
{| class="wikitable"
|- |-
! Character !! Japanese voice actor !! English dubbing actor
| ] || John Paul Shepard || ]
|- |-
| ] || ] || ]
| ] || Ellie McBride ||
|- |-
| ] || Claire Hamilton || | ] || ] || David Stokey
|- |-
| ] || ] || Ellie McBride
| Young Jun || Lucy Farris ||
|- |-
| ] || ] || Claire Hamilton
| Young Kazuya || Jacob Frachek ||
|- |-
| ] || Jessica Robertson || | Young Jun || ] || Lucy Farris
|- |-
| Young Kazuya || ] || Jacob Franchek
| ] || Mark O'Brien ||
|- |-
| ] (credited as "Jack 2's Little Girl") || Jessica Schwatz || | ] || ] || Jessica Robertson
|- |-
| ] || Ken Webster || | ] || ] || Mark O'Brien
|- |-
| ] || || Jessica Schwatz
| ] || Peter Harrell Jr ||
|- |-
| ] || ] || ]
| ] || Jacob Frachek ||
|-
| ] || ] || Peter Harrell Jr.
|-
| ] || ] || Jacob Franchek
|-
| ] || ] || Lowell B. Bartholomee
|-
| ] || ] || Lowell B. Bartholomee
|} |}


;Tekken 1 cameos
==Notable differences from game to film==
] and ] also appear in the opening sequence, the visible background Tekken Fighters competing in The King of Iron Fist Tournament are ], ], ], ], ] and ].
The ''Tekken'' motion picture takes several liberties with its source material. Along with combining events from the first two games in the series, it also rewrites important events.

*Jun and Kazuya meet as children. There is no evidence of this in the games.
;Tekken 2 cameos
*Anna Williams is given a rather gruesome death, but she remains alive and well in the ].
] is also the only Tekken 2 character that did not appear in the Motion Picture, even in the intro narration where religious wars were mentioned, there is still no backstory for Angel, causing a continuity error. In addition to this: Alex, ] and Roger all have non-dialogue roles during the final battles, their screentime only shows them attacking the other Tekken Fighters.
*Jack-2 is stated as the prototype while ] are shown as the final version.

*There are a pack of ]s instead of one. These don't wear the blue boxing gloves.
;Tekken 3 cameos
For these reasons and others, the film is generally seen as a poor adaptation of the video games, but is still considerably more accurate than many American live-action game adaptations such as '']'' and '']'', which paid considerably less attention to the source material.
As '']'' had only recently been released to arcades at the time of the film's release, several King of Iron Fist Tournament 3 competitors have appeared in the opening scene but do not appear in any other scenes, such as ], ], ], ] and mainly ] (at age 19). ] also appears as a non-speaking easteregg, Jin appears in the movie's epilogue, but as a child, teasing a sequel.


==Release==
Aside from its quality as an adaptation, ''Tekken'' is generally seen as a ] or guilty pleasure to its relatively small group of supporters. Some fans also use the film to help explain how Kazuya and Jun conceived their son Jin, who would go on to become the lead protagonist of the video games in '']'', since the video games have remained rather ambiguous on those details. Because of the number of liberties that the film takes with the storyline, the film cannot be considered completely ], but the possibility that Jun and Kazuya's storyline as depicted in the film may share parallels with the video games remains open.
The first OVA was released in Japan on VHS and LaserDisc on January 21, 1998, with the second part being released on February 21, courtesy of ].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Tekken Anime |magazine=] |issue=101 |publisher=] |date=December 1997|page=36}}</ref>
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A ] DVD release of the OVA was released by ] on November 22, 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sonymusicshop.jp/m/item/itemShw.php?site=S&ima=1319&cd=SVWB000007044 |title = 鉄拳･鉄拳 {{!}} Sony Music Shop･CD･DVD･ﾌﾞﾙｰﾚｲ･ｱｰﾃｨｽﾄｸﾞｯｽﾞ･書籍･雑誌の通販}}</ref>


] announced they had licensed the OVA series in May 1998 at ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.advfilms.com/advhome/catalog/news.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19981207042953/http://www.advfilms.com/advhome/catalog/news.html |archive-date=December 7, 1998 |title=Elevator Action Anyone?|publisher=ADV Films|date=June 2, 1998|accessdate=July 6, 2022}}</ref> ADV edited both episodes into a single film, featuring a new soundtrack with ], ] and ] music consisting of "]" by ], "]" by ], "]" by ], "]" by ], and "Bonecrusher" by ].
==Reaction==
''Tekken: The Motion Picture'' has been hailed and panned by fans and critics alike. The root of the movie's popularity stems from the action and the fighting, which fans consider to be outstandingly realistic. But the designs and English voices for some of the characters have led others to dislike the film, especially for Kazuya's striking resemblance to '']'' ].


==Reception==
== Tekken (2009 film) ==
''Tekken: The Motion Picture'' was met with mixed reviews, and seen by many as an unsuccessful attempt to replicate the previous success of '']''. '']'' called it "a punch-drunk, derivative ]" that "saps every atom of magic from its source."<ref>{{cite web|last=Bernardin |first=Marc |url=http://www.ew.com/article/1999/02/05/tekken-motion-picture |title=Tekken: The Motion Picture |publisher=EW.com |date=February 5, 1999 |access-date=June 21, 2015}}</ref> ] gave the anime a C+, calling it "oddly mediocre in a genre filled with utter crap."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/tekken-the-motion-picture/dvd |title=Tekken: The Motion Picture DVD – Review |publisher=Animenewsnetwork.com |access-date=June 21, 2015}}</ref> Video game magazine '']'' gave it a score of 4/10, opining: "The action bears no resemblance to the games, and the animation is total garbage. The plot is also disturbingly similar to '']''. This is one for all anime connoisseurs to avoid."<ref>''Hyper'' 69, page 85.</ref> For the English dub, Adam Dudley's performance as Kazuya was also criticized.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=428|title=Tekken: The Motion Picture|publisher=]|access-date=August 26, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827064639/https://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=428|archive-date=August 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/tekken-the-motion-picture/dvd|title=Tekken: The Motion Picture DVD|work=]|access-date=August 26, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170717110843/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/tekken-the-motion-picture/dvd|archive-date=July 17, 2017}}</ref>
Little has been revealed about the new Tekken movie. What is known, is that it is set later on than in the Anime film. Crystal Sky has announced that the movie is currently in development. Tekken is being written by Michael Werb, Michael Colleary, and Hans Rodinoff. It has been said that ] is will be one of the directors.


==References==
This was the summary Crystal Sky posted on their website:
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
"In order to put to rest the ghosts of his past, Jin Kazama enters the Tekken tournament, a fierce and dangerous competition featuring the world’s best martial artists. Following close behind him is Zheng, a rebel monk looking to save Jin from his own inner demons. While on the surface Tekken appears to be the corporation of the future, Jin and Zheng expose a dark underbelly that could threaten the very threads of humanity."
*{{IMDb title|0272880}}
*{{anime News Network|film|645||noparen}}


{{Tekken series}}
==Trivia==
{{Studio Deen films}}
*Some characters appeared in the opening sequence but not in the actual movie. These are: ], ], ], ], ] and ].
*] made a short cameo on a tree.
*] appears as a child in the film's ending. His appearance is similar to Kazuya as a child. Jin is shown as an adult in the film's opening.


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Latest revision as of 14:59, 19 January 2025

1998 film by Kunihisa Sugishima This article is about the Tekken anime film. For the live-action film, see Tekken (2009 film).

Tekken
Cover art of the DVD release by ADV films
鉄拳 -TEKKEN-
(Tekken)
Original video animation
Directed byKunihisa Sugishima
Produced by
  • Akira Saigoku
  • Yoshimasa Mori
  • Yumiko Masujima
  • Masahiro Toyozumi
Written byRyōta Yamaguchi
Music byKazuhiko Toyama
StudioStudio Deen
Licensed by
Released January 21, 1998 – February 21, 1998
Runtime
  • 30 minutes (individual OVAs)
  • 60 minutes (ADV release)
Episodes2

Tekken: The Motion Picture (鉄拳 -TEKKEN-) is an anime adaptation of the Tekken fighting video game series by Namco. Produced by ASCII Corporation and Sony Music Entertainment Japan and animated by Studio Deen, it was originally released in Japan as a two-episode OVA in 1998, and as a full-length feature for Western releases. It was one of the first original video animations to use digital ink and paint.

The film's story is not canon, but is loosely based on the first game, where Kazuya is the main character and Heihachi is the Head of the Mishima Zaibatsu, and Tekken 2, which features Jun and Lei's investigation of the Zaibatsu's illegal activities, although it also incorporates some elements from Tekken 3.

Plot

As a child, Jun Kazama watches as Kazuya Mishima is thrown off a cliff by his ruthless father, Heihachi, who deems him as weak and kind-hearted due to the kindness he was shown by his late mother. She attempts to locate him, but fails and Kazuya is presumed dead. Kazuya, however, only barely survives and swears revenge, selling his soul to the Devil in exchange for his own survival.

Sixteen years later, Jun works as an Interpol agent and is assigned a partner, Lei Wulong, to investigate Mishima Zaibatsu for alleged inhumane experiments on animals by infiltrating the upcoming King of Iron Fist Tournament, and recognizes the head of the Zaibatsu as Heihachi from a photo. Kazuya, now an undefeated fighting champion, also plans to enter, hoping for a chance at revenge. Heihachi's adopted son, Lee Chaolan, however, attempts numerous times to have Kazuya killed in advance by Nina and Anna Williams, as Heihachi plans to bequeath the Mishima Zaibatsu to Kazuya should Kazuya defeat him at the tournament, but neither are able to succeed. Jun and Lei board a boat heading for Mishima Island, where the tournament will take place, in the process witnessing a huge man named Jack easily fight his way aboard past Lee's bodyguard, former kickboxing champion Bruce Irvin along with his young companion, Jane. Jun sees Kazuya jump aboard the ship from a bridge and later confronts him in the gym about his past, and attempts to persuade him to stand down, but Kazuya refuses. Nina and Anna attack again but both Kazuya and Jun escape, only strengthening Kazuya's determination to kill both Heihachi and Lee, and threatens to kill Jun as well if she interferes again.

On the day of the tournament, Lei infiltrates the island's underground facility. He is ambushed by guards but saved by Jack, who seeks out the Zaibatsu's captive scientist Dr. Bosconovitch in order to cure Jane, who is terminally ill. As they fight their way through numerous prototype androids resembling Jack dubbed Prototype Jack, Jack's arm is gashed and Lei discovers he is also an android. They finally locate Bosconovitch, who treats Jane and confesses the Mishima Zaibatsu's illegal activities to Lei by showing them Roger, an Australian kangaroo who has been enhanced with boxing abilities but maintained his friendly attitude. Meanwhile, Kazuya fights his way through the tournament and beats both Baek Doo San and Michelle Chang. Michelle refuses to surrender and begs Kazuya to let her face Heihachi since he burned her village down and killed her parents. Though sympathetic, Kazuya refuses and almost kills Michelle before Jun catches up and stops him. Before the two can fight, Lee unleashes a pack of genetically-enhanced dinosaurs into the field to kill Kazuya and the other competitors so that no one will win the tournament. One devours Anna while Nina escapes. Kazuya taps into his inner power and kills all but one of them before reaching the tower where Heihachi awaits him. After fighting his way past Lee, Kazuya confronts Heihachi and the two fight. In response, Lee activates the island's self-destruction sequence, intending to kill himself and take his family with him.

Heihachi takes the upper hand and severely beats Kazuya. Jun intervenes and demands to know why Heihachi threw him into the canyon, and Heihachi reveals that after viewing the corruption of civilization, he sought to instill the power of the Devil within Kazuya via tragedy so that he would become his successor and lead the Zaibatsu to conquer the world and bring it under Mishima rule. At Heihachi's goading, Kazuya succumbs to the Devil and overpowers Heihachi, viciously pummelling him as the island begins to fall apart. Before Kazuya can finish Heihachi by throwing him into a river of lava, Jun manages to reach into Kazuya's heart by returning him his mother's locket, reminding him of the kindness she showed him and enabling him to expel the Devil for good, reverting him to his original kind-hearted self. Enraged, Heihachi tries to kill both Kazuya and Jun, and the three of them fall from the cliff. As the island begins to crumble, Lei, Jack, Jane, and Bosconovitch flee the facility, but Jack sacrifices himself to hold the door open long enough for his friends to escape, asking Lei and Bosconovitch to take care of Jane for him. The remaining competitors escape from the burning forest as Kazuya emerges with the unconscious Jun. They escape the island while Heihachi flees in a jet as the island finally explodes.

In the epilogue, set a few years later, Jun is accosted by Jin, her young son with Kazuya; Kazuya and Heihachi's whereabouts are left unrevealed. Though Jun senses something is wrong, she dismisses Jin's concern and they walk home together.

Characters

Main
Character Japanese voice actor English dubbing actor
Kazuya Mishima / Devil Kazuhiro Yamaji Adam Dudley
Heihachi Mishima Daisuke Gōri John Paul Shepard
Jun Kazama Yumi Tōma Edi Patterson
Secondary
Character Japanese voice actor English dubbing actor
Lei Wulong Akio Nakamura Gray Haddock
Lee Chaolan Shin-ichiro Miki David Stokey
Nina Williams Minami Takayama Ellie McBride
Anna Williams Kaori Yamagata Claire Hamilton
Young Jun Eri Sendai Lucy Farris
Young Kazuya Minami Takayama Jacob Franchek
Michelle Chang Narumi Hidaka Jessica Robertson
Jack-2 Akio Ōtsuka Mark O'Brien
Jane Jessica Schwatz
Dr. Bosconovitch Tamio Ōki Ken Webster
Bruce Irvin Seiji Sasaki Peter Harrell Jr.
Jin Kazama Minami Takayama Jacob Franchek
Baek Doo San Kyousei Tsukui Lowell B. Bartholomee
Ganryu Takashi Nagasako Lowell B. Bartholomee
Tekken 1 cameos

Wang Jinrei and Kunimitsu also appear in the opening sequence, the visible background Tekken Fighters competing in The King of Iron Fist Tournament are King, Armor King, Kuma, Marshall Law, Paul Phoenix and Yoshimitsu.

Tekken 2 cameos

Angel is also the only Tekken 2 character that did not appear in the Motion Picture, even in the intro narration where religious wars were mentioned, there is still no backstory for Angel, causing a continuity error. In addition to this: Alex, Prototype Jack and Roger all have non-dialogue roles during the final battles, their screentime only shows them attacking the other Tekken Fighters.

Tekken 3 cameos

As Tekken 3 had only recently been released to arcades at the time of the film's release, several King of Iron Fist Tournament 3 competitors have appeared in the opening scene but do not appear in any other scenes, such as Ling Xiaoyu, Hwoarang, Eddy Gordo, Forest Law and mainly Jin Kazama (at age 19). Gon also appears as a non-speaking easteregg, Jin appears in the movie's epilogue, but as a child, teasing a sequel.

Release

The first OVA was released in Japan on VHS and LaserDisc on January 21, 1998, with the second part being released on February 21, courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment Japan. A Region 2 DVD release of the OVA was released by SME Visual Works on November 22, 2000.

ADV Films announced they had licensed the OVA series in May 1998 at Project A-Kon 9. ADV edited both episodes into a single film, featuring a new soundtrack with alternative rock, punk rock and sludge metal music consisting of "The Meaning of Life" by The Offspring, "Save Yourself" by Stabbing Westward, "Clean My Wounds" by Corrosion of Conformity, "Straight to Hell" by The Urge, and "Bonecrusher" by Soulhat.

Reception

Tekken: The Motion Picture was met with mixed reviews, and seen by many as an unsuccessful attempt to replicate the previous success of Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie. Entertainment Weekly called it "a punch-drunk, derivative Saturday-morning cartoon" that "saps every atom of magic from its source." Anime News Network gave the anime a C+, calling it "oddly mediocre in a genre filled with utter crap." Video game magazine Hyper gave it a score of 4/10, opining: "The action bears no resemblance to the games, and the animation is total garbage. The plot is also disturbingly similar to Enter the Dragon. This is one for all anime connoisseurs to avoid." For the English dub, Adam Dudley's performance as Kazuya was also criticized.

References

  1. "Tekken Anime". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 101. Ziff Davis. December 1997. p. 36.
  2. "鉄拳･鉄拳 | Sony Music Shop･CD･DVD･ﾌﾞﾙｰﾚｲ･ｱｰﾃｨｽﾄｸﾞｯｽﾞ･書籍･雑誌の通販".
  3. "Elevator Action Anyone?". ADV Films. June 2, 1998. Archived from the original on December 7, 1998. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  4. Bernardin, Marc (February 5, 1999). "Tekken: The Motion Picture". EW.com. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  5. "Tekken: The Motion Picture DVD – Review". Animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  6. Hyper 69, page 85.
  7. "Tekken: The Motion Picture". T.H.E.M. Anime Reviews. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  8. "Tekken: The Motion Picture DVD". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 17, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2017.

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