Tekken

Tekken
Teaser poster
Directed by	Dwight H. Little
Produced by	Steven Paul Benedict Carver Iddo Lampton Enochs
Written by	Screenplay: Michael Colleary Alan B. McElroy Mike Werb Original Story: NAMCO
Starring	Jon Foo Kelly Overton Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Ian Anthony Dale Cung Le Darrin Dewitt Henson and Luke Goss
Distributed by	Weinstein Company Summit Entertainment Crystal Sky Pictures
Release date(s)	TBA
Country	United States China Japan
Language	English
Budget	$35 million

Tekken is an unreleased martial arts film directed by Dwight H. Little, based on the popular fighting game series of the same name. The film follows Jin Kazama (Jon Foo)^[1] in his attempts to rid himself of the devil which plagues his soul and confronting his father, Kazuya Mishima (Ian Anthony Dale) and his grandfather, Heihachi Mishima (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa).

Plot

In the year of 2039, after World Wars destroy much of civilization as we know it, the remaining territories are no longer run by governments, but by corporations; the mightiest of which is the Mishima Zaibatsu. In order to keep the masses down, Mishima sponsors the King of Iron Fist Tournament, or Tekken, in which fighters battle until one is left standing, who in turn will receive a lifetime of stardom and wealth. We are introduced to this violent world through the eyes of Jin Kazama who enters the tournament in order to avenge the death of his mother that he blames upon the Mishima Zaibatsu's most powerful and controlling chairman – Heihachi Mishima. He knows that the only way to get close enough to Mishima to kill him is to win the tournament, but in doing so, he begins to uncover his own past and inner demons as well as exposing a dark underbelly to Tekken that threatens the very existence of humanity.^[2]

Cast

• Jon Foo as Jin Kazama: A young and talented fighter who has a dark power within him. The Devil Gene he has inherited from his father, Kazuya Mishima, is slowly tearing him apart and consuming his mind with evil and hate. He now realizes that the only way he can save himself is to confront both his father and grandfather, Heihachi Mishima, both of whom have their own agendas for Jin's power. All of this comes to a head at The King of Iron Fist Tournament, Jin's one chance at confronting his father and grandfather to defeat them and redeem his soul. In real life, Jon Foo is a Wushu master apart from acting. Originally, the director asked Ryan Merriman to take up the role of Jin but Merriman declined for unknown reasons.

• Ian Anthony Dale as Kazuya Mishima: A powerful karate fighter, Kazuya is the son of Heihachi Mishima and the father of Jin Kazama. He possesses the power of the Devil Gene, which his son inherited.

• Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Heihachi Mishima: The chairman of the Tekken Corporation, that is being investigated of murder. He is the father of Kazuya, and the grandfather of Jin Kazama. An experienced fighter himself, he announces The King of Iron Fist Tournament to crown the best fighter on Earth. However, Heihachi has his own plans for the tournament. Tagawa is known for playing another fighting game character, Shang Tsung, in the first Mortal Kombat film.

• Kelly Overton as Christie Monteiro: She is a Brazilian Capoeira practitioner and student of Eddy Gordo.

• Luke Goss as Steve Fox: A talented boxer from England that was once one of the best fighters of the world, but had passed his prime. Goss was the first confirmed actor in the film, and explained that his character has "some fights out of the ring".^[3]

• Cung Le as Marshall Law: A Jeet Kune Do fighter. Le is a mixed martial artist, and his presence in the movie was confirmed in the end of 2008 by Kung Fu Cinema.^[4]

• Gary Daniels as Bryan Fury: A former Interpol officer that competes in the tournament. Daniels is a former kickboxer himself, which is the same fighting style used by his character in the videogames.

• Candice Hillebrand as Nina Williams: A cold-blooded assassin and mother of Steve Fox.

• Marian Zapico as Anna Williams: The sister and rival of Nina Williams.

• Darrin Dewitt Henson as Raven: An international intelligence agent considered highly skilled and iron-hearted, codename Raven.

• Nathan Jones as Craig Marduk: A professional Vale Tudo fighter. The character of Marduk was indeed modeled after Jones for the videogames.

• Lateef Crowder as Eddy Gordo: A Brazilian Capoeira practitioner and mentor of Christie Monteiro. Crowder was offered the role due to his real-life Capoeira skills and resemblance to Eddy.

• Tamlyn Tomita as Jun Kazama: Jin Kazama's mother. After her assassination, Jin enters the tournament to avenge her.

• Gary Ray Stearns as Yoshimitsu: A mystic, Samurai-esque armored swordsman.

• Anton Kasabov as Sergei Dragunov: A member of SPETSNAZ, Dragunov is considered the very symbol of fear on the battlefield whose overwhelming fighting prowess has earned him the title "The White Angel of Death".

• Jae Hee as Hwoarang: A Korean Tae Kwon Do fighter. He is Jin Kazama's rival. He deserted the Korean military and is pursued for treason, making his King of Iron Fist Tournament winning all the more difficult.

• Taiyo Sugiura as Lee Chaolan:Kazuya's foster brother and Heihachi's adopted son. He's after control of the Mishima Zaibatsu.

• Roger Huerta as Miguel Caballero Rojo: A spanish brawler seeking revenge on Jin Kazama for killing his sister

References

External links

• Tekken (2009) at Internet Movie Database
• Tekken (2009) at Tekkenpedia
• Tekken at Box Office Mojo
• Tekken at Allmovie