Tekken (2010) is a live action game-based martial arts movie.The year is 2039. Human civilizations are mostly destroyed in world wars and the remaining territories are no longer run by governments but by different corporations. The largest of all, Tekken Corporation, sponsors the King of Iron Fist Tournament in which fighters come together to compete for glory, stardom, and wealth.
The storyline is very simple. It's all about pride, rage, revenge, and death.
Its main plot is very straightforward. Jin Kazama (Jon Foo), a young street fighter enters the tournament because he wants to kill Tekken's Chairman, Heihachi Mishima (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa) (photo below). Jin's mother, Jun Kazama (Tamlyn Tomita) was killed during an anti-insurgent raid by the Jacks, high-tech soldiers from Tekken Corporation.
Highlight of the movie: Scenes after scenes of deadly fight sequences combining different combat styles of the fighters from all corporations.
Fighters' photos from here.First row (left to right): Jin Kazama ("The People's Choice"), Marshall Law (Chung Le), Raven, Eddie Gordo
Second row (left to right): Miguel Rojo, Bryan Fury (Gary Daniels), Sergei Dragunov, Yoshimitsu
Third row (left to right): Kazuya Mishima (Heihachi Mishima's evil and rebellious son), Christie Monteiro, Nina Williams, Anna Williams
I'm not familiar with the Tekken characters but if you've played the game before, you should be able to recognize them.
I'm not really into game-based action movies. However, I find the combat sequences impressive. Perhaps these mixed martial arts fighters really like to fight in order to improve their skills.With such a simple storyline, compelling combat scenes, action, and drama for almost 1.5 hours, you might enjoy quite a substantial amount of action "porn". :)
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