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Tekken (1990 film)

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Tekken
Directed byJunji Sakamoto
Written byJunji Sakamoto
Produced byMichio Akiyama, Genjiro Arato, Kaho Song
StarringTakeshi Yamato, Bunta Sugawara, Karen Kirishima
CinematographyNorimichi Kasamatsu
Music byShigeru Umebayashi
Release date
  • 1990 (1990)
Running time
128 min.
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Tekken (鉄拳) is a 1990 Japanese film directed by Junji Sakamoto. It stars Takeshi Yamato, Bunta Sugawara and Karen Kirishima.

Plot

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The plot centers around a young ex-prisoner who takes up boxing (tekken is Japanese for "clenched fist").

Awards

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Bunta Sugawara won a Hochi Film Award for Best Actor for his performance.

Other uses

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This film has no relation to the Tekken video game series or the video game based 2010 film counterpart, even using the same name. Another version was released in 2009.

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