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

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

Plot

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

Awards

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

Other uses

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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