Tekken The Motion Picture Full Movie

[Rosangela Pinkard]

Steepedin the tradition of Fatal Fury and Street Fighter, Tekken is yet another anime based on a wildly popular fighting game series. Mishima Heihachi, weapons magnate and martial artist, trains his son, Kazuya, to be his successor, by throwing him into a ravine. Kazuya survives on the strength of his rage and hatred of his father and seeks revenge. Can Jun bring the good, gentle boy she once knew as a child back from the path he has created? And will any of the warriors survive Heihachi's hellish tournament, with dangers unforeseen by even the strongest character?

Here we go again. Another video game anime. Each time some major company (this time ADV) releases the Next Big Hoohah, we all hope solemnly that this next one may actually be decent.Friends, stick to Street Fighter II, or better yet, find another genre to play with. This so-called motion picture is definitely not up to the hype it's created for itself. We should all have known it when ADV decided to not even bother releasing a subtitled version, as this is not a release for diehard anime fandom, but panders to the mainstream audience. And pander it does. Having a -bit- of a plot (enough to keep things mildly interesting for a while), it focuses, of course, on Kazuya's plotting revenge on his father Heihachi (whose name is mispronounced as Haihachi over ninety percent of the time in the dub ... which is really not very professional). The subplots are very heavy-handed and predictable, and the battles are, well, almost as exciting as the video game.The big problem I had with this film was the animation itself. The animators of this film used no -real- cels, but produced it all by CG, which, if done well, can be used to great effect. Instead, we get treated to only a few decent effects, with really bad scenes of, say, boats bobbing on the water's surface in a harbor (funny, I don't -see- any waves...), and very glaring light effects. It was an early attempt at being revolutionary that really didn't work. The fact that it's being used for such a pedestrian story only adds to the "ain't-all-that" factor.The most amusing things in this anime were actually quite secondary to the story itself. The first was the dub voice actor for Kazuya, who sounded exactly like the Maxx (remember him from MTV? Angst monster!). He probably wasn't quite right for the part of Kazuya, but he was amusing all the same. Secondly, and I somehow forgot to mention this before: martial arts kangaroos and dinosaurs! Yeehaw!!! However, I had a really good laugh when the songs from Stabbing Westward and (yes) the Offspring were played in the background and in the ending sequences. After a while, I was starting to wonder if this was really anime.Which is why I really can't accept this release of anime as anything truly worthwhile. Like last year's theatrical release of Godzilla, they tried to make something that was clearly Japanese in origin as American as possible. And it just felt .... wrong. If this OAV had been any indication of anime's future as a mainstream medium in American pop culture, as a fan of anime, I would have been truly ashamed. Thankfully, it wasn't.To this OAV, I'll have to quote The Offspring's "Meaning of Life", used in the "motion picture"'s end credits:"Thanks, but no thanks!"

Recommended Audience: Violence, as per the genre, with one very gory scene that happens just off-camera. The uncut version has some brief nudity. Best for older teens and up. The video game crowd might love this anime ... or then again, maybe not.

The film begins with a young Jun Kazama crying over a dead rabbit. Kazuya Mishima, who is also young here, meets Jun and offers to fight the bobcat. Jun tells Kazuya not to, since the bobcat only killed the rabbit because it needed food. Kazuya's father, Heihachi Mishima, then comes in and takes Kazuya away, calling him weak (especially for wearing his mother's necklace). Heihachi walks over to the edge of a cliff, holding Kazuya by his clothing. Heihachi then tells Kazuya that lions would throw their cubs off a cliff and raise the ones that climbed back up. Kazuya, realizing Heihachi's intentions, pleads with him not to throw him off. Jun also attempts to stop the madness, as she runs over to Kazuya and Heihachi. Unfortunately, Jun is too late and Kazuya is thrown off the cliff.

This entire scene has turned out to be a dream. Jun Kazama wakes up in her room breathing heavily. She walks over to a drawer and takes out the same necklace Heihachi ripped off of Kazuya's neck so long ago.

The next day, Jun is at the WWWC headquarters speaking to her boss. Her boss shows her a photograph of a special-lifeform that was found by fishermen quite sometime ago, and states that it has a significant connection to Heihachi Mishima and the Mishima Zaibatsu. Upon seeing Heihachi's face, Jun remembers the incident from when she was a child. Her boss then tells her that she must fight in the Tournament, giving her an invitation addressed to her.

Jun is standing out by the shore where there are many seagulls flying around. One lands in her hand, but when it senses her discomfort, it flies away. Jun is very reluctant to participate in the Tournament, stating "Kazama-ryu wasn't meant for show." All of a sudden, a stranger attacks Jun from behind. Jun manages to throw the attacker off and prepares to fight. The attacker than reveals himself to be Lei Wulong, who is here to assist Jun. Jun insults Lei by saying that she doesn't need a partner with such horrible skill.

In the next scene, a young Kazuya climbs back up the mountain, all bloodied up. He states that he can't die, since he must succeed in killing Heihachi for what he did. Floating over head (as flashing colors), Devil agrees with Kazuya and continues to say that Kazuya must also survive for the sake of their own fate.

Kazuya wakes up. Looking at the scar on his chest, Kazuya realizes that "something sinister is brewing inside him." Then, Nina Williams (who was hired by Lee), attacks Kazuya (by shooting at him from the window. Nina enters the hotel room to see if Kazuya is dead. The two engage in a short battle. Nina then is kicked out of the room and throws a grenade at Kazuya. The two fall in the water down below. Kazuya says to tell Heihachi to clean his neck while he's waiting for him, and then Nina, disappears under the water.

Meanwhile, Lei is showing Jun the interior of the island where the Tournament will be held. He tells her about the laboratory under the island, which they will have to infiltrate during the Tournament.

The day before the Tournament, Jun and Lei are preparing to board the boat to the island. Before they enter, they notice a rather tall man with his little girl trying to get on the boat. The two try to help him; instead, Lee Chaolan says that he will allow them on the boat if he could defeat his bodyguard, Bruce Irvin. Bruce is easily taken down, since Jack-2's arms are made of metal. The two are allowed on.

As the boat goes through, Jun sees Michelle Chang, who is looking very sad. Jun then senses something evil approaching; it is revealed to be Kazuya, who managed to get on the boat by jumping off a bridge. Jun feels discomfort from the cold, evil aura she feels from Kazuya.

The following night, Kazuya is in a gym punching a punching-bag. Upon imagining Heihachi's face on the punching bag, Kazuya tears open the bag, causing the sand to pour out. Kazuya then hunches over in pain, clutching the scar and his chest while having flashbacks of what his father did. Then he notices Jun standing by the doorway. Jun comes in and tells him that she has the necklace that Heihachi forced Kazuya to get rid of. Angered, Kazuya slaps it out of her hand. Upset, Jun begins to tell Kazuya about how she tried so hard to find him on that day. Kazuya then tells Jun that he willingly sold his soul to Devil just to make sure that he could kill Heihachi, and Jun tells him that living his life just to get revenge was wrong. Kazuya puts up his fists and asks Jun if she's ready to defend her beliefs with her fists. The two are ready to fight, when Nina tries to assassinate Kazuya again (via hanging). Jun, thinking quickly, grabs the necklace and throws it at the rope cutting it. Kazuya then kicks Nina, sending her flying. Anna Williams then comes in and interrupts, saying that Nina has failed for the last time. Anna then fires her rocket-launcher, which Nina, Jun and Kazuya manage to dodge (by jumping out the window). Anna comes over to finish them off, but doesn't since people began coming to see what all the commotion was about.

The Tournament officially starts on the next day. All the fighters (including the minor characters) are gathered around a tour somewhere on the island. Lei catches up with Jun and asks if she was part of the comotion yesterday. She answers yes. Lee is currently explaining the rules, when Heihachi steps out to see the competition. An enraged Michelle then jumps up and throws a hatchet at Heihachi to no avail-- Heihachi catches the hatchet with his teeth and breaks it. His guards prepare to open fire, but Heihachi stops them, saying that he will deal with her if she makes it far enough to face him.

Meanwhile, Heihachi is waiting in the battle tower (where he will face the last fighter standing) when Lee steps in from the shadows, saying that the experiment is ready to begin. Heihachi then states that if Kazuya is defeated by one of Lee's "toys" then he is nothing better than a toy. Lee, disgruntled, leaves the room and commences the experiment. Two of the female operators then notify Lee that some of the fighters (Jun, Lei and Jack-2) aren't in the field.

Several fights are shown. Michelle Chang is facing off against Ganryu. She lands a hit that seems incapable for hurting Ganryu, but causes him to spit blood and fall to the ground unconcious. Kazuya is also shown fighting and easily defeating Baek Doo San.

As the Tournament goes on, Lei tries to find a way into the underground lab. He is spotted by some guards, who do not believe that he merely ended up by the entrance because he got lost. Fortunately, Jack-2 (who was hiding underwater) came and saved Lei (as repayment for helping him earlier). Lei then asks if he was sent to investigate the Mishima Zaibatsu, but gets no answer; instead, Jack-2 opens the door by hacking into the system, making Lei ask more questions.

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