Japan Synopsis
バトルファイターズ餓狼伝説
“A Full Animated Action Feature… This Is NO Game!!”
Terry Bogard's father was murdered by a man named Geese Howard for the purpose of retrieving an ancient manual on martial arts. When Terry grows up he is driven by hatred to avenge his father's death, but must overcome this hatred if he is to complete his training on how to defeat Geese Howard.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Action + Animation in Japan
1178 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf itself).
The 1991–1993 Japan Window
In the crowded 1991-1993 Japan release window, Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf sits at #100 of 109. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
#1Slam Dunk
★ 8.6 · 1993
#2Yu Yu Hakusho
★ 8.6 · 1992
#3Tokyo Love Story
★ 8.6 · 1991
#4Sailor Moon
★ 8.4 · 1992
#5Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War
★ 8.3 · 1993
#6Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai
★ 8.2 · 1991
#7Ranma ½: The Movie 2 — The Battle of Togenkyo: Rescue the Brides!
★ 8.1 · 1992
#8Ziggy: Soreyuke! R&R Band
★ 8.1 · 1991
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf premiered alongside 36 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 36 other Japan films in 1992.
The 911th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
17 audience reviews — more than 30% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 27th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,170 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (9th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,601 of 1,714 (top 93%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | SNK, Fuji Television Network |
| Runtime | 50m |
| Release Date | December 23, 1992 |
| IMDb | tt0221169 |