Japan Tekken is a Japan–China co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
“Survival is no game”
In the year of 2039, after World Wars destroy much of the civilization as we know it, territories are no longer run by governments, but by corporations; the mightiest of which is the Mishima Zaibatsu. In order to placate the seething masses of this dystopia, Mishima sponsors Tekken, a tournament in which fighters battle until only one is left standing.
Audience Engagement
628 audience reviews — more than 95% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 82th percentile among Japan films.
Japan × China Co-Production
Other Japan×China titles
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Tekken. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Namco
Crime + Drama in Japan
203 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Tekken itself).
The 2009–2011 Japan Window
In the crowded 2009-2011 Japan release window, Tekken sits at #362 of 400. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Tekken premiered alongside 136 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 32m runtime, production spent $326K per minute on screen and earned $11K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 136 other Japan films in 2010.
The 2300th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Tekken, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- 2030s · 4
- martial arts tournament · 6
- martial arts · 369
- based on video game · 90
- dystopia · 45
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,274 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (7th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Crime productions specifically: #382 of 402 (top 95%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | United States of America, Japan, China |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | Japanese, Mandarin, English |
| Production Companies | Namco, Light Song Films |
| Runtime | 1h 32m |
| Release Date | March 20, 2010 |
| IMDb | tt0411951 |