Japan Synopsis
鉄拳
“Learn Strength, Witness Speed, Enter The Tournament!”
All of your favorite Tekken characters are here as they battle their way through each other to win the Iron Fist tournament, where fighters of unequaled strength from around the world gather to test their strength in the gladitorial arena. Of course, intrigue and danger abound, with professional assassins, champions of justice, and those whose prowess earns them fear and respect facing off.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with TEKKEN: The Motion Picture. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
2 sharedResident Evil: Death Island
★ 7.6 · Japan
2 sharedDragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon
★ 7.2 · Japan
2 sharedDragon Ball Z: Broly – Second Coming
★ 6.7 · Japan
2 sharedDragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound
★ 7.1 · Japan
2 sharedDragon Ball Z: Dead Zone
★ 6.7 · Japan
2 sharedDragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies
★ 6.8 · Japan
Action + Animation in Japan
1178 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding TEKKEN: The Motion Picture itself).
The 1997–1999 Japan Window
In the crowded 1997-1999 Japan release window, TEKKEN: The Motion Picture sits at #151 of 162. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
1998 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 62 titles released, including TEKKEN: The Motion Picture. Bars below show how the 1990s stacked up year by year (447 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 61 other Japan films in 1998.
The 1133rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
46 audience reviews — more than 62% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (62th percentile) outruns trending popularity (32th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,314 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (6th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,641 of 1,714 (top 96%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | ASCII Corporation, Namco, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) |
| Runtime | 57m |
| Release Date | January 21, 1998 |
| IMDb | tt0272880 |