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Tekken Blood Vengeance
is a 2011 Japanese animated science fiction film, science fiction martial arts film directed by Yōichi Mōri from a screenplay by Dai Satō, based on the video game series ''Tekken'' published by Namco Bandai Games. The film places focus on the young martial artist Ling Xiaoyu, who investigates experiments involving a supernatural curse related with the Mishima family, while befriending a robot named Alisa Bosconovitch. The two meet the test subject Shin Kamiya, who is being sought by his former friend Jin Kazama and his father Kazuya Mishima, but is also being used by Heihachi Mishima to set a new family fight. Satō was given freedom by the video game series' executive director Katsuhiro Harada to write the film, which led him to the idea of ''Blood Vengeance'' being a buddy film by two female characters from different generations of video games. ''Tekken: Blood Vengeance'' was released in the United States by Bandai Entertainment on July 26, 2011, and in Australia on July 27, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dai Satō
is a Japanese screenwriter and musician. Having begun scriptwriting at a young age and writing scripts for various companies, Satō later focused his attention on writing for anime series. The first major series he worked on was the groundbreaking 1998 Sunrise series ''Cowboy Bebop'', after which he worked on other well-known series, such as '' Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex'' and ''Wolf's Rain''. In 2005, Satō was the chief writer of '' Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven'', for which he received an award for best screenplay at the Tokyo International Anime Fair in 2006. In 2006 and 2007, Satō worked on the Sunrise OVA series '' Freedom Project'' (which featured director Katsuhiro Otomo). Satō also created his own consultant company, Frognation, with two of his acquaintances, which incorporated he and his friend Kengo Watanabe's own electronic music label Frogman Records. In 2007, after leaving Frognation, Satō established his own company Storyriders. Major works ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asmik Ace Entertainment
, formerly , is a Japanese film production and distribution company. In the past, the company has distributed video games. It was formed in 1997 through a merger between the Asmik Corporation and Ace Entertainment, both in Japan. The name Asmik comes from its three founding companies: Ask (formerly ASK-Kodansha), Sumitomo and Kodansha. The company is headquartered on the third floor of the Lapiross Roppongi building in Minato, Tokyo, and is a wholly owned division of Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM). Asmik Corporation was founded in 1985 as a subsidiary of the Sumitomo Corporation of Japan. Its focus was in the area of video games for the video game console market, specifically the NES. It quickly moved on to distribute motion pictures in Japan, and won several awards for doing so. It once had a North American subsidiary, Asmik Corporation of America. Ace Pictures Inc. was founded in 1981 as a division of Nippon Herald Films to produce Japanese films and distribute fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blu-ray Disc
Blu-ray (Blu-ray Disc or BD) is a Digital media, digital optical disc data storage format designed to supersede the DVD format. It was invented and developed in 2005 and released worldwide on June 20, 2006, capable of storing several hours of high-definition video (HDTV 720p and 1080p). The main application of Blu-ray is as a medium for video material such as feature films and for the physical distribution of video games for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X and Series S, Xbox Series X. The name refers to the blue laser used to read the disc, which allows information to be stored at a greater density than is possible with the longer-wavelength red laser used for DVDs, resulting in an increased capacity. The polycarbonate disc is in diameter and thick, the same size as DVDs and Compact disc, CDs. Conventional (or "pre-BDXL") Blu-ray discs contain 25gigabyte, GB per layer, with dual-layer discs (50GB) being the industry standard for fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandai Entertainment
was a Japanese anime, film production, and distribution company, established by Bandai and a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings. They focused mainly in international distribution of anime properties in North America. Most of the anime and films that have been distributed and licensed by Bandai Visual have been released under the Emotion label. After the reorganization of Bandai Namco Holdings in 2006, Bandai Visual headed the group's Visual and Music Content Strategic Business Unit. Its subsidiaries included the Emotion Music Company, Ltd. (whose logos also include the Moai from Easter Island), and Lantis music publishing labels. Until 2012, it was involved in the production and distribution of several anime titles, including those it has directly produced itself and anime series produced by the anime studio Sunrise, an alternate anime studio subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings. In September 2017, Bandai Visual acquired the anime studio Actas. In February 2018, it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddy Film
The buddy film is a subgenre of adventure and comedy film in which two people go on an adventure, mission, or road trip. The two typically are males with contrasting personalities. The contrast is sometimes accentuated by an ethnic difference between the two. The buddy film is commonplace in Western cinema; unlike some other film genres, it endured through the 20th century with different pairings and different themes. Male–male relationships A buddy film portrays the pairing of two people, often the same sex, frequently men. A friendship between the two people is the key relationship in a buddy film. The two people often come from different backgrounds or have different personalities, and they tend to misunderstand one another. Through the events of the buddy film, they gain a stronger friendship and mutual respect. Buddy films often deal with crises of masculinity. ''American Masculinities: A Historical Encyclopedia'' explains, " uddy filmsoffer male movie-going audiences ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsuhiro Harada
is a Japanese game director and producer for Bandai Namco Entertainment. He is best known for his work with the fighting game series ''Tekken.'' Biography Harada was born in Osaka, Japan, and grew up within the Nara Prefecture region. He later moved to Tokyo, Japan. During his childhood, video games were viewed with a great deal of suspicion in Japan. His parents would not buy him a home console, and as a result often sneaked into arcade centres, where he would occasionally be discovered and dragged out. He worked hard and ended up securing a place at Waseda University. He has studied judo, karate and a little bit of taekwondo in the past. He attended Waseda University along with ''Dead or Alive'' creator Tomonobu Itagaki and holds a degree in psychology. During his university studies, he took a few Chinese language courses, albeit finding it very difficult. After graduating from university, he joined Namco to become a promoter. His parents were initially unhappy with his pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heihachi Mishima
is a fictional character and one of the main antagonists of Bandai Namco Entertainment, Bandai Namco's ''Tekken'' series. Introduced as a boss character in the first ''Tekken (video game), Tekken'' game from 1994, Heihachi is depicted as the Child abuse, abusive father of Kazuya Mishima and the CEO of a military firm known as the Mishima Zaibatsu, which was founded by his own father, List of Tekken characters#Jinpachi Mishima, Jinpachi Mishima. Heihachi has served as the protagonist of ''Tekken 2'' and ''Tekken 7'', as well as a boss character in several other installments of the series. As one of the main characters, he is one of the four characters to be playable in all eight main installments. He is opposed by many of his relatives, especially his son and grandson, Kazuya Mishima and Jin Kazama, respectively. This happens across the series and one of the creators of ''Tekken'' Katsuhiro Harada has called it a "family feud". Heihachi's backstory and motives are revealed in ''Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuya Mishima
is a fictional character and one of the main antagonists of Bandai Namco's ''Tekken'' series. Debuting as the protagonist of the original game, Kazuya has since become one of the series' most prominent villains after serving as the penultimate boss of '' Tekken 2''. The son of a wealthy zaibatsu CEO named Heihachi Mishima, Kazuya seeks revenge against his father for throwing him off a cliff years earlier. Kazuya becomes corrupted in later games, seeking to obtain more power and eventually coming into conflict with his own son, Jin Kazama. Kazuya Mishima possesses the Devil Gene, a demonic mutation, which he inherited from his late mother, Kazumi Mishima, which can transform him into a demonic version of himself known as . Devil Kazuya has often appeared as a separate character in older installments prior to becoming part of Kazuya's moveset in ''Tekken Tag Tournament 2'' and later games. Kazuya Mishima is also present in related series media and other games. The character was b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jin Kazama
is a fictional character and the protagonist of Bandai Namco Entertainment, Bandai Namco's ''Tekken'' series. Introduced in the 1997 game ''Tekken 3'', he has been the central character of the series from that game onwards. Trained by his grandfather Heihachi Mishima, Jin wishes to avenge the apparent death of his mother, Jun Kazama, at the hands of List of Tekken characters#Ancient Ogre/True Ogre, Ogre. However, Heihachi betrays Jin to awaken a genetic abnormality within the latter's body known as the , leading Jin to seek revenge against his grandfather in later installments. He is also antagonized by his father, Kazuya Mishima, from whom he inherited the devil gene at birth. While dealing with his relatives, Jin loses control of the Devil Gene, which causes his transformation into an alter ego named , first introduced as a non-playable character in ''Tekken 3'' and playable ever since ''Tekken 5''. Outside of video games, Jin has appeared in animated and live-action films ada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alisa Bosconovitch
Bandai Namco Entertainment's ''Tekken'' media franchise is known for its diverse cast of characters hailing from various nationalities, all coming together to compete in the King of Iron Fist tournament. In addition to the human characters, ''Tekken'' also features non-human characters for comic relief, such as the bear #Kuma I/II, Kuma, his love interest #Panda, Panda, the boxing kangaroo #Roger, Roger Jr. and Alex, Roger, and the dinosaur #Roger, Roger Jr. and Alex, Alex. Certain characters like Jin Kazama, Kazuya Mishima, #Lee Chaolan/Violet, Lee Chaolan, and #Jun Kazama/Unknown, Jun Kazama have their own alternative versions. Each character has their own goals for participating in the tournament. Character appearances Only four characters have been playable in all eight main ''Tekken'' games to date: Heihachi Mishima, Nina Williams, #Paul Phoenix, Paul Phoenix and #Yoshimitsu, Yoshimitsu. Of the four, only Nina and Paul are playable in all the side games as well. King (Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ling Xiaoyu
Ling Xiaoyu () is a character from the ''Tekken'' fighting game series by Bandai Namco. Making her debut in ''Tekken 3'', Xiaoyu returns in all the subsequent main installments, as well as several spin-off titles. She is a skilled Chinese martial artist specializing in Baguazhang and Piguaquan. She has a one-sided affection for the series protagonist, Jin Kazama. Her pet is Panda, and her best friend is Miharu Hirano. Design and gameplay At 16 years old, Ling Xiaoyu's age in her series debut was the result of the ''Tekken 3'' development team wanting a younger girl in the game, as most of the game's female characters were "more than 25 years old". She was created alongside protagonist Jin Kazama by Namco artist Yoshinari Mizushima after he graduated from college, with the character's design being a great surprise to the ''Tekken'' staff. Her black hair is kept in pigtails throughout her series appearances, while her costumes have varied from a modified cheongsam in ''Tekken 6'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tekken
is a Japanese media franchise centered on a series of fighting games developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment (formerly Namco). The franchise also includes film and print adaptations. The main games in the series follow the events of the King of Iron Fist Tournament, hosted by the ''Mishima Zaibatsu'', where players control a plethora of characters to win the tournament and gain control of the company; the conflict between the Mishima family serves as the main focus of the series' plot, while players explore other characters' motivations in aiming to control the ''Zaibatsu''. Gameplay focuses on hand-to-hand combat with an opponent, with the gameplay system including blocks, throws, escapes, and ground fighting. The series later introduced combos and special moves, with characters also able to stage break arenas. ''Tekken'' is noted as being one of the first fighting games at the time to use 3D animation. Japanese video game developer Namco began the series in 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
