Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- intense
- serious
- dramatic
- action movie night
- martial arts marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film moves across different periods in the lives of Ryu, Ken, Goken, and Gotetsu, connecting training, trauma, and inherited martial history.
Ansatsuken is presented as an ancient fighting style marked by a tragic and dark legacy that shapes the characters’ destinies.
Ryu and Ken grow up practicing a traditional warrior’s life in secluded Japan under Goken’s instruction.
Ken and Ryu train together as young practitioners while their shared path is tested by the secrets surrounding their master and fighting style.
Films like Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist The Movie, and why
The Karate Kid
shared martial arts training, warrior mentorship, rival protagonists, and stylized action
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
shared wuxia-inflected combat, master student relationships, and tragic martial arts legacy
Mortal Kombat
shared game-derived mythology, combat spectacle, and young fighters confronting inherited violence
Movie Details
- Director
- Joey Ansah
- Release Date
- 2014-05-24
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (67)
Cast
- Christian Howard
- Mike Moh
- Akira Koieyama
- Togo Igawa
- Shogen
- Hyunri
- Gaku Space
- Hal Yamanouchi
- Joey Ansah
Common questions
- What is Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist The Movie about?
- Two young martial artists uncover their master’s buried history as an ancient assassination style threatens to repeat its cycle of violence.
- What is Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist The Movie like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist The Movie as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist The Movie violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist The Movie as moderate.
- Which films are like Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist The Movie?
- Films with a similar feel include The Karate Kid, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and Mortal Kombat.
- How long is Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist The Movie?
- Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist The Movie runs 96 minutes.
In Ember's collections
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