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Poster for Street Fighter Alpha: The Movie

Street Fighter Alpha: The Movie

Seen it?

1999 | 100 min | Action, Animation, Science Fiction

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for sci-fi fans, action fans and animation lovers. If you loved Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender, start here.
The mood
Feel-good.
The pace
Fast-moving, at 1 hr 40 min.
What might put you off
It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

Increasingly disturbed by the dark energies building within him, Ryu is confronted by Shun, a boy claiming to be the brother he never knew. But before Ryu can consider whether Shun's timely appearance might be more than coincidental, Shun is kidnapped by Shadowlaw. To recover Shun, Ryu must undertake the ultimate journey of self-discovery and learn to control the power threatening to consume him.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.5 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerSolid

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 25K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Shigeyasu Yamauchi

  • Kane KosugiRyû (voice)
  • Kazuya IchijoKen Masters (voice)
  • Yumi ToumaChun-Li (voice)
  • Tomomichi NishimuraGouki / Akuma (voice)
  • Ai OrikasaRose (voice)
  • Chiaki ŌsawaSakura Kasugano (voice)
  • Reiko KiuchiShun (voice)
  • Ken YamaguchiGôken (voice)
  • Kazuyuki IshikawaVega / Dan Hibiki (voice)
  • Hidenari UgakiZangief (voice)