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The King of Fighters

The King of Fighters

A tournament of legends.

20094.81h 33m

Overview

The surviving members of three legendary fighting clans are whisked away to other dimensions by an evil power. As the fighters enter each new world, they battle that universe's native defenders, while the force that summoned them seeks to find a way to invade and infect our world.

Directed by Gordon Chan
Written by Rita Augustine, Matthew Ryan Fischer, Chris Chow
Produced by Tim Kwok, Bobby Sheng, Joseph Chou
Box OfficeBudget: $12.0MRevenue: $2.0M

Top Cast

Monique Ganderton

Monique Ganderton

Mature

Maggie Q

Maggie Q

Mai Shiranui

Sean Faris

Sean Faris

Kyo Kusanagi

Ray Park

Ray Park

Rugal

Will Yun Lee

Will Yun Lee

Iori Yagami

David Leitch

David Leitch

Terry Bogard

Françoise Yip

Françoise Yip

Chizuru Kagura

Hiro Kanagawa

Hiro Kanagawa

Saisyu Kusanagi

Bernice Liu Bik-Yee

Bernice Liu Bik-Yee

Vice

Doug Abrahams

Doug Abrahams

Mick O'Meara

Themes & Keywords

mind controlcentral intelligence agency (cia)snakeescapeundercoverteleportationnursechaseespionageprophecyswordmuseumtransformationhologramhospitalsuper powerbased on video game

About The King of Fighters

The King of Fighters is a action, thriller, science fiction film released in 2009 exploring themes of mind control, central intelligence agency (cia), snake, escape, undercover, teleportation. Directed by Gordon Chan, it stars Monique Ganderton, Maggie Q, Sean Faris. The surviving members of three legendary fighting clans are whisked away to other dimensions by an evil power. As the fighters enter each new world, they battle that universe's native defenders, while the force that summoned them seeks to find a way to invade and infect our world.

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