The King of Fighters (2009)
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2025-09 to 2026-08
Directors
Gordon Chan
Cast
Maggie Q, Sean Faris, Will Yun Lee, Ray Park, David Leitch, Françoise Yip, Hiro Kanagawa, Bernice Liu, Monique Ganderton
The story
The King of Fighters is a tournament held in an alternate dimension. When contestants are issued challenges, they enter the tournament via a special Bluetooth headset. Mai Shiranui and her boyfriend Iori Yagami attend a private unveiling of three relics at a museum in Boston: The Kagura Mirror, the Yagami Necklace and the Kusanagi Sword.
Genres
Action, action film, drama film, kung fu film, martial arts film, science fiction film
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