TEKKEN: A Man Called X (2014): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2014, TEKKEN: A Man Called X is an action film directed by Wych Kaosayananda, running about 90 minutes. “Survival Is No Game” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. A young man, Kazuya Mishima, wakes up alone in an unfamiliar hotel room without any recollection of who he is or how he got there. He is tormented by flashes of his past and by the face of an ominous stranger. The next thing he knows, Kazuya is ambushed and kidnapped by an underground crime organization and, soon after, turned into a ruthless assassin. During a mission to assassinate a man named Brian Fury, Kazuya finds that his target harbors clues to his true identity. With the help of Fury and a female assassin, Kazuya follows the clues, leading him to the lab of his reoccurring flashbacks. Here, he will finally confront his past and the ominous man of his nightmares - Heihachi Mishima, face the ultimate betrayal, and Ieam the truth about who, and what, he really is. TEKKEN 2: KAZUYA’S REVENGE is non-stop action from the first scene to the last.

Who’s in it. TEKKEN: A Man Called X stars Kane Kosugi as Kazuya, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Heihachi, Gary Daniels as Bryan Fury and Charlotte Kirk as Schoolgirl Assassin, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 3.8/10, TEKKEN: A Man Called X has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch TEKKEN: A Man Called X page.

If you liked it. Fans of TEKKEN: A Man Called X tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.