The King of Fighters (2009)
“A tournament of legends.”
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.
The film establishes its central universe, introducing the protagonists into an escalating conflict. Directed by Gordon Chan, this opening movement establishes high visual and thematic stakes that set the narrative journey into motion.
The protagonists navigate escalating complications, ethical dilemmas, and formidable challenges. Starring Maggie Q, Sean Faris, Ray Park, the middle act intensifies dramatic momentum toward an inevitable turning point.
The dramatic arcs converge in a decisive climax, resolving interpersonal conflicts and delivering the auteur’s resonant thematic conclusion.
Maggie Q
as Mai Shiranui
Sean Faris
as Kyo Kusanagi
Ray Park
as Rugal
Will Yun Lee
as Iori Yagami
Françoise Yip
as Chizuru Kagura
David Leitch
as Terry Bogard
Monique Ganderton
as Mature
Bernice Liu Bik-Yee
as Vice
Hiro Kanagawa
as Saisyu Kusanagi
Doug Abrahams
as Mick O'Meara
Candus Churchill
as Berta
Robin Nielsen
as Junior AgentCinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 93 min |
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