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'''''Street Fighter''''' (거리의 무법자) is a 1992 Korean animated film directed by Sang Il Sim. It is loosely based on the ''[[Street Fighter series|Street Fighter]]'' series, though unauthorized by [[Capcom]].
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'''''Street Fighter''''' (거리의 무법자) is a 1992 Korean animated film directed by Sang Il Sim. The film is notable for being based on the popular [[Capcom]] fighting game franchise Street Fighter, though unauthorized by the developers. It has never been released outside South Korea.
 
   
 
==Plot==
 
==Plot==
   
In the year 2010, after World War III, the world is devastated and most of the world's population does not survive. Soryong and Saeng spend their days playing [[Street Fighter II]] and fighting each other at the arcades, until one day [[Chun Li]] appears before them in real life and reveals that the two friends are the only ones that can stop [[M. Bison|Bison]] from taking over the world.<ref>[http://www.bestanimation.co.kr/Library/Animation/Synopsis.php?Idx=1429&page=1&mainType=1&mainKeyword=&subType=&subKeyword= Official synopsis]</ref>
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World War III has depleted most of Earth's population. Soryong and Saeng spend their days playing ''[[Street Fighter II]]'' and fighting each other at the arcades, until one day [[Chun-Li]] appears before them in real life and reveals that the two friends are the only ones that can stop [[M. Bison|Bison]] from taking over the world.<ref>[http://www.bestanimation.co.kr/Library/Animation/Synopsis.php?Idx=1429&page=1&mainType=1&mainKeyword=&subType=&subKeyword= Official synopsis]</ref>
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==Differences from the game series==
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Many of the characters, as portrayed in this film, are very different from their video game counterparts. [[Ryu]] and [[Ken Masters|Ken]] are completely absent; instead, the main protagonists are two ordinary teenagers named Yi Soryong and Saeng Yegal who dress up as the aforementioned characters. M. Bison, who wears sunglasses and a black cape here, keeps his hair long and is associated with Swastikas instead of [[Shadaloo]] skulls. [[Blanka]] is portrayed as [[Dhalsim]]'s pet, as opposed to a lone feral human.
   
 
==Production==
 
==Production==
The film was produced and animated by Daiwon Animation, and directed by Sang Il Sim. Daiwon was a popular animation studio often used by Japanese and Western producers, and have notably worked on series such as Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Armored Fleet Dairugger XV. The film features cameos from other unlicensed franchises, including April O'Neil, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dracula and the Frankenstein monster.
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The film was produced and animated by Daiwon Animation, and directed by Sang Il Sim. Daiwon was a popular animation studio often used by Japanese and Western producers, and have notably worked on series such as ''[[w:c:transformers:Transformers|Transformers]]'', ''[[w:c:turtlepedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' and ''Armored Fleet Dairugger XV''. The film features unauthorized cameos from other franchises, such as [[w:c:turtlepedia:April O'Neil|April O'Neil]], [[wikipedia:Arnold Schwarzenegger|Arnold Schwarzenegger]], [[w:c:dracula:Dracula|Dracula]] and [[w:c:frankenstein:Frankenstein's monster|Frankenstein's monster]].
   
 
==Release==
 
==Release==
The film was released on September 4 in 1992 straight to home video in South Korea. It received a DVD re-release in 2007 by New Media under the Daiwon Classic Animation label alongside Sang Il Sim's Red Hawk.
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The film was released directly to VHS on September 4, 1992 in South Korea. It received a DVD re-release in 2007 by New Media under the Daiwon Classic Animation label alongside Sang Il Sim's ''Red Hawk''. The movie never received an official release outside of South Korea, but has been uploaded to YouTube.
 
==Differences from the video game==
 
Many of characters have notable differences in this animation compared to their original video game counterpart. The main protagonists dress up as [[Ryu]] and [[Ken Masters|Ken]], but are in fact two regular teenagers named Yi Soryong (a Korean translation of Bruce Lee's name) and Saeng Yegal. M. Bison is portrayed with sunglasses, a black cape, long hair, and all his [[Shadaloo]] skulls replaced with Swastikas. [[Blanka]] is in this film shown to be [[Dhalsim]]'s personal pet.
 
   
 
==Reception==
 
==Reception==
Although the film is largely unheard of due to never having been released outside of South Korea, it was featured on Hardcore Gaming 101 in 2010, who felt that "the animation is nothing to brag with, and at least 15 minutes of the film are boring BS, but the ridiculousness of it all makes it a good time watching nonetheless".<ref>[http://blog.hardcoregaming101.net/2010/05/korean-week-street-fighter-animated.html Korean Week: Street Fighter the animated movie - a review]</ref>
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The film was featured on Hardcore Gaming 101's blog in 2010, who felt that "the animation is nothing to brag with, and at least 15 minutes of the film are boring BS, but the ridiculousness of it all makes it a good time watching nonetheless".<ref>[http://blog.hardcoregaming101.net/2010/05/korean-week-street-fighter-animated.html Korean Week: Street Fighter the animated movie - a review]</ref>
   
The film was largely criticized for the low production values, the uncharacteristic use of the ''Street Fighter'' cast, the absence of Ryu and Ken and the plot, which was deemed "nonsensical". The film has since also been uploaded to various video sharing websites such as YouTube.
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The film was largely criticized for the low production values, the absence of Ryu and Ken, the uncharacteristic use of the game series' cast and the plot, which was deemed "nonsensical".
   
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

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Street Fighter (거리의 무법자) is a 1992 Korean animated film directed by Sang Il Sim. It is loosely based on the Street Fighter series, though unauthorized by Capcom.

Plot[]

World War III has depleted most of Earth's population. Soryong and Saeng spend their days playing Street Fighter II and fighting each other at the arcades, until one day Chun-Li appears before them in real life and reveals that the two friends are the only ones that can stop Bison from taking over the world.[1]

Differences from the game series[]

Many of the characters, as portrayed in this film, are very different from their video game counterparts. Ryu and Ken are completely absent; instead, the main protagonists are two ordinary teenagers named Yi Soryong and Saeng Yegal who dress up as the aforementioned characters. M. Bison, who wears sunglasses and a black cape here, keeps his hair long and is associated with Swastikas instead of Shadaloo skulls. Blanka is portrayed as Dhalsim's pet, as opposed to a lone feral human.

Production[]

The film was produced and animated by Daiwon Animation, and directed by Sang Il Sim. Daiwon was a popular animation studio often used by Japanese and Western producers, and have notably worked on series such as Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Armored Fleet Dairugger XV. The film features unauthorized cameos from other franchises, such as April O'Neil, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dracula and Frankenstein's monster.

Release[]

The film was released directly to VHS on September 4, 1992 in South Korea. It received a DVD re-release in 2007 by New Media under the Daiwon Classic Animation label alongside Sang Il Sim's Red Hawk. The movie never received an official release outside of South Korea, but has been uploaded to YouTube.

Reception[]

The film was featured on Hardcore Gaming 101's blog in 2010, who felt that "the animation is nothing to brag with, and at least 15 minutes of the film are boring BS, but the ridiculousness of it all makes it a good time watching nonetheless".[2]

The film was largely criticized for the low production values, the absence of Ryu and Ken, the uncharacteristic use of the game series' cast and the plot, which was deemed "nonsensical".

References[]