Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
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| Directed by | Andrzej Bartkowiak |
| Produced by | Patrick Aiello Ashok Amritraj |
| Written by | Justin Marks |
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Street Fighter by Capcom |
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Kristin Kreuk Chris Klein Neal McDonough Robin Shou Moon Bloodgood Josie Ho Taboo Michael Clarke Duncan |
| Music by | Stephen Endelman |
| Cinematography | Geoff Boyle |
| Edited by | Derek Brechin Niven Howie |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English Mandarin Chinese Thai Russian |
| Budget | $50 million |
| Box office | $12.8 million |
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li is a 2009 crime film based on the Street Fighter series of video games. It follows the quest of Street Fighter character Chun-Li, who is portrayed by Kristin Kreuk. Its story follows Chun-Li's personal history and her journey for justice. The film co-stars Neal McDonough as M. Bison, Chris Klein as Charlie, Michael Clarke Duncan as Balrog, and Black Eyed Peas member Taboo as Vega. The Legend of Chun-Li was released on February 27, 2009 to mostly negative reviews and poor box office numbers.
Chun-Li moves from San Francisco to Hong Kong with her family. While practicing to be a concert pianist, she learns wushu from her father, businessman Xiang. For a while, her life is perfect until one night, Xiang is attacked and abducted by M. Bison's henchmen in front of Chun-Li. When Chun-Li was grabbed, Xiang had no other choice to stop moving.
Years later, Chun-Li grows up and becomes a talented pianist. At the end of her concert, she receives a mysterious scroll written in ancient Chinese text. Shortly after, she loses her mother to cancer. Meanwhile, at Shadaloo headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, Bison announces his complete control of the organization before he has the other shareholders executed by one of his henchmen, Vega. It is also revealed that Xiang is still alive and working for Bison.
The next day, Royal Thai Police detective Maya Sunee meets Interpol agent Charlie Nash, when both are called to investigate the murder of several crime syndicate families in Bangkok. Nash informs Maya that the Shadaloo perpetrated these crimes. Back in Hong Kong, an elderly woman translates Chun-Li's scroll and tells her to travel to Bangkok and find a man named Gen. Chun-Li then leaves her home and travels to Bangkok, living homeless and searching for Gen for several days. A fight with local gangsters one night leaves her exhausted and unconscious, and Gen appears and brings her to his home.
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