Street Fighter Alpha: Generations
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| Street Fighter Alpha: Generations | |
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| Directed by | Ikuo Kuwana |
| Produced by | Kaoru Mfaume, Kazufumi Nomura |
| Starring | Yasuyuki Kase as Ryu Yuri Amano Eiji Hanawa Mao Kawasaki Daisuke Gōri Kinryu Arimoto Tadashi Saito Takeshi Aono Yasunori Matsumoto Kenyu Horiuchi |
| Music by | Bill Laswell |
| Distributed by | Manga Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | October 25, 2005 |
| Running time | 50 min. |
| Language | Japanese,English |
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Street Fighter Alpha: Generations is a 2005 OVA film produced by Capcom and released by Manga Entertainment based on the Street Fighter Alpha video games. Its production is unrelated to 1999's Street Fighter Alpha: The Movie, which was produced by Group TAC. The film was produced specifically for the English language market and has never been officially released in Japan.
[edit] Story
The movie begins with Akuma (Known as Gouki in both localizations of the film) battling his master Goutetsu. Though both combatants show equal potency in the style of Satsui No Hadou-fueled Ansatsuken, in the end, Akuma is the victor, killing Goutetsu with the Shun Goku Satsu move.
Gouken arrives in time to find the mangled body of their master Goutetsu and a no longer human looking Akuma. Gouken scorns Akuma, telling him that his path was set for him and asking why he would do such a thing. Akuma steals his master's beaded necklace and walks away completely unfazed. Sayaka, unable to reach the fight in time, falls down to her knees and vomits, a sign of her pregnancy and her connection to Akuma.
The movie then moves forward, introducing Ryu, who is visiting his master's old dojo; it is there that an apparition of Akuma comes to Ryu and challenges him. When Ryu comes to his senses, he is greeted by an old man, who says that he too had just witnessed what was a true demon. The old man invites Ryu to his house, where Ryu meets his granddaughter Fuka, and offers to train him. Sakura shows up and spars with him, which encourages Ryu to accept Gouki's challenge.
Ryu seeks out Akuma, and the fight begins. During their hard battle Ken confronts the old man and is easily taken down. It is here that old man tells Ken about the Satsui No Hadou. He states that the Satsui No Hadou is a mysterious evil life force that dwells within certain humans. As this life force is exploited it grows stronger until it consumes its possessor. Once the person is consumed by the Satsui No Hadou they cannot be released from is hold. He states that the Satsui No Hadou is ancient, that even old warlords knew of its existence.
As Ryu and Akuma continue to fight, Ryu becomes desperate and is temporarily possessed by the Satsui No Hadou. However, he realizes that it is not the correct course of action and stops using the power. Akuma scolds Ryu, saying to him that his path to a great warrior had been clouded and that a true warrior unleashes his full potential. Seeing Ryu as no threat to him anymore, Akuma unleashes a Metsu Hadouken on him, only to have Ryu survive it. Akuma then walks away, cursing Gouken and saying that he will meet Ryu again and fight him. Bruised from his fight, Ryu walks away, foreshadowing a possible battle in the future.
The movie ends with the old man standing, looking to the sky and addressing an old friend (Gouken). He states that he took his eyes off of a young child many years ago for a very brief period of time, and it was the biggest mistake he has made. Although the child is never stated by name, it is believed to be Ryu. He states that he is too old, and that his time has come. Fuka later buries him and prays in tears. Ryu takes one last look at her and leaves soon after, beginning his travels again.
[edit] Trivia
- Besides Sakura, all other fighters in this movie represent a fictional Ansatsuken style of Karate.
- This is the first movie that shows Akuma (Gouki), Gouken, and Goutetsu .
- Near the end, Akuma is shown with normal eyes, a rarity in the Street Fighter series.
- Akuma's Shun Goku Satsu (Raging Demon/Instant Hell Murder) is shown fully for the first time.
- In the English dub, they refer to Akuma by his Japanese name, Gouki.
- In the credits of the English dub, there are a few typos, as Akuma (or Gouki as he is referred to in the movie) has his name spelled as "Gouk", while Ryu is "Ryuno".
- There are several disrepancies in the film which leaves it's status as a prequel to the Street Fighter Alpha movie in doubt. For example, Ken and Sakura are familiar with one another in this film, whereas the sequel shows them meeting for the first time. Another is that Sakura is already undergoing her hero worship of Ryu in this film, yet in its sequel, Sakura begins to become very interested in Ryu after watching him single-handedly defeat criminal gunmen.
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