---
title: 'The King of Fighters (2009)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gordon Chan'
released: '2009-12-31'
runtime_minutes: 93
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'Hong Kong'
  - 'Taiwan'
  - 'Australia'
  - 'United States'
  - 'Japan'
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-king-of-fighters-2009'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1038685/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The King of Fighters (2009)

2009 · 93 min · Drama, Action, Science Fiction · Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia, United States, Japan, Canada


## Synopsis

The King of Fighters, known specifically as Gordon Chan's The King of Fighters is a 2009 science fiction martial arts film directed by Gordon Chan from a screenplay by Rita Augustine and Matthew Ryan Fischer, based on the video game series of the same name published by SNK Playmore. The film stars Maggie Q, Sean Faris, Ray Park, David Leitch, and Will Yun Lee. In the plot, the last surviving descendants of three legendary clans are continuously transported to other dimensions to test their martial arts skills during the King of Fighters tournament against an evil force that seeks to invade and infect the real world.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gordon Chan](https://cinepixo.com/people/gordon-chan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Tetsuya Takahashi](https://cinepixo.com/people/tetsuya-takahashi-2)
- **Producer:** [Roger Birnbaum](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-birnbaum), [Gary Barber](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-barber), [Jonathan Glickman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-glickman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Arthur Wong](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-wong)

## Cast

- [Françoise Yip](https://cinepixo.com/people/francoise-yip)
- [Ray Park](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-park) as Rugal Bernstein
- [Hiro Kanagawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/hiro-kanagawa)
- [Monique Ganderton](https://cinepixo.com/people/monique-ganderton)
- [Maggie Q](https://cinepixo.com/people/maggie-q) as Mai Shiranui
- [Mike Dopud](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-dopud)
- [David Leitch](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-leitch) as Terry Bogard
- [Sean Faris](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-faris)
- [Bernice Liu](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernice-liu)
- [Will Yun Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/will-yun-lee)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-king-of-fighters-2009
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