Street Fighter Alpha: The Movie

Ryu grows uneasy as a dark energy stirs inside him, hinting at a danger he cannot name. A boy named Shun arrives, insisting he could be Ryu’s brother and the key to a hidden past. Before they can resolve the truth, Shadowlaw grabs Shun in a ruthless move. Determined to protect the boy and keep the growing power in check, Ryu sets out on a demanding path of self control and mastery. He finds himself testing boundaries against old rivals, uneasy allies, and unsettling visions that challenge what he believes about strength. The film threads themes of identity, duty, and the heavy price of power as forces from the shadows tighten their grip.

Directed by Shigeyasu Yamauchi, Street Fighter Alpha: The Movie adapts Capcom's Street Fighter Alpha material with voice performances by Kane Kosugi as Ryu, Kazuya Ichijo as Ken, Yumi Touma as Chun-Li, and Tomomichi Nishimura as Akuma. It captures the anime's brisk pacing and fight driven storytelling.

Box office data isn’t widely published since this title was released direct to video, so there is no notable worldwide gross to report. The release did not play in a large number of cinemas, limiting traditional box office metrics.

As part of the early 2000s push to adapt Capcom's fighting games into anime, the film helped widen Street Fighter Alpha's storytelling reach. It spotlights familiar fighters, delivers tight action, and contributes to the franchise's evolving visual language that fans associate with this period of the series. Its presence in fan communities and home video rentals helped keep the Alpha roster in rotation between games.

Reception sits in the middle of critics and fans, with audiences averaging around six out of ten. Viewers praise the animation quality and the crisp fight sequences, while some critics feel the narrative moves too quickly or relies on familiar franchise beats. The film pulls at themes of power and responsibility, asking what it means to carry a hidden lineage and how choices shape a hero when danger comes from within as well as from shadowy foes.