Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf
1992 film by Hiroshi Fukutomi
Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf is an animated TV special based on the fighting game Fatal Fury. It originally aired on Fuji TV on December 23, 1992. The movie was directed by Hiroshi Fukutomi and features character designs by Masami Ōbari. An English adaptation was produced by Viz Communications, which was released on home video in 1994. A sequel, Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle, was released in 1993.
Plot
In Southtown, young Terry and Andy Bogard are out with their master, Tung Fu Rue, and their adoptive father, Jeff Bogard. Jeff is distracted by a group of poor children who beg him for money and a pretty, young flower girl as part of an attempt on his life by four attackers, one of whom succeeds in stabbing him. He is then confronted by his old rival Geese Howard, and dies of his wounds. In front of his grave, Tung makes the boys promise that in ten years, they will reunite as much stronger men to punish Geese.
Ten years later, Terry returns to Southtown.
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