King of Chinatown

"In This Country Only A Sucker Does A 9 To 5"

Jun 4 2010 Not Rated 1h 2m
Documentary

King of Chinatown is the story of what it takes to be a professional gamer by following one of the US's most prolific fighting game players, Justin Wong as he rises to fame with the release of Street Fighter 4. Through rare interviews and never before seen access to, until now, off limit locations, go beyond the scene and step into a world of true businessmen and women looking to make gaming a career, rather than a hobby.

Plot

King of Chinatown takes an in-depth look at the culture of video games, an industry that has evolved into a worldwide, multi-billion dollar phenomenon. Filmmaker Calvin Theobald follows Justin Wong, a video-game prodigy sharpening his skills as he battles challengers in the cutthroat competitive world of Street Fighter IV. But as Justin fights his way through the ranks, he finds himself up against a formidable off-screen challenge -- his allegiance to The Empire, a video-gaming collective run by the charismatic and potentially destructive leader TriForce. Culminating in an epic battle at EVO, the largest video-gaming competition in the world, King of Chinatown shows us the entertaining on-the-ground trials of a Street Fighter IV sensation.

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Directed by

Jordan Levinson, Calvin Theobald

Cast

Justin Wong, Isaiah TriForce Johnson, Daigo Umehara

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Languages

English

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Trailers
Official King of Chinatown Trailer
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