Launch › Release window · 09 Oct 2026 · T−7
Video reveals hand-drawn '90s anime flashbacks and Don Lee as Gouken
Paramount showed Ken and Ryu's flashbacks drawn in 1990s anime style by the studio Titmouse. The same day the official account named Don Lee as their master, Gouken.
Why it matters
The film's last reveal before opening was a craft story aimed at fans who grew up on the anime as well as the games.
AnalysisDetails
- Date
- 09 Oct 2026 · T−7
- Phase
- Launch › Release window
- Category
- Trailer & teaser
- Markets
- Global, Japan
- Led by
- Studio-led
- Partners
- Titmouse, Don Lee
- Channels
- YouTube, X
- Mechanics
- Mystery & easter egg
Sources 3
- Street Fighter Hand Drawn (2026 Movie)Paramount Pictures (YouTube) · 09 Oct 2026 · youtube.com · PrimaryVerifies: Hand-drawn 1990s-style flashbacks of Ken and Ryu
- Making-of video on the hand-drawn animation; Gouken visual; Ma Dong-seok as GoukenStreet Fighter The Movie (Japan official site) · 10 Oct 2026 · streetfighter-the-movie.jp · PrimaryVerifies: Animation by Titmouse; Don Lee (Ma Dong-seok) as Gouken
- 'Street Fighter' Has 2D Anime Flashback SequencesGizmodo · 09 Oct 2026 · gizmodo.com · SecondaryVerifies: Sakurai explains the 2D animated flashbacks
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