Daigo Umehara

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Take a trip through the world of Japanese gaming during 2018-19. Explore the virtual landscape and meet some of the key people at the forefront of the country's video game industry.

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Their names are Daigo, Xiao Hai, Tokido or Luffy, and they're among the best Street Fighter players in the world. Whether they hail from Tokyo, Paris or Guangzhou, these sportsmen and women of a new genre cross the planet every weekend, in search of tournaments and high financial rewards. Their daily routine? Intensive training, sleepless nights and fighting to the point of exhaustion, to the point of sacrificing everything on the altar of competition. Their status is fragile, and they know it: in the six months between Capcom Cup 2016 and Red Bull Kumite 2017, all the cards are going to be reshuffled.

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Daigo Umehara, who has been at the top of the competitive Street Fighter world since he was a teenager, opens up about the difference between himself and his competitive persona: 'The Beast'.

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For one of the longest-running game franchises in history, Street Fighter creators Capcom needed something exceedingly special to accompany the release of their 25th anniversary edition of the game. AREA 5 produced, shot, edited, and finished a documentary that spans three countries, more than two decades, and tells the story of how a game not only birthed an entire genre, but changed the lives of a generation.

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Imagine a world where video games reign supreme. Five story buildings filled with arcade cabinets, old and new, inundate the streets. Welcome to downtown Tokyo, Japan. A place where the arcades of the 80s and 90s not only still exist, but thrive and have evolved into an elaborate, unmatchable gaming experience. 100 Yen is a historical documentary about the evolution of arcades and the culture surrounding it - from the birth of arcades to the game centers that still thrive today. With a predominant focus on the three major arcade genres, Shooting games, Fighting games and Rhythm games, 100 Yen explores the culture and evolution of arcades through the past and present. Featuring interviews with industry professionals, game programmers and designers, casual gamers and gaming icons from Japan, Canada, and the USA.

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