Esports before it was cool: watch grown adults cry over Street Fighter in 4K.
In the world of computer games, there are players earning fight money as a PRO. They are sponsored by digital tool companies or beverage companies, and tour around the world to earn money in tournaments. This film goes over the days of Pro Gamers in Japan, USA, France and Taiwan.
Direction
Raw vérité access to players' breakdowns mid-tournament.
Editing
Punches between Tokyo arcades and rural American motels.
Director
Takao Gotsu
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmed during esports' awkward adolescence—before Fortnite millionaires, when top players still shared motel rooms.
Captures the exact moment FGC (Fighting Game Community) transitioned from underground to sponsored, making it a time-capsule of pre-mainstream gamer culture.
JP
