Street Fighter 6 Director Shares Unused Artwork of Street…

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Unused art shared by Street Fighter 6's director shows Captain Kenzo Sawada from the 1994 film, suggesting the character was possibly considered for the game.
Sawada has a dedicated fan base and was considered for the game.
Capcom is collaborating with Legendary Entertainment and Sony Pictures for a new live-action Street Fighter movie, releasing in 2026.

Street Fighter 6's director, Takayuki Nakayama, recently showed off a piece of art that depicted Captain Kenzo Sawada from the 1994 Street Fighter film that went unused in the game. Street Fighter 6 has been a grand return to form for Capcom's legendary fighting game franchise. Capcom's fighting game has a number of familiar and new faces, either represented as fighters in the roster or opponents in the game's World Tour Mode. One character that appears to have been considered to make an appearance in Street Fighter 6 was Captain Kenzo Sawada from the 1994 movie.

The 1994 Street Fighter live-action movie is one of the strangest adaptations of a video game franchise to the big screen. While it is loosely based on Street Fighter 2, it makes a lot of changes that make it so different from the game's lore. The film also introduced an original character named Kenzo Sawada, who was originally going to be a big player in the film, but ended up having his screen time diminished. While Sawada would make an appearance in the cartoon, he is seen as an unmemorable character in the eyes of some fans. Despite this, Sawada has a dedicated fan base in both Japan and within Capcom itself, as evidenced by these recent sketches.

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Following a recent Capcom TV stream, Nakayama posted a trio of unused sketches depicting Captain Sawada on his Twitter account, stating it was done by a staff member who was a big fan of Sawada. These sketches show him shirtless, in uniform, and striking a pose ready to train. This appears to have been an attempt by Capcom to officially include the obscure Street Fighter character in an official game, but for some reason, Sawada was not implemented.

Captain Sawada's Push to Be a Part of Street Fighter's Universe

While Sawada is technically already a part of the Street Fighter universe, as he has an official Shadaloo C.R.I. Character profile, he has only been playable in one game before: the Street Fighter live-action movie spin-off game. While he is still an obscure character in the Street Fighter franchise, there's still some push by fans for his inclusion in Street Fighter 6. That said, if Sawada were to make it into the game, he'd likely appear as an NPC or opponent in Street Fighter 6's World Tour mode, much like how Retsu from Street Fighter 1 made a surprise re-appearance in the campaign mode.

While the Street Fighter live-action projects have been a mixed bag, Capcom is having a third go at it in collaboration with Legendary Entertainment and Sony Pictures. While the film doesn't have a director, the upcoming live-action Street Fighter movie has a release date of March 20, 2026. Hopefully, this film will hit all the notes that the other Street Fighter adaptations were unsuccessful in doing.

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Released: June 2, 2023

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Play legendary masters and new fan favorites like Ryu, Chun-Li, Luke, Jamie, Kimberly and more in this latest edition with each character featuring striking new redesigns and exhilarating cinematic specials.
Dominate the Fighting Ground: Street Fighter 6 offers a highly evolved combat system with three control types - Classic, Modern and Dynamic - allowing you to quickly play to your skill level.

The new Real Time Commentary Feature adds all the hype of a competitive match as well as easy-to-understand explanations about your gameplay. The Drive Gauge is a new system to manage your resources. Use it wisely in order to claim victory.

Explore the Streets in World Tour: Discover the meaning of strength in World Tour, an immersive, single-player story mode. Take your avatar and explore Metro City and beyond. Meet Masters who will take you under their wing and teach you their style and techniques.

Seek Rivals in the Battle Hub: The Battle Hub represents a core mode of Street Fighter 6 where players can gather and communicate, and become stronger together. Use the avatar you create in World Tour to check out cabinets on the Battle Hub floor and play against other players, or head over to the Game Center to enjoy some of Capcom's classic arcade games.