Champion of Death (1975)

Original title

けんか空手 極真拳

Directed by

Kazuhiko Yamaguchi

Genre

action film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This 1975 Japanese martial arts film follows Masutatsu Oyama, the founder of Kyokushin karate. Sonny Chiba plays Oyama as he fights opponents and demonstrates his karate skills.

action-packedintenserawdeterminedfast-pacedgrittyfocusedphysical

What happens

Champion Of Death (けんか空手 極真拳, Kenka karate kyokushinken; literal translation: Fighting Karate Kyokushin Fist), also known as Karate Bullfighter, is a Japanese martial arts film made by the Toei Company in 1975. It was the first in a trilogy of films based on the manga Karate Baka Ichidai (literal translation: A Karate-Crazy Life), a manga based on Masutatsu Oyama's life by Ikki Kajiwara, Jiro Tsunoda and Jōya Kagemaru. Sonny Chiba stars as his former master Oyama who was the founder of Kyokushin karate. Chiba would reprise this role in two more films Karate Bearfighter (1975), and Karate for Life (1977). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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