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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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.
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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)
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