Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger? (1976)

Original title

武闘拳　猛虎激殺！

Directed by

Kazuhiko Yamaguchi

Genre

action film, Eastern, martial arts film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 28m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A martial artist named Tetsuji returns to Japan after training in Mexico. He seeks the enemies who killed his father and brother, fighting his way through a mysterious fortress and a gang of fighters. He faces a man-eating tiger in the finale.

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What happens

『武闘拳 猛虎激殺!』（ぶとうけんもうこげきさつ）は、1976年の日本映画。主演：倉田保昭、監督：山口和彦、製作：東映。 異国の地メキシコで闘技の修行を積んだ主人公･竜崎鉄次（倉田保昭）が日本に帰って来た。鉄次は父と兄の敵を探し求めて、不気味な謎をはらむ奇巌城に乗り込んだ。奇巌城には名うての武斗集団が待ち構え、武斗集団を次々倒した鉄次の前に人喰い虎が襲い掛かる。鉄次は腕を噛まれながらも、最後の必殺の一撃でトラを地面にたたきつける。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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