Budo: The Art of Killing (1978)
- Original title
- Budo
- Directed by
- Masayoshi Nemoto
- Genre
- documentary film, martial arts film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 8 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 documentary shows demonstrations of many Japanese martial arts by famous instructors. The film covers karate, aikido, kendo, sumo, and judo, among others.
educationalearnestcontemplativeathleticformaltraditionalfocusedslow-pacedserious
What happens
Budo: The Art of Killing is a 1978 Japanese martial arts documentary created and produced by Hisao Masuda and financed by The Arthur Davis Company. Considered a cult classic, the film is a compilation of various Japanese martial art demonstrations by several famous Japanese instructors such as Gozo Shioda, Taizaburo Nakamura and Teruo Hayashi. Martial arts featured in the film include: karate, aikido, kendo, sumo, and judo among others. The only modern Japanese martial art not featured in the film is kyūdō. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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