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

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)

Trailer

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