Karate Kiba
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Duration Music director Maurice Sarli Language Japanese | 5.2/10 IMDb Genre Action, Crime, Drama Running time 1h 27m Country Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Director Tatsuichi TakamoriSimon Nuchtern (US footage) Writer Ikki Kajiwara (screenplay) Release date 19731976 (American release) Initial release August 6, 1976 (West Germany) Directors Ryuichi Takamori, Simon Nuchtern Cast Similar movies Survivor , Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith , The Streetfighter , 47 Ronin , The Last Samurai , 13 Assassins Tagline Sonny Chiba, hired to kill... If his kick doesn't get you... his fatal fist will! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Karate Kiba or Bodyguard Kiba (ボディガード牙) is a martial-arts film starring Sonny Chiba, released in 1973 and based on an action manga by Ikki Kajiwara.
Contents
A recut version was released in the U.S. in 1976 as The Bodyguard, with added footage in the first ten minutes of the film.
There were two more movie adaptations made in 1993 and 1995 by Takashi Miike in the beginning of his career.
Plot summary
"Karate master and anti-drug vigilante Chiba returns to his home in Japan, where he holds a press conference announcing his intention to wipe out the nation's drug industry. He also offers his services as a bodyguard to anyone who is willing to come forward and provide information about the drug lords' activities. He is soon approached by a mysterious woman claiming to have important information and asking for Chiba's protection. She seems to be legitimate, but is she really what she appears to be?"
Home media
On November 20, 2007, BCI Eclipse released the film in their Sonny Chiba Collection DVD set, which also includes Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon, The Bullet Train, Dragon Princess, Karate Warriors, and Sister Street Fighter.
References
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