Kenka karate kyokushinken

"No one can touch this karate master... and live."

Mar 1 1977 R 1h 25m
Action, Biography, Drama

Sonny Chiba plays Kyokushin Karate founder Masutatsu Oyama, who unexpectedly arrives at a karate tournament in rags, but wins the tournament. After turning down the chance to fight at future tournaments he returns to his simple village life. He reluctantly returns to karate for a final showdown against the students of a rival school.

Plot

This movie is based on the true life story of a Korean fighter named Choi Bae-dal (who later changed his name to Masutatsu Oyama), the founder of Kyokushin Karate in Japan.

Written by

Norifumi Suzuki, Ikki Kajiwara, Jirô Tsunoda

Directed by

Kazuhiko Yamaguchi

Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

United Artists, Toei Company

Languages

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
465
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA