Karate For Life
From The Grindhouse Cinema Database
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- Karate For Life (Karate baka ichidai) (Japan, 1977) is a Martial Arts-Action-Biography-Drama film directed by Kazuhiko Yamaguchi. It follows Karate Bull Fighter and Karate Bear Fighter.
- Featured in: The Masutatsu Oyama Trilogy | The Sonny Chiba Collection: Vol. 2 (BluRay)
Main Details
- Released on May 14, 1977
- Color
- Running time: 91 minutes
- Production and Distribution Co.: Toei Studios
- Directed by Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
- Written by Ikki Kajiwara, Masahiro Kakefuda
- Starring: Sonny Chiba, Kôjirô Hongô, Hideo Murota
Plot Summary
- 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.
