The Bodyguard

The Bodyguard (1973, USA/Japan) is a Martial Arts-Action film directed by Tatsuichi Takamori & Simon Nuchtern. Followed by Bodyguard Kiba 2.

• Contents: Watch Trailer | Film Review | Poster Art | Press Kit | Double-Feature DVD
• Featured in: Bodyguard Kiba 1 & 2 (BluRay) | 42nd Street Forever: Vol. 5‎ | The Sonny Chiba Collection (BluRay) | Sonny Chiba Street Fighter Collection

The Tarantino Connection
In Pulp Fiction, Jules' Ezekial 25:17 speech was paraphrased from the opening credits of this film.

Main Details

• Released on June 30, 1973 (Japan)
• Color
• Running Time: 87 Min.
• Production Co: Nippon-American Productions
• Distribution Co: Aquarius Releasing (1976) (USA) (theatrical) (recut version with added footage) (dubbed) | Teitel Amusement (1976) (USA: Midwest) (theatrical) (recut version with added footage) (dubbed) | Danton Films (1978) (Canada) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Directed by Tatsuichi Takamori, Simon Nuchtern
• Starring Sonny Chiba, Sue Shihomi
• Produced by Terry Levene, Susumu Yoshikawa
• Original Music by Maurice Sarli
• Cinematography by Joel Shapiro

Plot Summary

• Karate master and anti-drug vigilante Kiba returns to his home in Japan, where he aims to wipe out the nation's drug industry.

Also Known As

• Kiba, o aetos pou gremise ton Bruce Lee (Greece)
• The Bodyguard (USA) (recut version)
• Viva Chiba the Bodyguard
• Bodyguard Kiba
• Karate Kiba
• Kiba, der Leibwächter - Seine Rechte mäht wie eine Sense (Germany)
• Viva Chiba! The Bodyguard
• Kiba, The Bodyguard
• Bodigaado Kiba (original title)

Tagline

• Sonny Chiba, hired to kill... If his kick doesn't get you... his fatal fist will!