Karate for Life
Karate for Life

Movie·1977·1h 31m

Karate for Life

Directed By

Kazuhiko Yamaguchi

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

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The Story

Original title: 空手バカ一代

The last of the Masutatsu Oyama trilogy. Oyama takes a job as a professional wrestler in Okinawa, but when he discovers that he is expected to take a dive, he quits in disgust. However, when a friend finds herself in desperate need of medical supplies, Oyama steps back in the ring to raise the money—but will he be able to follow the script this time?

Written By

Masahiro Kakefuda

Producer

Kazunori Ota

Editor

Osamu Tanaka

Themes

martial artskarate

Production House

Toei Company

Audience Score

68%

16 votes

Skip10%
Timepass25%
Go for it38%
Perfection27%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Cast

Sonny Chiba

Sonny Chiba

Sensei Masutatsu Oyama

Hideo Murota

Hideo Murota

Masaru Shiga

Masaru Shiga

Masashi Ishibashi

Masashi Ishibashi

Yoko Natsuki

Yoko Natsuki

Hiroshi Nawa

Hiroshi Nawa

Asao Uchida

Asao Uchida

Kōjirō Hongō

Kōjirō Hongō

Takashi Hio

Hiroshi Kondō

Hiroshi Kondō

Hirohisa Nakata

Hirohisa Nakata

Toshiyuki Tsuchiyama

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Crew

Kazuhiko Yamaguchi

Kazuhiko Yamaguchi

Director

Kazunori Ota

Producer

Ikki Kajiwara

Ikki Kajiwara

Story

Masahiro Kakefuda

Masahiro Kakefuda

Screenplay

Osamu Tanaka

Editor

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