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Karate Kiba (1976)

R  87 min  -  Action | Crime | Drama   -  September 1976 (USA)
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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... See full summary »

Writer:

Ikki Kajiwara (screenplay)
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Cast

Credited cast:
Jirô Chiba Jirô Chiba
Etsuko Shihomi Etsuko Shihomi
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Aaron Banks Aaron Banks ...
(U.S. version)
Sonny Chiba
Judy Lee Judy Lee ...
(U.S. version)
Bill Louie Bill Louie ...
(U.S. version)
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Storyline

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? Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>  

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Taglines:

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

Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Country:

USA | Japan

Language:

English | Japanese

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

The Bodyguard See more »

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Narrator: The path of the righteous man and defender is beset on all sides by the iniquity of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he, who in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper, and the father of lost children. And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious anger, who poison and destroy my brothers; and they shall know that I am Chiba the Bodyguard when I shall lay my vengeance upon them!
[Ezekial 25:17]
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Connections

Featured in Basket Case (1982) See more »