Shôrinji kenpô (1976)

Mr Soh, a righteous man with a cold stare and fists of steel, returns to a lawless post-war Japan in 1946. He protects the weak, defends the poor and knocks some good sense into friends and... See full summary »

Director:

Noribumi Suzuki

Writer:

Isao Matsumoto

Stars:

Sonny Chiba, Yutaka Nakajima, Makoto Satô

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sonny Chiba	...	Doshin So
Yutaka Nakajima	...	Kiku Sakamoto
Makoto Satô	...	Kentaro Otaki
Naoya Makoto	...	Hiroshi Tomoda
Sanae Kitabayashi	...	Kino Nakano
Akiko Mori	...	Masako
Akira Ôizumi
Hôsei Komatsu	...	Sakai Osa
Kyôichi Satô	...	Kaga
Genji Kawai	...	Murayama Senzo
Junichi Tatsu	...	Miyoshi Bungo
Kazuhide Haruta	...	Michiomi Nakano
Kinji Takinami
Rikiya Yasuoka	...	Takehara
Joya Sato

Storyline

Mr Soh, a righteous man with a cold stare and fists of steel, returns to a lawless post-war Japan in 1946. He protects the weak, defends the poor and knocks some good sense into friends and enemies alike. Rapists and gangsters get the worst of it, as Mr Soh builds up his school on the island of Shikoku.

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Plot Keywords:

martial arts

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

February 1976 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Killing Machine

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toei Company, Toei Tokyo

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The promotional trailer on the DVD release shows a missing scene, where Otaki is involved in a one-to-one fight with Soh just before he breaks down and tells him his wife is dead.

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Connections

Edited into Martial Arts Mayhem Vol. 3 (2007)

User Reviews

Very good story So has a lot of trials to overcome

In the movie master So, has many trials to over come he has to rebuild and try to start a school, the action corresponds with the story real well. He has to learn how to love to truly know what Shaolin kung-fu is all about.

it was a good story