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The Bodyguard (1973)
Directed by Ryuichi Takamori
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Overview
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?
Rated R | Length 88 minutes
Actors
Sonny Chiba | Mari Atsumi | Ryôhei Uchida | Saburo Date | Rinichi Yamamoto | Eiji Gō | Kinji Takinami | Yayoi Watanabe | Mas Oyama | Takashi Hio | Rikiya Yasuoka | Akira Kuji | Ryojiro Nishimoto | Toshiyuki Tsuchiyama | Hajime Kubo | Hiroshi Date | Hideo Murota | Chû Takatsuki | Hisao Mizoguchi | Hatsue Tonooka | Aaron Banks | Chia Ling | Bill Louie | Etsuko Shihomi
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/23/2021 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
RIP Shin’ichi “Sonny” Chiba
January 22, 1939 — August 19, 2021
The version on Tubi is the not so hot dubbed U.S. release. I may have this one in one of my Sonny Chiba sets but it’s probably the same version. Would be great to have a high quality release of this in its original Japanese and w/o that opening NYC prologue tacked on. Wonder if the JP cut has any additional footage or scenes. This isn’t a very good movie and made worse by the bad dubbing but it’s still great to see Sonny Chiba kick ass.
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