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Karate Killer (1973)
Directed by Ryuichi Takamori
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Overview
Kiba is back again, but this time he has fallen from grace and sent to prison for all the violent acts he has committed. Once he’s out, he begins working as a bodyguard in a club that is crawling with gangsters.
Length 89 minutes
Actors
Sonny Chiba | Tsunehiko Watase | Maki Mizuhara | Hideo Murota | Etsuko Shihomi | Rokkô Toura | Eiji Gō | Masashi Ishibashi | Mas Oyama | Rikiya Yasuoka | Yukiko Kuwahara | Kôji Hio | Toshiyuki Tsuchiyama | Akira Kuji | Keiko Kuni | Chie Kobayashi | Shôki Fukae | Hiroshi Minami | Takeshige Hatanaka | Takashi Hio | Kengo Miyaji | Yoshimasa Sato | Gôzô Sôma | Chû Takatsuki | Natsuko Okada | Masutatsu Ōyama
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/08/2025 | TV | Blu-ray | Owned | 6.5 stars |
| (Average) 6.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
aka Bodyguard Kiba 2, even the title screen says “Karate Killer”
Not quite as good as the previous movie but still quite fun for early seventies JP exploitation cinema. Kinda love that these early Chiba films are also lowkey Sue Shihomi even if she doesn’t get much to do. Rather nuts that she gets her eyes stabbed out to start movie… not a spoiler as this is how the movie starts.
Maki Mizuhara is the MVP. I wish she had done more acting beyond the few credits she has listed. Gorgeous and has great onscreen energy.
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