Karate for Life
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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?
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Part of Masutatsu Oyama Trilogy
3 films
Cast
30 people
Sonny Chiba
Sensei Masutatsu Oyama
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Hideo Murota
Known for
Kagemusha
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
Ikki Kajiwara
Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
Kazunori Ota
Yoshio Nakajima
Masaru Shiga
Known for
Hula Girls
Masahiro Kakefuda
Osamu Tanaka
Masashi Ishibashi
Known for
The Street Fighter
The Return of Sister Street Fighter
Hajime Kaburagi
Yoko Natsuki
Also in
Massan
Don't Forget Me
Kazuhiko Yamaguchi Director · Masahiro Kakefuda Screenplay Ikki Kajiwara Story
First release May 14, 1977 · Produced in Japan · Production Toei Tokyo
Production
Toei Company
Production
Toei Tokyo
Production
Japan
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Original title
空手バカ一代
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · May 14, 1977
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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