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Budo: The Art of Killing

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Budo: The Art of Killing

6.5

1h 41m

1979

Synopsis

Budo: The Art of Killing is an award winning 1978 Japanese martial arts documentary created and produced by Hisao Masuda and financed by The Arthur Davis Company. Considered a cult classic, the film is a compilation of various Japanese martial art demonstrations by several famous Japanese instructors such as Gozo Shioda, Taizaburo Nakamura and Teruo Hayashi. Martial arts featured in the film include: Karate, Aikido, Kendo, Sumo, and Judo among others.

Director

Masayoshi Nemoto

Trailer

Documentary

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Cast & Crew

Harry J. Quini

as Narrator

Soke Gozo Shioda

Teruo Hayashi

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