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Budo: The Art of Killing (1979)

1h 41m

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November 10, 1979
Release Date

Budo: The Art of Killing (1979)

Name: Budo: The Art of Killing
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1979-11-10

1h 41m

Running Time

November 10, 1979
Release Date

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Plot.

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.

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Cast & Crew.

Harry J. Quini

Narrator

Soke Gozo Shioda

Teruo Hayashi

Masayoshi Nemoto

Director / Writer

Stomu Yamashta

Music

Koichi Atsumi

Editor

Ryo Yano

Cinematography

Yoshiaki Kato

Cinematography

Hisao Masuda

Producer

Details.

Release Date
November 10, 1979

Original Name
Budo

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 41m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-11

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Budo: The Art of Killing is a 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. The only modern Japanese martial art not featured in the film is kyūdō.