Budo: The Art of Killing

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 10, 1979

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Crown International Pictures,Arthur Davis Organisation

Cast

Harry J. Quini,Soke Gozo Shioda,Teruo Hayashi

Director

Masayoshi Nemoto

Writer

Masayoshi Nemoto

Producer

Hisao Masuda

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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