- Champion of Death
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Kenka karate kyokushinken 
Theatrical poster to the U.S. release of Champion of DeathDirected by Kazuhiko Yamaguchi Written by Norifumi Suzuki Starring Sonny Chiba
Yumi Takigawa
Mikio Narita
Jirô ChibaStudio Toei Company Distributed by United Artists Release date(s) 
August 9, 1975
March 1977Running time 85 min. Country Japan Language Japanese Champion Of Death (けんか空手 極真拳 Kenka karate kyokushinken, literal translation: Fighting Karate-Ultimate Truth Fist), also known as Karate Bullfighter, is a Japanese martial arts film made by the Toei Company in 1975. It was the first in a trilogy of films based on the manga Karate Baka Ichidai (literal translation: A Karate-Crazy Life), a manga based on Masutatsu Oyama's life by Ikki Kajiwara, Jiro Tsunoda and Jōya Kagemaru. Sonny Chiba stars as his former master Oyama who was the founder of Kyokushin karate. Chiba would reprise this role in two more films Karate Bearfighter (1975), and Karate for Life (1977).
External links
- Japanese Movie Database
- Kenka karate kyokushinken at the Internet Movie Database
- Kenka karate kyokushinken at AllRovi
Films directed by Kazuhiko Yamaguchi Delinquent Girl Boss: Blossoming Night Dreams (1970) · Gincho Wataridori (1972) · Gincho Nagaremono: Mesuneko Bakuchi (1972) · Sister Street Fighter (1974) · Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread (1974) · The Return of the Sister Street Fighter (1975) · Champion of Death (1975) · Karate Bearfighter (1975) · Circuit no Ōkami (1977) · Karate for Life (1977)
Categories:- Japanese films
- 1975 films
- Films directed by Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
- Japanese-language films
- Martial arts films
- Karate films
- Toei Company films
- Martial arts film stubs
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