Karate Kiba
is a 1973 Japanese martial arts film starring Sonny Chiba. It is based on an action manga by Ikki Kajiwara.
Plot
"Karate master and anti-drug vigilante Chiba returns to his home in Japan, where he holds a press conference announcing his intention to wipe out the nation's drug industry. He also offers his services as a bodyguard to anyone who is willing to come forward and provide information about the drug lords' activities. He is soon approached by a mysterious woman claiming to have important information and asking for Chiba's protection. She seems to be legitimate, but is she really what she appears to be?"
More details
author | Ikki Kajiwara Ryuzo Nakanishi |
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director | Ryūichi Takamori |
editor | Osamu Tanaka |
genre | action crime |
keywords | claim drug lord karate mysterious woman press conference |
musicBy | Toshiaki Tsushima |
producer | Susumu Yoshikawa Terry Levene |
theme | gangster japanese mafia martial arts |