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Budo: The Art of Killing

Nov 10, 1979 · 1h 41m
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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

Harry J. Quini
Narrator
Soke Gozo Shioda
Teruo Hayashi
Directed by Masayoshi Nemoto

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Status
Released
Original language
JA
Budget
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Production
Arthur Davis Organisation
Country
JP
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