Budo: The Art of Killing (1979)

  • NR
  • 11/10/1979 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 41m

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.

Masayoshi Nemoto

Director, Writer

Cast

Harry J. Quini's headshot

Harry J. Quini

Narrator
Soke Gozo Shioda's headshot

Soke Gozo Shioda

Teruo Hayashi's headshot

Teruo Hayashi

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