Authorized and fully-licensed from Toei Co. Ltd, the 3-disc Masutatsu Oyama Trilogy features the martial arts action epics Karate Bull Fighter, Karate Bear Fighter and Karate For Life. This thrilling trilogy focuses on the life of Sonny Chiba’s mentor, martial arts master Masutatsu Oyama, who founded Kyokushin Karate in Japan. Each film boasts anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) film transfers, presented in its original, uncut versions in Japanese with English subtitles.
Few stars define “international superstar” like Sonny Chiba. Ever since his breakthrough hit Street Fighter in 1974, Chiba reigned as the leading Japanese martial arts actor for over twenty years. Sonny was triumphantly reintroduced to a new movie-going generation with Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill, Vol. 1 portraying revered sword maker Hattoro Hanzi.
In Karate Bull Fighter, Chiba’s Masutatsu Oyama denounces martial arts after killing a gang leader in a bar fight. The saga continues with Karate Bear Fighter, as Oyama wins the all-Japan Karate tournament but those in the conventional karate world resent his skill and try to banish him. The trilogy culminates with Karate For Life. The Karate Society of Japan ostracizes Masutatsu Oyama after fighting both a bull and a bear. But during a promoter-arranged game where the opponents play dirty, Oyama loses all self-control.
- NTSC Region 1
- Triple Feature Set
- Anamorphic Widescreen
- Japanese with English Subtitles
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