Budo: The Art of Killing

Name: Budo: The Art of Killing
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1979-11-10
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Harry J. Quini, Soke Gozo Shioda, Teruo Hayashi

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6.5(7 votes)

1979

1h 41m

Documentary

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.