Budo: The Art of Killing (1979)

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.

Released

1979-11-10

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

101 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Masayoshi Nemoto

TMDB rating

6.6/10 from 8 votes