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Shôrinji kenpô (1975)
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Takeshi Matsumoto (writer)
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February 1976 (USA)
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Sonny Chiba plays the character referred to as "Mr Soh", who is based on the true life founder of [i]Shorinji Kempo[/i]...
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| Norifumi Suzuki | |||
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| Takeshi Matsumoto | writer | |
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| Shunsuke Kikuchi | |||
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| Yoshio Nakajima | |||
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- Cinema Shares International Distribution (1976) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Astral Films (1977) (Canada) (as "Killing Machine") (dubbed)
- Madman Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (DVD)
- Prism Entertainment (1986) (USA) (VHS) (as "Killing Machine") (dubbed)
- Rainbow Products Limited (2006) (Australia) (DVD)
- Reel Media International (2005) (USA) (TV)
- Reel Media International (2005) (USA) (video)
- Reel Media International (2007) (USA) (all media)
- Toei Company
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The character Tomoda, who loses an arm, is a work of fiction, not related to the true-life one-armed practitioner who can be seen on historic clips of Shorinji Kempo.
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Edited into Martial Arts Mayhem Vol. 3 (2007) (V)
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"The Killing Machine" undoubtedly did not make the short list for foreign films up for Oscars in 1975, but for Chiba fans, this is pure gold.
It's 1945, and Chiba is a spy in the Japanese Imperial Army, one of the many "disillusioned" young men after Japan's unconditional surrender. The story takes him from the poor streets of post-war Japan, taking care of homeless kids, to founding a karate school which provides a bulwark of purity against corrupt drug traffickers.
The campy hokeyness is best exemplified in the first scene, when Chiba is spying on Chinese commanders in a nondescript house at the front. He is discovered, fights his way out, and in the split second change in scene, stumbles into a Japanese office, like it was located in the very next room (hey, do you think the two sets were side by side????).
But this film contains some great fight scenes. Back kicks, devastating punches, spurting limbs, and genitalia severed with scissors and fed to the local stray dogs abounds. In my fav scene which really exemplifies Chiba's style, he lays waste to an opponent by bending his arm back and breaking it, and it flops backwards at a grotesque angle. Then, as though this wasn't enough, he takes the time to turn the guy over and break his other arm! Classic!!! who can argue with this type of genius!!
Definitely, definitely see this, if possible with some beers and a bunch of friends with the same taste in campy 1970's martial arts films.