Storyline
Masutatsu Oyama is recruited by his former Army friend to work for a crew of gangsters, but when they kill both his girlfriend and his best friend, Oyama flees away to a small town where he both learns lessons in martial arts philosophy from a wandering master and helps a young boy take on a challenge to fight a ferocious captured bear to win money for the boy's injured father.
Cast & Crew
Sonny Chiba
Mas Oyama
Lead
Yutaka Nakajima
Sumiko
Yumi Takigawa
Chiako
Masashi Ishibashi
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Hideo Murota
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Eiji Gō
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Katsumasa Uchida
Gen
Mikio Narita
Ryuki
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kazuhiko Yamaguchi's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Karate Bear Fighter is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
