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The Bodyguard

Original title: Bodigâdo Kiba
  • 1973
  • R
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
610
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Shin'ichi Chiba in The Bodyguard (1973)
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Karate master and anti-drug vigilante Kiba returns to his home in Japan, where he aims to wipe out the nation's drug industry.Karate master and anti-drug vigilante Kiba returns to his home in Japan, where he aims to wipe out the nation's drug industry.Karate master and anti-drug vigilante Kiba returns to his home in Japan, where he aims to wipe out the nation's drug industry.

  • Director
    • Ryûichi Takamori
  • Writers
    • Ikki Kajiwara
    • Kentarô Nakajô
    • Ryûzô Nakanishi
  • Stars
    • Shin'ichi Chiba
    • Mari Atsumi
    • Kinji Takinami
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    610
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ryûichi Takamori
    • Writers
      • Ikki Kajiwara
      • Kentarô Nakajô
      • Ryûzô Nakanishi
    • Stars
      • Shin'ichi Chiba
      • Mari Atsumi
      • Kinji Takinami
    • 24User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Shin'ichi Chiba
    Shin'ichi Chiba
    • Naoto Kiba
    • (as Sonny Chiba)
    Mari Atsumi
    • Reiko Miwa
    Kinji Takinami
    • Shigeru Kumazawa
    Yayoi Watanabe
    Yayoi Watanabe
    • Maki Kasuga
    Mas Oyama
    • Tetsugen Daito
    • (as Masutatsu Oyama)
    Takashi Hio
    • Alkaid Hoshino
    Akira Kuji
    • Merak
    Ryôjirô Nishimoto
    • Phecda
    Toshiyuki Tsuchiyama
    • Alioth
    Hajime Kubo
    • Ayuta
    Hiroshi Date
    • Ishimochi
    Hideo Murata
    • Hijacker A
    Tadashi Takatsuki
    • Hijacker B
    • (as Chû Takatsuki)
    Hisao Mizoguchi
    • Hijacker C
    Hatsue Tonooka
    • Stripper
    Aaron Banks
    • (U.S. version)
    Ling Chia
    Ling Chia
    • (U.S. version)
    • (as Judy Lee)
    Saburô Date
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    • Director
      • Ryûichi Takamori
    • Writers
      • Ikki Kajiwara
      • Kentarô Nakajô
      • Ryûzô Nakanishi
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The quote at the beginning of the movie was used almost word for word in the Quentin Tarantino film Pulp Fiction. This explains why the bible passage is different when looked up, as it has been translated and reworded at least three times.
    • Goofs
      The locations for the climactic battle sequence make no sense. It starts in a shipyard. They run away from gunfire, and are suddenly high above the water on rocky terrain, with no sign of nearby civilization. Then the last shot is inexplicably back at sea level.
    • Quotes

      Narrator: The path of the righteous man and defender is beset on all sides by the iniquity of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he, who in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper, and the father of lost children. And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious anger, who poison and destroy my brothers; and they shall know that I am Chiba the Bodyguard when I shall lay my vengeance upon them!

      [Ezekial 25:17]

    • Alternate versions
      1976 version entitled The Bodyguard has added appearances of actors Bill Louie and Aaron Banks at beginning.
    • Connections
      Edited into You're Still Not Fooling Anybody (1997)

    User reviews24

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    Featured review
    5/10

    Hard to rate the dubbed version

    Bad dubbing and a weird added bit make the dubbed version pretty bad, but not having seen the original, it's unfair to use that as a base for the movie. Not nearly Chiba's best in any respect.
    • jellopuke
    • Nov 8, 2020
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    • Release date
      • September 1976 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bodyguard Kiba
    • Production companies
      • Toei Company
      • Nippon-American Productions
      • Toei Tokyo
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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