Karate for Life
The last of the Masutatsu Oyama trilogy. Oyama takes a job as a professional wrestler in Okinawa, but when he discovers that he is expected to take a dive, he quits in disgust. However, when a friend finds herself in desperate need of medical supplies, Oyama steps back in the ring to raise the money—but will he be able to follow the script this time?
Karate for Life (1977)
Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
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Countries
Japan
Ratings
TMDB users
6.8/10
16 votes
Rating consensus
68/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~68/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Sonny Chiba
Sensei Masutatsu Oyama
Hideo Murota
Masaru Shiga
Masashi Ishibashi
Yoko Natsuki
Hiroshi Nawa
Asao Uchida
Kōjirō Hongō
Takashi Hio
Hiroshi Kondō
Hirohisa Nakata
Toshiyuki Tsuchiyama
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Karate for Life (1977)
Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
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