The Bodyguard (1973)
Karate master and anti-drug vigilante Chiba returns to his home in Japan, where he holds a press conference announcing his intention to wipe out the nation's drug industry. He also offers his services as a bodyguard to anyone who is willing to come forward and provide information about the drug lords' activities. He is soon approached by a mysterious woman claiming to have important information and asking for Chiba's protection. She seems to be legitimate, but is she really what she appears to be?
Director:
Ryuichi Takamori
Writer:
Ryuzo Nakanishi
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Sonny Chiba as Naoto Kiba |
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Mari Atsumi as Reiko Miwa |
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Rinichi Yamamoto as Takeshi Kumazawa |
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Eiji Gō as Toru Kumazawa |
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Hideo Murota as Black April Hijacker |
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Yayoi Watanabe as Maki |
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Hatsue Tonooka as Stripper |
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Rikiya Yasuoka as Dubhe |
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Takashi Hio as Alkaid Hoshino |
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Kinji Takinami as Shigeru Kumazawa |
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Hajime Kubo as Ayuta |
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Toshiyuki Tsuchiyama as Alioth |
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Akira Kuji as Merak |
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Saburo Date as Kenzo Ebina |
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Hiroshi Date as Ishimochi |
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Tetsuya Kigawa as |
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Shiro Sumitomo as |
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Yoshimasa Sato as |
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Strong Imariti as |
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Ralph Jesser as |
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Willie Dorsey as |
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Shinobu Miura as |
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Chū Takatsuki as Black April Hijacker |
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Osamu Kimura as |
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Takeshige Hatanaka as |
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Hisao Mizoguchi as Black April Hijacker |
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Kazuko Kamei as |
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Etsuko Shihomi as Maki |
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Junichi Haruta as |
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Ryōhei Uchida as Eiji Takami |
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Masutatsu Oyama as Tetsugen Daito |
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Ryojiro Nishimoto as Phecda (uncredited) |
| Directing | Ryuichi Takamori | Director |
| Camera | Yoshio Nakajima | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Toshiaki Tsushima | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Ryuzo Nakanishi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Kentaro Nakajo | Comic Book |
| Writing | Ikki Kajiwara | Comic Book |
| Editing | Osamu Tanaka | Editor |
| Production | Kenji Takamura | Production Manager |
| Production | Koji Ota | Production Manager |
| Sound | Masuhiro Hirokami | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Shigeru Umetani | Gaffer |
| Art | Hiroshi Fujita | Art Direction |
| Directing | Shinichi Hashimoto | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Takashi Hio | Fight Choreographer |
| Camera | Tsutomu Endô | Still Photographer |
| Production | Sunao Sakagami | Producer |
| Art | Kazuhiro Yonezawa | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shôji Irie | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yasue Ishikawa | Makeup & Hair |
