CompleteMartialArts.com - Killing Machine - Shorinji Kenpo
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Manufacturer: Adness
Starring: Sonny Chiba, Etsuko Shihomi, Tetsuro Tanba, Yutaka Nakajima
Directed By: Noribumi Suzuki
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0634991188920
Format: DVD-Video
Label: Adness
Manufacturer: Adness
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Adness
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2004-10-26
Running Time: 87
Studio: Adness
Theatrical Release Date: 1976
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Sonny Chiba stars as Doshin So, a martial arts master who returns from the second World War after serving as an undercover spy. Upon his return, he finds that his family’s land has been stolen. Doshin must also take back the town from a group of black marketers and to rebuild his life. He also helps a group of war orphans to get back on their feet including a young girl forced into prostitution. In typical Chiba fashion, it’s time to make someone pay!
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Summary: Not My Cup of Tea.....
Comment: I am a big fan of all MA styles and movies. I didn't like this one at all. I am familiar with US Shorinji Kempo and was thinking I would see some good stuff here. Other than a few wrist locks there was little to enjoy. Acting was horrible and execution was pretty poor.... Just my two cents.
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Summary: More than just a martial arts film
Comment: When i first saw this film, it totally blew me away. I ordered this film thinking I was going to get nothing but senseless karate action with a moderate story plot. But instead I received it both ways. Incredible action, incredible story. The story was very dramatical. It was almost like a true war story, even though some of the events are fiction. It tells a tale of a japenese spy who gets fed up when he finds out that his country surendered and then he begins to loose control and starts killing everyone in his sight. He is then sent to a jail only to find out by a jail forman that he wants him to escape and leave out of sight. He then escapes and opens up his own martial arts school. Where he founded his own style (kenpo). He is then confronted with challenges around him that conflicts his school. That is when he has no choice but to become a killing machine. Sonny chiba is an incredible actor. I have only seen films such as the street fighter by him. But i never seen him act so dramatically in this role.
This is a great film with incredible martial arts fights and a touching story line. I highly recomended you buy this film.
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Summary: True story, true action, a powerful film
Comment: Along with his bio films on the life of karate legend Mas Oyama, Sonny Chiba Shinichi made this film about the life of the founder of Shorinji Kempo, So Doshin. (Chiba actually holds legitimate black belt rankings in both kyokushin karate and Shorinji kempo). As other reviewers have properly pointed out, this film was terribly misnamed for English speaking audiences as ""Killing Machine," which of course Master So was no such thing. He was, however, a true defender of the weak, a man who believed that love, peace, and justice, backed up by the power to punish, is the true way in martial arts and the way to an orderly society. I own both the VHS, English dubbed version (the one I saw in the movie theatre years ago when this film was first released in the USA) and the DVD, Japanese language version with subtitles. Far and away, the latter is the best of the two. So much is lost in the English dubbed version, it is far better to read the subtitles which are much closer to what the actors are actually saying. There is some excellent footage of training at the Shorinji Kempo World HQs in this film and some of the actors are members of the hombu dojo. In my estimation, Master So Doshin, whose life is depicted wonderfully well by Chiba in this film, was a true saint. Buy this DVD and see why.
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Summary: One of Chiba's best!
Comment: This is one of Chiba's best flicks. Although they should have stuck with "Shorinji Kempo" for the title, (he's not really a killing machine, but a budo expert who undergoes a spiritual change) the movie is really good. It follows the adventures of Doshin So, the founder of the Shorinji Kempo martial art. It's not as hammy as the Street Fighter series, but not too serious either. If you like 70's choppy-socky, don't miss this one!
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Summary: Film langka tentang Shorinji Kempo
Comment: Film ini mengenai sekilas perjalanan Doshin So, Sang Pendiri, cukup bagus walau sekilas, maklum film ini dibuat dalam waktu singkat, 2 minggu...!
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