Budo: The Art of Killing
1979, Japanese. Directed by Masayoshi Nemoto.
Budo: The Art of Killing is an award winning 1978 Japanese martial arts documentary created and produced by Hisao Masuda and financed by The Arthur Davis Company. Considered a cult classic, the film is a compilation of various Japanese martial art demonstrations by several famous Japanese instructors such as Gozo Shioda, Taizaburo Nakamura and Teruo Hayashi. Martial arts featured in the film include: Karate, Aikido, Kendo, Sumo, and Judo among others.
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Budo: The Art of Killing is streaming on Fandor and Midnight Pulp in India.
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Details
- Released
- 10 November 1979
- Original title
- Budo
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Masayoshi Nemoto
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Budo: The Art of Killing runs 101 minutes (1h 41m).
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Budo: The Art of Killing is streaming on Fandor and Midnight Pulp in India. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Budo: The Art of Killing?
Budo: The Art of Killing (1979) was directed by Masayoshi Nemoto and stars Harry J. Quini, Soke Gozo Shioda, Teruo Hayashi.