# Karate Bear Fighter (1975)

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**Original title**: *けんか空手 極真無頼拳*
**Runtime**: 87 min
**Genres**: Action, Adventure
**Directed by**: Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
**Written by**: Masahiro Kakefuda, Nobuaki Nakajima, Ikki Kajiwara
**Starring**: Sonny Chiba, Yutaka Nakajima, Yumi Takigawa, Masashi Ishibashi, Hideo Murota, Eiji Gō

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

You’re a martial artist pulled into gangland, seeking a clean break after tragedy. But a rural detour lands you between a scrappy kid and a monstrous bear. Yamaguchi’s actioner lets its star, a real-life karate master, guide the fists and the feels.

**Mood tags**: 3am-cult, playful, raw

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