# Karate for Life (1977)

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**Original title**: *空手バカ一代*
**Runtime**: 91 min
**Genres**: Action
**Directed by**: Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
**Written by**: Masahiro Kakefuda, Ikki Kajiwara
**Starring**: Sonny Chiba, Hideo Murota, Masaru Shiga, Masashi Ishibashi, Yoko Natsuki, Hiroshi Nawa

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

You referee a pro wrestling match in Okinawa until a friend begs for cash for medical supplies. You step back into the ring to raise the money and realize the fight isn’t scripted. It only lasts four rounds but leaves you staring at the overhead lights afterward.

**Mood tags**: playful, raw

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