Name: Karate Master
Released: 1973-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Nobuo Tanaka, Akira Kamiya, Osamu Kato

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Failed kamikaze pilot Ken turns his violent life around by dedicating himself to karate; inspired by the life of Yasunobu Oyama, founder of Kyokushin Karate school.

Anime · 1973 · 25 min

Starring Nobuo Tanaka , Akira Kamiya , Osamu Kato

Director Eiji Okabe , Osamu Dezaki

EPISODE 1

Amidst the Ruins of Fire, His Karate Roars

Ken Asuka, the suicide soldier who failed to die, struggles to find hope to live amidst the post-war chaos; Asuka saves a persimmon shop owner and his daughter against a group of unruly American soldiers.

24 min · Oct 3, 1973
EPISODE 2

The Tragic Bodyguard

Failed kamikaze pilot Ken turns his violent life around by dedicating himself to karate; inspired by the life of Yasunobu Oyama, founder of Kyokushin Karate school.

24 min · Oct 10, 1973
EPISODE 3

Justice and Power, the Way of Karate

Failed kamikaze pilot Ken turns his violent life around by dedicating himself to karate; inspired by the life of Yasunobu Oyama, founder of Kyokushin Karate school.

24 min · Oct 17, 1973
EPISODE 4

The Tengu and the Boy

Ken Asuka helps a young boy against Tiger Borneo's gang.

24 min · Oct 24, 1973
EPISODE 5

A New Departure

Failed kamikaze pilot Ken turns his violent life around by dedicating himself to karate; inspired by the life of Yasunobu Oyama, founder of Kyokushin Karate school.

24 min · Oct 31, 1973
EPISODE 6

The Wildness Within Explodes

Failed kamikaze pilot Ken turns his violent life around by dedicating himself to karate; inspired by the life of Yasunobu Oyama, founder of Kyokushin Karate school.

24 min · Nov 7, 1973