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

Karate Master

TV Show · Animation · Anime

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.

1973 · 24m

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.

24m
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.

24m
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.

24m
EPISODE 4

The Tengu and the Boy

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

24m
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.

24m
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.

24m