Japan Synopsis
けんか空手 極真無頼拳
Masutatsu Oyama is recruited by his former Army friend to work for a crew of gangsters, but when they kill both his girlfriend and his best friend, Oyama flees away to a small town where he both learns lessons in martial arts philosophy from a wandering master and helps a young boy take on a challenge to fight a ferocious captured bear to win money for the boy's injured father.
The 1974–1976 Japan Window
65 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Karate Bear Fighter sits at position #26.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Karate Bear Fighter. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Toei Company
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Karate Bear Fighter premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,670 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (42nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,051 of 1,714 (top 61%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Company |
| Runtime | 1h 27m |
| Release Date | December 27, 1975 |
| IMDb | tt0188799 |