Japan Synopsis
ボディガード牙
“Sonny Chiba, hired to kill… If his kick doesn't get you… his fatal fist will!”
Karate master and anti-drug vigilante Chiba returns to his home in Japan, where he holds a press conference announcing his intention to wipe out the nation's drug industry. He also offers his services as a bodyguard to anyone who is willing to come forward and provide information about the drug lords' activities. He is soon approached by a mysterious woman claiming to have important information and asking for Chiba's protection. She seems to be legitimate, but is she really what she appears to be?
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Bodyguard. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Action + Thriller in Japan
123 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Bodyguard itself).
The 1972–1974 Japan Window
In the crowded 1972-1974 Japan release window, The Bodyguard sits at #69 of 69. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Japan, 197 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Bodyguard premiered alongside 21 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 21 other Japan films in 1973.
The 396th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
14 audience reviews — more than 23% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 10th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Bodyguard, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- hijack · 2
- karate · 22
- shootout · 12
- showdown · 9
- japan · 454
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,551 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (1st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -2.8 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,706 of 1,714 (top 100%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Nippon-American Productions, Toei Company |
| Runtime | 1h 28m |
| Release Date | June 30, 1973 |
| IMDb | tt0164699 |