Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows

Karate Bear Fighter

Play trailer Poster for Karate Bear Fighter 1977 1h 27m Action Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 2 Reviews 67% Popcornmeter 50+ Ratings
A martial artist (Sonny Chiba) unwittingly becomes a bodyguard for a member of the yakuza.

Critics Reviews

View All (2) Critics Reviews
Emilie Black Cinema Crazed The fights here are one of the main things folks will want to see the film for and being that this is based on the life of Sensei Masutatsu Oyama who not only was a master of his art, but also trained Chiba, it makes them something to behold. Sep 14, 2024 Full Review Douglas Davidson Elements of Madness The scripts are sparse and repetitive across both films at their core. Chiba’s Ōyama is an absolute bastard with very few redeeming qualities ... Sep 10, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View All (4) audience reviews
Audience Member Just a Fantastic chop suey ride with some great comedy beats Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Oyama's story continues as his rise to fame as a karate expert naturally draws the ire of older schools who don't appreciate his new style. All this back biting and bitching naturally culminates in Chiba fighting a bear, or at least a guy in a bear suit. It's a lot of fun even during the occasionally corny due to the man in suit moments. Worth your rental. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Sonny Chiba fights a bear and is kind of a dick to everyone. What else is there to know? Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member i love this whole series Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
Karate Bear Fighter

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

View All Cast and Crew

Kazuhiko Yamaguchi

Director

Sonny Chiba

Actor

Eiji Gô

Actor

Yutaka Nakajima

Actor

Etsuko Shihomi

Actor

Tetsurô Tanba

Actor
View All Karate Bear Fighter photos

Karate Bear Fighter

View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis A martial artist (Sonny Chiba) unwittingly becomes a bodyguard for a member of the yakuza.
Director
Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
Genre
Action
Original Language
Japanese
Runtime
1h 27m