Post by Zone Fighter on Dec 19, 2006 22:51:33 GMT -8
The Bodyguard (1976)
Sonny Chiba
Judy Lee
Jirô Chiba
Aaron Banks - added US scene
Bill Louie - added US scene
"After drug merchants try unsuccessfully to kill him, martial arts legend Sonny Chiba swears revenge. Acting as bodyguard for a shady woman who appears to be targeted by the same villians, Chiba vows to wipe out the traffickers for good. Acting on a plan, Chiba uses the woman to lead him to their hideout, where much martial arts mayhem ensues."
-- from $1 DVD cover
I don't know what this film would be like in its original language, with English subtitles, but the English dubbing and lame American made scene added to the beginning of the film, tries to make it seem that Sonny Chiba is not playing a role in a movie but is actually taking on real life drug dealers (one of whom is his younger brother). It's pretty stupid.
Not much of a martial arts movie. The villains use guns, knives and one guy an ax. Sonny Chiba takes them all out without having to put up much of a defense. There's no martial arts expert he has to face down. The mafia hoods are horrible shoots they shot of enough rounds to take out a small army but don't hit anyone.
Too many of the scenes are in the dark. I don't usually say this but, this would probably be better in widescreen.
Several brief nude scenes have been blurred. Even a poster on a wall is blurred.
Sonny Chiba and Jirô Chiba are brothers. Jirô Chiba played FBI agent Taki Kazuya in the original Kamen Rider, Detective Shinjô, Go in Robotto Keiji; Toge, Eisuke in episodes 43 and 44 of Kikaida 01, Shima, Ippei and Zabitan impersonating Shima, Ippei in Akumaizer 3, Interpol Agent Jin, Tatsuya in Kaiketsu Zubat episodes 31 & 32. Sonny Chiba has cameos in Robotto Keiji as the older brother of Detective Shinjô, Go. You've spent more time reading this paragraph than Jirô Chiba does in the film.
Another $1 DVD I'm not sure is worth it.
Sonny Chiba
Judy Lee
Jirô Chiba
Aaron Banks - added US scene
Bill Louie - added US scene
"After drug merchants try unsuccessfully to kill him, martial arts legend Sonny Chiba swears revenge. Acting as bodyguard for a shady woman who appears to be targeted by the same villians, Chiba vows to wipe out the traffickers for good. Acting on a plan, Chiba uses the woman to lead him to their hideout, where much martial arts mayhem ensues."
-- from $1 DVD cover
I don't know what this film would be like in its original language, with English subtitles, but the English dubbing and lame American made scene added to the beginning of the film, tries to make it seem that Sonny Chiba is not playing a role in a movie but is actually taking on real life drug dealers (one of whom is his younger brother). It's pretty stupid.
Not much of a martial arts movie. The villains use guns, knives and one guy an ax. Sonny Chiba takes them all out without having to put up much of a defense. There's no martial arts expert he has to face down. The mafia hoods are horrible shoots they shot of enough rounds to take out a small army but don't hit anyone.
Too many of the scenes are in the dark. I don't usually say this but, this would probably be better in widescreen.
Several brief nude scenes have been blurred. Even a poster on a wall is blurred.
Sonny Chiba and Jirô Chiba are brothers. Jirô Chiba played FBI agent Taki Kazuya in the original Kamen Rider, Detective Shinjô, Go in Robotto Keiji; Toge, Eisuke in episodes 43 and 44 of Kikaida 01, Shima, Ippei and Zabitan impersonating Shima, Ippei in Akumaizer 3, Interpol Agent Jin, Tatsuya in Kaiketsu Zubat episodes 31 & 32. Sonny Chiba has cameos in Robotto Keiji as the older brother of Detective Shinjô, Go. You've spent more time reading this paragraph than Jirô Chiba does in the film.
Another $1 DVD I'm not sure is worth it.