Grappler Baki: The Ultimate Fighter

1994 0h 45m JA

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★6.7TMDB · 55

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Synopsis

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His name is Baki Hanma. No one knows where he came from or where he learned his unique fighting style. When it comes to Karate, Baki Hanma is just plain GOOD. He can defeat an opponent with a single blow and he's taking the Karate Championship by storm. In a prestigious match, he defeats competitor after competitor even though he's totally unknown and barely even ranked. But now he's in for the fight of his life and he may have just met his match. Anything goes and his opponent can rip his nerves out -- literally. If he wins, he's the BEST. If he loses... he's DEAD.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kappei Yamaguchi
Baki Hanma
Kaneto Shiozawa
Kosho Shinogi
Kazumi Tanaka
Kiyosumi Kato
Koji Totani
Atsushi Suedo
Michio Nakao
Kohei Kuzumi
Naoki Tatsuta
Mitsunari Tokugawa
Sanae Takagi
Kinuyo Matsumoto
Shozo Iizuka
Doppo Orochi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yuji Asada
Writers: Yoshihisa Araki, Yuji Asada, Keisuke Itagaki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 45-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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32 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yuji Asada, shot by Yosuke Moriguchi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Takahiro Saito. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Kappei Yamaguchi and Kaneto Shiozawa and Kazumi Tanaka carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1467266 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 55 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yuji Asada directs. Yosuke Moriguchi behind the camera. Takahiro Saito scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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1Tight 45-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
232 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Yuji Asada, shot by Yosuke Moriguchi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Takahiro Saito. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Kappei Yamaguchi and Kaneto Shiozawa and Kazumi Tanaka carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1467266 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 55 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.