Karate master and anti-drug vigilante Kiba returns to his home in Japan, where he aims to wipe out the nation's drug industry.Karate master and anti-drug vigilante Kiba returns to his home in Japan, where he aims to wipe out the nation's drug industry.Karate master and anti-drug vigilante Kiba returns to his home in Japan, where he aims to wipe out the nation's drug industry.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
- Naoto Kiba
- (as Sonny Chiba)
- Tetsugen Daito
- (as Masutatsu Oyama)
- Hijacker B
- (as Chû Takatsuki)
- (U.S. version)
- (as Judy Lee)
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- TriviaThe quote at the beginning of the movie was used almost word for word in the Quentin Tarantino film Pulp Fiction. This explains why the bible passage is different when looked up, as it has been translated and reworded at least three times.
- GoofsThe locations for the climactic battle sequence make no sense. It starts in a shipyard. They run away from gunfire, and are suddenly high above the water on rocky terrain, with no sign of nearby civilization. Then the last shot is inexplicably back at sea level.
- Quotes
Narrator: The path of the righteous man and defender is beset on all sides by the iniquity of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he, who in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper, and the father of lost children. And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious anger, who poison and destroy my brothers; and they shall know that I am Chiba the Bodyguard when I shall lay my vengeance upon them!
[Ezekial 25:17]
- Alternate versions1976 version entitled The Bodyguard has added appearances of actors Bill Louie and Aaron Banks at beginning.
- ConnectionsEdited into You're Still Not Fooling Anybody (1997)
"The Bodyguard" is cheesy in so many departments: script, dialogue, supporting performances, etc. It's actually priceless how bad this is. Don't waste time trying to scrutinize THIS story, just enjoy the mayhem, of which there is a fair amount.
Overall, this is definitely a lesser Chiba movie, but it's so endlessly amusing that I was entertained, start to finish. It really doesn't give the star that many opportunities to strut his stuff, but there are some hysterical over-the-top gore gags, including a severed arm and a severed head. And the bad guys are a truly scummy (and supposedly colorful) lot, who ham it up something fierce whenever they get mowed down. They are also some of the STUPIDEST bad guys you'll ever see in an action movie.
"The Bodyguard" is garbage, plain and simple, but for me it was pretty agreeable in its badness. It's the kind of thing I'd recommend that you watch with your friends and some beers.
There are brief, pointless cameos by Aaron Banks and Bill Louie in the early parts of the U. S. version.
Six out of 10.
- Hey_Sweden
- Jan 12, 2024
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