Sonny Chiba - Masutatsu Oyama Trilogy

Three action packed films starring Sonny Chiba are included. This trilogy is based on the life of Chiba's mentor, master Masutatsu Oyama. In Karate Bear Fighter, Oyama wins the all-Japan Karate tournament, but those in the conventional karate world are resentful of his skill and try to banish him. In Karate Bull Fighter, Oyama denounces martial arts after killing a gang leader in a bar fight. In Karate for Life, the Karate Society of Japan ostracizes Oyama after fighting both a bull and a bear. But during a promoter prearranged game where the opponents play dirty, Oyama loses all self-control.

This collection presents all three films in the MAS OYAMA trilogy, which finds martial arts legend Sonny Chiba playing the role of his real-life mentor Masutatsu Oyama, who was famous for creating a new form of karate in the postwar period. The first of the films, KARATE BULL FIGHTER (1975), is the story of Oyama's humble beginnings as a penniless hopeful. In KARATE BEAR FIGHTER (1975), Oyama wins a nationwide tournament using his new style. And in KARATE FOR LIFE (1977), the newly minted master sets up his own dojo.