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"The path of the righteous man and the defender is beset on all sides by the inequities 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.

--Ezekiel 25:17"

--opening credits Karate Kiba

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Karate Kiba or Bodyguard Kiba is a 1973 Japanese martial arts film starring Sonny Chiba. It is based on an action manga by Ikki Kajiwara.

A recut version was released in the U.S. in 1976 as The Bodyguard, with added footage in the first ten minutes of the film.

There were three more film adaptations released in 1993, 1994, and 1995 by Takashi Miike at the beginning of his career.

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Plot summary

"Karate master and anti-drug vigilante Chiba returns to his home in Japan, where he holds a press conference announcing his intention to wipe out the nation's drug industry. He also offers his services as a bodyguard to anyone who is willing to come forward and provide information about the drug lords' activities. He is soon approached by a mysterious woman claiming to have important information and asking for Chiba's protection. She seems to be legitimate, but is she really what she appears to be?"

Home media

On November 20, 2007, BCI Eclipse released the film in their Sonny Chiba Collection DVD set, which also includes Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon, The Bullet Train, Dragon Princess, Karate Warriors, and Sister Street Fighter.

Sequel

Director Ryuichi Takamori released a sequel, Bodigaado Kiba: Hissatsu sankaku tobi, later that same year on October 13, 1973. The sequel also starred Sonny Chiba as Kiba Naoto.

In popular culture

The American version of the film opens with a quotation:

"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."

An altered version of the same passage (substituting "Chiba the bodyguard" with "the Lord"), complete with erroneous attribution to Ezekiel by the character of Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson), appears in Quentin Tarantino's 1994 film Pulp Fiction.

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