Rent The Bodyguard (1973)
2.8 of 5 from 48 ratings
1h 27min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Karate master and anti-drug vigilante Chiba (Shin'ichi 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?
- Actors:
- Shin'ichi Chiba, Mari Atsumi, Kinji Takinami, Yayoi Watanabe, Mas Oyama, Kôji Hio, Akira Kuji, Ryôjirô Nishimoto, Toshiyuki Tsuchiyama, Hajime Kubo, Hiroshi Date, Hideo Murata, Tadashi Takatsuki, Hisao Mizoguchi, Hatsue Tonooka, Aaron Banks, Ling Chia, Saburô Date, Willie Dorsey, Eiji Gô
- Directors:
- Ryuichi Takamori
- Producers:
- Susumu Yoshikawa
- Voiced By:
- Adolph Caesar
- Narrated By:
- Adolph Caesar
- Writers:
- Ikki Kajiwara, Kentarô Nakajô, Ryûzô Nakanishi
- Aka:
- Bodyguard Kiba / Bodigaado Kiba
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama, Thrillers
- Countries:
- Japan
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 25/03/2024
- Run Time:
- 88 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Brand new feature length audio commentary by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
- The Bodyguard - alternate US version of 'Bodyguard Kiba'
- Talking Chiba - Brand new interview with action choreographer and director Kenji Tanigaki
- Kiba or Chiba - Brand new interview with Tom Mes and Jasper Sharp
- Original theatrical trailers
