Kyokushin in culture

Films, books, historical sources and other works connected with Kyokushin, a style of the Karate family (Japan). 4 works (including sub-styles).

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Films 2

2004Fighter in the WindSouth Korean 2004 film by Yang Yun-ho, loosely based on the youth of Masutatsu Oyama, founder of Kyokushin; its source was a Korean comic.2007Black BeltJapanese 2007 film by Shunichi Nagasaki about three karate pupils in 1932; the leads are real karateka from three different schools.KarateMeibukan Goju-ryuShotokan

Documentary series 1

2007Fight QuestAmerican Discovery Channel documentary series (2007–2008) in which Jimmy Smith and Doug Anderson train five days with martial arts masters and then demonstrate the art.BoxingBrazilian Jiu-JitsuEskrima+9

Anime 1

1973Karate Baka IchidaiJapanese animated series (1973–1974) based on Ikki Kajiwara's manga, loosely inspired by the life of Masutatsu Oyama, the founder of Kyokushin.Karate