Karate Master

Karate Baka Ichidai

Failed kamikaze pilot Ken Asuka becomes a rough, tough hooligan who settles all of his problems with karate, until he learns about the legendary swordsman Musashi Miyamoto in the novels of Eiji Yoshikawa. Resolving to live his life like Musashi, he begins to take karate more seriously. Based on a manga by Ikki Kajiwara and Jiro Tsunoda, itself inspired by the real life of Yasunobu Oyama, the founder of the "hard-knock" Kyokushin Karate school.

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Type: TV

Date aired: Oct 3, 1973 to Sep 25, 1974

Status: Finished Airing

Genres: Adventure , Sports , Historical , Martial Arts

Scores: ?

Premiered: FALL 1973

Duration: 24m

Episodes: 47

Studios: TMS Entertainment

Producers: Discotek Media , TMS Entertainment

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