Karate Master | |
空手バカ一代 (Karate Baka Ichidai) | |
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Genre | |
Manga | |
Written by | Ikki Kajiwara |
Illustrated by |
Jirō Tsunoda (1971-1973) Jōya Kagemaru |
Published by | Kodansha |
Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Magazine |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | 1971 – 1977 |
Volumes | 29 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Osamu Dezaki |
Produced by | Eisuke Nozawa Nobuo Inada |
Studio | TMS Entertainment |
Licensed by | |
Original network | NET |
Original run | October 3, 1973 – September 25, 1974 |
Episodes | 47 |
Live-action film | |
Directed by | Kazuhiko Yamaguchi |
Studio | Toei |
Released | 14 May 1977 |
Runtime | 91 minutes |
Karate Master (空手バカ一代, Karate Baka Ichidai, lit. "A Karate-Crazy Life") is a Japanese manga drawn by Jirō Tsunoda and Jōya Kagemaru, with the story written by Ikki Kajiwara. The story was inspired by the life of the real-life karate martial artist Mas Oyama. [1] [2]
The manga was published in Weekly Shōnen Magazine between 1971 and 1977, and accumulated in 29 tankōbon volumes. [1] It was adapted into an anime television series from 1973 to 1974, and a live-action film in 1977.
The anime television series was produced by Tokyo Movie and aired Wednesdays, from 19:30 to 20:00, on NET from October 3, 1973 to September 25, 1974, totaling 47 episodes. [1] [3] [4]
The manga was first adapted into a live-action film by Toei as Karate Baka Ichidai, which was released on 14 May 1977 (the English release title was Karate for Life). [5] It was directed by Kazuhiko Yamaguchi and starred Shin'ichi ("Sonny") Chiba. [5] The two-part film, Shin Karate Baka Ichidai: Kakutōsha, which was directed by Takeshi Miyasaka and released in 2003 and 2004 to commemorate the seventeenth anniversary of Kajiwara's death, is often treated as an adaptation of the manga, [5] but its direct source is a book by Hisao Maki, Kajiwara's younger brother. [6]
The anime is now available on Hulu (in the U.S.) under the name Karate Master. Discotek Media has licensed the anime for home video release in North America. [7]
The success of the manga and the anime are often credited for producing a "karate boom" in Japan in the early 1970s. [8] [9]
Video game artist Keiji Inafune drew inspiration from Karate Master for several character designs in the arcade fighting game Street Fighter (1987). [10]
Karate Master | |
空手バカ一代 (Karate Baka Ichidai) | |
---|---|
Genre | |
Manga | |
Written by | Ikki Kajiwara |
Illustrated by |
Jirō Tsunoda (1971-1973) Jōya Kagemaru |
Published by | Kodansha |
Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Magazine |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | 1971 – 1977 |
Volumes | 29 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Osamu Dezaki |
Produced by | Eisuke Nozawa Nobuo Inada |
Studio | TMS Entertainment |
Licensed by | |
Original network | NET |
Original run | October 3, 1973 – September 25, 1974 |
Episodes | 47 |
Live-action film | |
Directed by | Kazuhiko Yamaguchi |
Studio | Toei |
Released | 14 May 1977 |
Runtime | 91 minutes |
Karate Master (空手バカ一代, Karate Baka Ichidai, lit. "A Karate-Crazy Life") is a Japanese manga drawn by Jirō Tsunoda and Jōya Kagemaru, with the story written by Ikki Kajiwara. The story was inspired by the life of the real-life karate martial artist Mas Oyama. [1] [2]
The manga was published in Weekly Shōnen Magazine between 1971 and 1977, and accumulated in 29 tankōbon volumes. [1] It was adapted into an anime television series from 1973 to 1974, and a live-action film in 1977.
The anime television series was produced by Tokyo Movie and aired Wednesdays, from 19:30 to 20:00, on NET from October 3, 1973 to September 25, 1974, totaling 47 episodes. [1] [3] [4]
The manga was first adapted into a live-action film by Toei as Karate Baka Ichidai, which was released on 14 May 1977 (the English release title was Karate for Life). [5] It was directed by Kazuhiko Yamaguchi and starred Shin'ichi ("Sonny") Chiba. [5] The two-part film, Shin Karate Baka Ichidai: Kakutōsha, which was directed by Takeshi Miyasaka and released in 2003 and 2004 to commemorate the seventeenth anniversary of Kajiwara's death, is often treated as an adaptation of the manga, [5] but its direct source is a book by Hisao Maki, Kajiwara's younger brother. [6]
The anime is now available on Hulu (in the U.S.) under the name Karate Master. Discotek Media has licensed the anime for home video release in North America. [7]
The success of the manga and the anime are often credited for producing a "karate boom" in Japan in the early 1970s. [8] [9]
Video game artist Keiji Inafune drew inspiration from Karate Master for several character designs in the arcade fighting game Street Fighter (1987). [10]