The Bodyguard (1973)

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Shin'ichi Chiba

Naoto Kiba
(as Sonny Chiba)

Mari Atsumi

Reiko Miwa

Kinji Takinami

Shigeru Kumazawa

Yayoi Watanabe

Maki Kasuga

Mas Oyama

Tetsugen Daito
(as Masutatsu Oyama)

Takashi Hio

Alkaid Hoshino

Akira Kuji

Merak

Ryôjirô Nishimoto

Phecda

Toshiyuki Tsuchiyama

Alioth

Hajime Kubo

Ayuta

Hiroshi Date

Ishimochi

Hideo Murata

Hijacker A

Tadashi Takatsuki

Hijacker B
(as Chû Takatsuki)

Hisao Mizoguchi

Hijacker C

Hatsue Tonooka

Stripper

Aaron Banks

(U.S. version)

Ling Chia

(U.S. version)
(as Judy Lee)

Saburô Date

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Trivia
The quote at the beginning of the movie was used almost word for word in the Quentin Tarantino film Pulp Fiction. This explains why the bible passage is different when looked up, as it has been translated and reworded at least three times.

Goofs
The locations for the climactic battle sequence make no sense. It starts in a shipyard. They run away from gunfire, and are suddenly high above the water on rocky terrain, with no sign of nearby civilization. Then the last shot is inexplicably back at sea level.

Quotes
Narrator: 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!
[Ezekial 25:17]

Alternate versions
1976 version entitled The Bodyguard has added appearances of actors Bill Louie and Aaron Banks at beginning.

Connections
Edited into You're Still Not Fooling Anybody (1997)

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Review

Featured review

5/10

Hard to rate the dubbed version

Bad dubbing and a weird added bit make the dubbed version pretty bad, but not having seen the original, it's unfair to use that as a base for the movie. Not nearly Chiba's best in any respect.