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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.
(Source: The Anime Encyclopedia)
(Source: The Anime Encyclopedia)
Type
Status
- Finished
Country
- Japan
Season
Rating
- PG-13
Studios
Episodes
- 47/47 episodes of 24 minutes
Date
- October 03, 1973 - September 25, 1974
Original Broadcast
- Every 8 days
Scores
- Genres:
- Adventure Historical Sports Martial Arts Action Drama Shounen
- Tags:
- Shounen Martial Arts
Characters: (5)