Karate Warriors (1976) is a movie that I recently watched for the first time in a long time on Tubi. The storyline follows a man who discovers two rival gangs are at war and one of the gang's leaders has died leaving a huge stash of heroine ripe for the taking. He does his best to keep the gangs feuding so he can steal it. Meanwhile, he makes friends with one of the gang member's sons which may complicate his mission.
This movie is directed by Kazuhiko Yamaguchi (Return of the Sister Street Fighter) and stars Sonny Chiba (Street Fighter), Akiko Koyama (Boy), Isao Natsuyagi (The Land of Hope), Eiji Gô (The Yakuza) and Etsuko Shihomi (Sister Street Fighter).
This is an action genre fan's dream. Almost everything about this movie is awesome. The narration and background music are classic Chiba. The action scenes are stupendous with a nice blend of intense hand-to-hand combat scenes and some use of great weapons. The sound effects for the action scenes are fun too and remind me of early Nintendo video games. There's also suave Chiba picking up stunning ladies and various random sex scenes. There's some perfectly blended in lighthearted moments too whether it involves kids or comedic scenes at a bar.
Overall, there's really nothing to not like about this movie. I would score this a 9/10 and strongly recommend it.
