Bodyguard Kiba (1973 film)
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| Written by | Ryūzō Nakanishi |
| Screenplay by | Ikki Kajiwara |
| Based on | Bodyguard Kiba by Ikki Kajiwara Ken Nakagusuku |
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| Cinematography | Yohio Najakima Yoshio Nakajima Joel Shapiro (American footage) |
| Edited by | Osamu Tanaka |
| Music by | Toshiaki Tsushima Maurice Sarli (American release) |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Bodyguard Kiba (ボディガード牙) is a 1973 Japanese martial arts film starring Sonny Chiba. It is based on an action manga by Ikki Kajiwara.
A recut version was released in the United States in 1976 as The Bodyguard, with added footage in the first ten minutes of the film.
Bodyguard Kiba was followed by the sequel Bodigaado Kiba: Hissatsu sankaku tobi, released later that same year. There were then three more film adaptations with Takeshi Yamato in the role of Kiba released in 1993, 1994, and 1995 by Takashi Miike at the beginning of his career.