1973Nominee
Best Performance
Bodyguard Kiba 2
Masutatsu Oyama
Actor
Gimje, North Jeolla, South Korea
June 4, 1923
Biography
Masutatsu Ōyama, born Choi Yeong-eui (Hangul: 최영의 Hanja: 崔永宜), more commonly known as Mas Oyama, was a karate master who founded Kyokushin Karate, considered the first and most influential style of full contact karate. A Zainichi Korean, he spent most of his life living in Japan and acquired Japanese citizenship in 1968.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1973Nominee
Best Performance
The Bodyguard
1978Nominee
Best Performance
Kings of the Square Ring
Career Highlights
1976Highlight
Best Performance
The Strongest Karate Part 2
1976Highlight
Best Performance
Fighting Black Kings
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Bodyguard Kiba 2
The Bodyguard
The Strongest Karate Part 2