ma oyama be the most successful karate master of the late 20th century . he reject the training of the karate club of the time focus on an intense no hold form of training . he eventually build his system into a huge business empire with hundred of school across the world and without compromise his teaching . the testing in the kyokushin school be still some of the most physically challenging test any martial art school require . one non physical hardship oyama face be prejudice due to his korean ancestry and he spend time prove that loyalty be to japan and japanese karate . this movie series be part of that effort although anyone who have the chance to meet oyama ( i do ) would never question his allegiance to japan . in this series and oyama most famous student and sonny chiba and be call upon to portray his master . oyama arrive from the countryside where he have be train alone . he challenge and make short work of the establish karate school he encounter . disgust by the state of karate and oyama return to his lone training . he eventually pick up a student and fall in love and get in the way of gangster who be ally with the establish karate school . in the middle of this be the legendary bullfight with a mad bull . how much of the film be true be questionable . that oyama could kill a bull with his bare hand be true . he be call on to repeat this feat numerous time . there be filmed instance of oyama actually do this and although sometimes the bull seem to be tether a oyama be get on in year . sonny chiba portray his master with conviction and the karate be quite good . chiba may not have be the best karate practitioner but and at this point in time and he be certainly above average . a a whole the movie be good and much good then most martial art film in the drama department . i always wonder why it not more well know . possibly it the very realistic depiction of martial art . people be show get tired and hurt unlike 99 % of action film where the hero be a limitless fountain of energy and each blow instantly dispatch an opponent to death . chiba seem so exhaust at one point that it hurt to watch . perhaps viewer rather not have their entertainment reflect reality so closely . recommend especially for martial artist .