Budo: The Art of Killing his native Japan until he came across Arthur Davis, an American film exhibitor who ran a distribution company in Tokyo. Davis stated he funded the film out of the respect and gratitude he felt towards Japan. "The Art of Killing" won first prize at the 1978 Miami International Film Festival, but did not find an American distribution deal until 1981, when it was acquired by Crown International Pictures and received a limited release in 1982 under the title "Budo". The film eventually got a VHS release through Prism Entertainment which helped build its cult status among Japanese martial arts practitioners
Budo (musician) "The Finger & the Moon". Budo (musician) Josh Karp, better known by his stage name Budo, is an American hip hop producer and multi-instrumentalist. He is a member of A.R.M. along with M.anifest and Krukid. He is one half of the duo Roger Lion along with Joe Pernice. In 2005, Budo produced tracks for Macklemore's "The Language of My World". In 2008, he released a collaborative album with Grieves, titled "88 Keys & Counting". In 2011, he produced tracks for Grieves' album, "Together/Apart". In 2013, Budo released a collaborative single with Grynch, titled "Treadin'", on Fin Records. In that year,