Budo: The Art of Killing and aficionados. The film was eventually remastered and released on DVD in 2005 by Synapse Films. Budo: The Art of Killing Budo: The Art of Killing is an award winning 1978 Japanese martial arts documentary created and produced by Hisao Masuda and financed by The Arthur Davis Company. Considered a cult classic, the film is a compilation of various Japanese martial art demonstrations by several famous Japanese instructors such as Gozo Shioda, Taizaburo Nakamura and Teruo Hayashi. Martial arts featured in the film include: karate, aikido, kendo, sumo, and judo among others. The only modern Japanese martial art not featured
Legend of the Liquid Sword they have since taken out of print. Xenon Pictures handled the U.S. release, imposing many cuts, including replacing the entire opening sequence with a card reading simply "Liquid Sword." The original burned-in subtitles are used. Legend of the Liquid Sword Legend of the Liquid Sword is a 1993 Hong Kong "wuxia" comedy film loosely based on Gu Long's "Chu Liuxiang" novel series. The film was written and directed by Wong Jing and stars Aaron Kwok as the titular protagonist. The young Chor Lau-heung learns martial arts from Tuk-ku Kau-pai and has attained a high level of skill. His teacher sends