Masutatsu Oyama
Born: 1923-06-04
Died: 1994-04-26
Known For: Acting
Biography
Masutatsu Ōyama (大山 倍達, Ōyama Masutatsu, born Choi Yeong-eui (Hangul: 최영의 Hanja: 崔永宜); June 4, 1923 – April 26, 1994), 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
Filmography
2005
- Oyama Karate Kyokushinkai as Himself
1976
1973
- Bodyguard Kiba 2 as Tetsugen Daito
- The Bodyguard as Tetsugen Daito