Karate master and anti-drug vigilante Chiba returns to his home in Japan, where he holds a press conference announcing his intention to wipe out the nation's drug industry. He also offers his services as a bodyguard to anyone who is willing to come forward and provide information about the drug lords' activities. He is soon approached by a mysterious woman claiming to have important information and asking for Chiba's protection. She seems to be legitimate, but is she really what she appears to be?
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The Bodyguard was released in 1973 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 13 reviews, giving The Bodyguard (1973) an average rating of 49%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 71%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed The Bodyguard a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 49%, The Bodyguard is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1973, which stands at 59%.
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