Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

The art of self-defense / Bleeker Street presents an End Cue production ; produced by Cody Ryder, Andrew Kortschak, Stephanie Whonsetler, Walter Kortschak ; written and directed by Riley Stearns.

Publisher, Date:

Universal City, CA : Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, [2019]

Description:

1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

digital

optical

NTSC

video file

DVD video

region 1

Summary:

After a roving motorcycle gang attacks him on the street, timid bookkeeper Casey joins a neighborhood karate studio to learn how to protect himself. Under the watchful eye of a charismatic instructor, Sensei, and hardcore brown belt Anna, Casey gains a newfound sense of confidence. But when he attends Sensei's mysterious night classes, he discovers a sinister world of brutality and hyper-masculinity, presenting a journey that places him squarely in the sights of his enigmatic new mentor.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA Rating: R; for violence, sexual content, graphic nudity and language.

Subjects:

Karate -- Training -- Drama.

Karate teachers -- Drama.

Masculinity -- Drama.

Manipulative behavior -- Drama.

Murder -- Drama.

Genre:

Comedy films.

Martial arts films.

Crime films.