Masutatsu Oyama
Acting
June 4, 1923
Died April 26, 1994 (70 years old)
Gimje, North Jeolla, South Korea
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Acting Credits
Biography
Masutatsu Ōyama, born Choi Yeong-eui (Hangul: 최영의 Hanja: 崔永宜), 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.
