Product Details

• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Bci / Eclipse
• DVD Release Date: July 4, 2006
• Run Time: 166 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000FFJ8IA
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #90,257 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

The Japanese PRIDE Fighting Championships are the premier event of mixed martial arts an extreme sport that incorporates elements of judo karate jiu jitsu kickboxing and wrestling into a no-holds-barred style of fighting. This volume presents every match from the fourth BUSHIDO event held in July 2004 at Japan's Nagoya Rainbow Hall featuring top-rated fighters like Mirko Filipovic Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Kazuhiro Nakamura in 10 thrilling bouts of hand-to-hand combat.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: SPORTS/GAMES/FIGHTING Rating: NR UPC: 787364688296

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Enter. . . .Wanderlai Silva!, September 17, 2005

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shivatrance (rehoboth, DE USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pride Fighting Championships: Pride Fighting Legacy, Vol. 2 (DVD)

While the first Legacy set seems to revolve around Sakuraba (obviously not meant to purposefully since it is simply the first five events), this set represents the rise of the Axe Murderer.
See his first fight in the PRIDE ring to work his way up to legendary status.
There is also some great fights here for the Sakuraba fans too. For instance, Royler Gracie vs. Saku in PRIDE 8. Classic fight. Let yourself judge it.
Get this DVD as soon as it comes out; certainly seems to be the best way to collect the PRIDE Fighting Championship events.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another Great Bushido Show, July 10, 2006

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robbypark (Saskatoon, SK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pride Fighting Championship - Bushido, Vol. 4 (DVD)

PRIDE or PRIDE Fighting Championships is the largest mixed martial arts organization in the world. It is based in Japan and currently promoted by Dream Stage Entertainment (DSE). Its inaugural event was held at the Tokyo Dome on October 11, 1997, promoted by Kakutougi Revolution Spirits (KRS). It is the most popular MMA organization in the world based on the number of event attendees: the PRIDE Final Conflict 2003 event had over 67,000 people in the audience. The audience record is 91,107 people on the PRIDE and K-1 co-production Shockwave/Dynamite, held in August 2002. It is considered to be the premiere MMA organization on the planet.

PRIDE Bushido is the branch of PRIDE FC that showcases the lighter weight fighters. Since its inception, early Bushido shows were often criticized by the Japanese media for not having enough action. In my opinion, Bushido 4 was the turning point that placed Bushido on the path to becoming the hottest event in Mixed Martial Arts today.

Unlike many MMA fight events, you get a ton of bang for your buck. There are 10 fights on the original PPV fight card with an 11th bonus fight in the Extra Features section of the DVD. Here is a spoiler-free breakdown of the fights:

Luiz Buscape vs Hiroyuki Abe - 7/10

Dokonjonosuke Mishima vs Marcus Aurelio - 9/10
- a tremendous fight between two top Lightweight fighters.

Amar Suloev vs Dean Lister - 4/10
- What looked like a decent match on paper, turns out to be a terrible snoozefest.

Hayato Sakurai vs Brady Fink - 6/10
- A pretty large mismatch as the legendary Hayato "Mach" Sakurai takes on an upstart American in Brady Fink. Sakurai's original opponent Crosley Gracie, was forced to withdraw due to injury.

Ikuhisa Minowa vs Kenichi Yamamoto - 7/10
- Minowa is a character

Takashi Sugiura vs Giant Silva - 7/10
- Interesting to watch because of the sideshow factor. The 7'4, 400lbs Giant Silva makes his PRIDE and MMA debut against a much smaller Japanese opponent.

Mirko Filipovic vs Shungo Oyama - 8/10
- Cro Cop makes a huge impact as he returns to the ring after being upset in his previous bout.

Paulo Filho vs Akira Shoji - 8/10
- Very good back-and-forth fight with both men gaining the advantage on momentary occasions.

Takanori Gomi vs Fabio Mello - 9/10
- A tremendous fight between "The Fireball Kid" Takanori Gomi and BTT fighter Fabio Mello. Gomi shows why he's one of the most dynamic and entertaining fighters in the world.

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs Kazuhiro Nakamura - 7/10
- After an entertaining tilt in their first fight, Rogerio and Nakamura lock up again in the rematch. A good fight.

With the its reduced price, I highly recommend Bushido 4 for any Mixed Martial Arts fan. Their are a few boring fights and some snooze worthy moments, but overall its a pretty high class event.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Second Generation, March 20, 2006

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fco mardones (Santiago de Chile) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pride Fighting Championships: Pride Fighting Legacy, Vol. 2 (DVD)

There's a huge difference between this set and Legacy Vol. 1, as this one is full of action, and includes the debut of some legends in this recently born sport.
This pack includes the events where Pride FC absorbed the best fighters in the world. They took place between 1999 and 2000, when Silva, Sakuraba, Vovchanchyn, Kerr, Goodridge, Goes and Herring helped to slowly establish Pride as the only place where the best fighters could make a name for themselves.
I would say that here you'll find the second big MMA generation, as Royce, Ken Shamrock, Frye, Severn and Oleg constitute the first one. In this second generation, we start to enjoy the first really well rounded fighters, and some very entertaining stand up skills.
During this period of time, UFC had its pick moment, and slowly started to lose it's place. I guess every MMA fan would have dreamed to see Frank, Tito, Randy and Bas, fighting in these events, but they stayed at the UFC.
The only flaw in this box set, is that it doesn't include Pride number 10, surely because is so good that they want to sell it separately. Anyway..., a must have!