Product Details

• Format: Black & White, Color, NTSC
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Tapeworm
• VHS Release Date: May 1, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004TJI1
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #694,671 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Judo’ Kano features the founder of Judo Jigaro Kano being filmed performing perfect techniques. You will see why Jigaro Kano was such a highly respected figure in the Japanese martial arts circles. His form was impeccable. Kano is also seen performing classic judo kata in the early 1920’s an he is also shown teaching and performing outdoors. The quality of this film is exceptional.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Incredible rip-off, March 19, 2001

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Rachel M. Barnes (Cape Cod) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vol. 4-Part 1 Judo's Kano [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is one of the poorest videos I have ever had the sorry luck to come to posess. It is less than 22 minutes long, and only contains 2 minutes and 7 seconds of film containing Jigoro Kano, the subject of the video. This is including some quarter screen shots during the opening credits, and a three second clip of him smiling. The filler is smarmy documentary including tons of camera shots lingering on still photos, and even silly cartoon drawings. One might think, with the video being only (not quite) 22 minutes long, they wouldn't need to recycle footage, but presto, there is a two minute segment, not including Kano, that you get to watch twice. After you suffer through the 22 minute fiasco that the producer calls a collector's item, they have the gall to tack on a 6 minute 'video catalog' of their other products. The catalog spends more time on the screen than the subject of the film. Absolutely infuriating.

1.0 out of 5 stars DONT BUY IT, January 5, 2005

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WAX3D "wax3d" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vol. 4-Part 1 Judo's Kano [VHS] (VHS Tape)

SIMPLE,.... DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME AND HARD EARNED MONEY ON ANYTHING
THAT THIS COMPANY PRODUCES ,IT IS ALL OF EXTREMELY POOR QUALITY
ESPECIALLY THERE DVDS , THEY USUALLY ARE NOT FINISHED AND WONT PLAY
OR ONLY PARTIALLY PLAY EVEN IN THE NEWEST STATE OF THE ART PLAYERS
SAVE YOURSELF THE DISAPPOINTMENT AND FRUSTRATION,THIS COMPANY SHOULD BE PUT OUT OF BUSINESS .