What is Baki Hanma about?
To gain the skills he needs to surpass his powerful father, Baki enters Arizona State Prison to take on the notorious inmate known as Mr. Unchained.
A young fighter enters a brutal prison to challenge an infamous inmate, fueling an epic, high-octane battle.
Pulpy. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Netflix.
Baki Hanma parents guide
Moderate sex and nudity, and brutal violence, about what a TV-MA should carry.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Brutal violence
- Our top level for violence.
- Sex and nudity
- Moderate
- Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Three questions
- How gory is Baki Hanma?
- Light gore and brutal violence.
- What is Baki Hanma rated, and is it OK for kids?
- No. It is rated TV-MA, with moderate sex and nudity, brutal violence, and some strong language.
Cast and crew
StarringNobunaga Shimazaki, Akio Otsuka, Rikiya Koyama, Toru Furuya, Takeshi Kusao, Hidekatsu Shibata
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