Black Belt
“Real Fight, Real Karate, Real Japan.”
2007•14A•1h 35m•6.7•Released
ActionDrama
Set in 1932, amid the rise of militarism after the establishment of the Manchukuo colony in Northeast China, the story centers on a trio of karateka. Studying under their aging master in a small dojo in the woods of central Kyushu, Choei, Taikan and Giryu face a company of kempeitai military police come to requisition their dojo for use as a military base.
Director
Shunichi Nagasaki
Writer
George Iida
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Kuro-Obi Partners
Cast
Akihito Yagi
Giryu
Tatsuya Naka
Taiken
Yū Kamio
Choei
Arashi Fukasawa
Kenta
Hakuryu
Police Captain Kiichi Tanihara
Takayasu Komiya
Ohmoji
Yōsuke Natsuki
Eiken Shibahara
Shin'ya Ohwada
Gouda Hidehisa
Kenji Anan
Atsuko Nakamura
Tatsuya Mori
Atsushi Hida
Fuyuhiko Nishi
Production
Company
Kuro-Obi Partners
Company
Bandai Visual
Company
Cross Media
Company
Hexagon Pictures
Company
Cafe Groove
Company
Harajuku Sun-Ad
Company
Kiccorit
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