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Black Belt
Black Belt

Black Belt

Real Fight, Real Karate, Real Japan.

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ActionDrama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

13 October 2007

Country

Japan

Cast

Akihito Yagi

Akihito Yagi

Giryu

Tatsuya Naka

Tatsuya Naka

Taiken

Yū Kamio

Yū Kamio

Choei

Arashi Fukasawa

Arashi Fukasawa

Kenta

Hakuryu

Hakuryu

Police Captain Kiichi Tanihara

Takayasu Komiya

Takayasu Komiya

Ohmoji

Yōsuke Natsuki

Yōsuke Natsuki

Eiken Shibahara

Shin'ya Ohwada

Shin'ya Ohwada

Gouda Hidehisa

Kenji Anan

Kenji Anan

Atsuko Nakamura

Atsuko Nakamura

Tatsuya Mori

Tatsuya Mori

Atsushi Hida

Atsushi Hida

Fuyuhiko Nishi

Fuyuhiko Nishi

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