Black Belt

6.8 / 10

(61 votes)

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.

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Action,

Drama

Duration:

95 minutes

Year:

2007

Director:

Shunichi Nagasaki

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Company:

Kuro-Obi Partners,

Bandai Visual,

Cross Media,

Hexagon Pictures,

Cafe Groove,

Harajuku Sun-Ad,

Kiccorit

Cast:
Akihito Yagi

Giryu

Tatsuya Naka

Taiken

Yuji Suzuki

Choei

Arashi Fukasawa

Kenta

Hakuryu

Police Captain Kiichi Tanihara

Crew:
George Iida

Writer

Shunichi Nagasaki

Director

Hirohide Abe

Editor

Naoki Sato

Original Music Composer

Yutaka Tsurumaki

Sound