Black Belt (2007)

JapaneseFilm200795 minAction, Drama★ 6.8/10

Real Fight, Real Karate, Real Japan.

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.

Directed by

Shunichi Nagasaki

Starring

Akihito Yagi, Tatsuya Naka, Yū Kamio

Music

Naoki Sato

Released

2007-10-13

Original title

黒帯

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