Black Belt

Black Belt

95 mins | Drama, Action | Oct. 13, 2007

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.

Black Belt

95 mins | Drama, Action | Oct. 13, 2007

Black Belt
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Bandai Visual, Cross Media, Kuro-Obi Partners, Hexagon Pictures, Cafe Groove, Harajuku Sun-Ad, Kiccorit
Original title 黒帯
Directors Shunichi Nagasaki
Writers George Iida

Cast

Akihito Yagi

as Giryu

Tatsuya Naka

as Taiken

Yuji Suzuki

as Choei

Arashi Fukasawa

as Kenta

Hakuryu

as Police Captain Kiichi Tanihara

Takayasu Komiya

as Ohmoji

Yōsuke Natsuki

as Eiken Shibahara

Shin'ya Ohwada

as Gouda Hidehisa