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Black Belt

Black Belt

Black Belt

Black Belt

Real Fight, Real Karate, Real Japan.

2007•1h 35m•

★6.8(64 ratings)

ActionDrama

Overview

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

Writers

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Main 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

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Shunichi Nagasaki

Writing

Writer: George Iida

Music & Sound

Sound: Yutaka Tsurumaki
Original Music Composer: Naoki Sato

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Masato Kaneko

Editing

Editor: Hirohide Abe

Art Direction

Production Design: Atsuro Hirai
Production Design: Tatsuo Ozeki

Keywords

karatedojomartial arts masterkarate kickmartial arts trainingkarate classmartial arts action

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "Real Fight, Real Karate, Real Japan."

#2

The original title is "黒帯" (JA).

#3

The runtime is 95 minutes (1h 35m).

#4

The film was directed by Shunichi Nagasaki.

#5

The screenplay was written by George Iida.

#6

The score was composed by Naoki Sato.

#7

Cinematography was handled by Masato Kaneko.

#8

This title is listed on IMDb as tt1084019.

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Rating

6.8/10

Good

64 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

黒帯

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

14A

Language:

日本語

Country of Origin:

Japan

Production Companies:

Kuro-Obi Partners

Bandai Visual

Bandai Visual

Cross Media

Hexagon Pictures

Cafe Groove

Harajuku Sun-Ad

Kiccorit

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