Black Belt (2007)

Real Fight, Real Karate, Real Japan.

• Action
• Drama

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.

Rating

6.7 / 10 (66 votes)

Release date

October 13, 2007

Runtime

1h 35m

Language

Japanese

Director

Shunichi Nagasaki

Status

Released