Black Belt
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“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.
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Cast
13 people
Akihito Yagi
Giryu
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Dancing Karate Kid
Tatsuya Naka
Taiken
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High Kick Girl!
Karate Girl
Yū Kamio
Choei
Known for
Kamen Rider
Arashi Fukasawa
Kenta
Also in
Angels in White
Helen the Baby Fox
Hakuryu
Police Captain Kiichi Tanihara
Known for
Mr. Sunshine
Fireworks
Takayasu Komiya
Ohmoji
Also in
A Town Without Seasons
Burst City
Yōsuke Natsuki
Eiken Shibahara
Known for
Shōgun
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Shin'ya Ohwada
Gouda Hidehisa
Known for
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Legal High
Kenji Anan
Known for
Godzilla Minus One
Gokusen
Atsuko Nakamura
Known for
Big Man Japan
Tatsuya Mori
Also in
High Kick Girl!
The Flashing Signal
Atsushi Hida
Also in
Corpse Prison: Part 1
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Shunichi Nagasaki Director · George Iida Writer Naoki Sato Composer
First release October 13, 2007 · Produced in Japan · Production Bandai Visual, Cross Media
Production
Kuro-Obi Partners
Production
Bandai Visual
Production
Cross Media
Production
Hexagon Pictures
Production
Cafe Groove
Production
Harajuku Sun-Ad
Production
Kiccorit
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
黒帯
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Canada · October 13, 2007
Limited theatrical
Japan · October 13, 2007
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
January 25, 2014 · Premiere · Eiga-Sai Film Festival
Germany
May 22, 2008 · Physical
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