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Black Belt 2007 Directed by Shunichi Nagasaki 黒帯

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.

Country Japan
Production Country Japan
Language Japanese
Spoken Language Japanese
Release Date 13 October 2007
95 mins