Black Belt

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.

Director

長崎俊一

Screenplay

飯田譲治

Music

佐藤直紀

Status

Released

Release date

13/10/2007

Original language

Japanese