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2007·14A

Black Belt

Real Fight, Real Karate, Real Japan.

ActionDrama1h 35m

🍅74%

🍅

74%

Tomatometer

🍿

74%

Popcornmeter

6.7

TMDB

Storyline

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.

Trailers

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Details

DirectorShunichi Nagasaki

ReleasedOct 13, 2007

StatusReleased

Original languageJapanese

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guide14ACA

Studios

Kuro-Obi Partners

Bandai VisualCross MediaHexagon PicturesCafe GrooveHarajuku Sun-Ad

Cast

Akihito Yagi

Giryu

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

Tatsuya Mori

Atsushi Hida

Where to watch(NG)

Stream

Amazon Prime Video

AsianCrush

Midnight Pulp

Amazon Prime Video with Ads

Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel

Cineverse Amazon Channel

Rent / Buy

Amazon Video

Reviews

4 reviews · 3 critics

3 fresh · 0 rotten

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Panos Kotzathanasis

RTAsian Movie PulseJul 24, 2022

“Black Belt” is not exactly the film that fans of martial arts movies will adore, but at the same time, is one that fans of more socially oriented cinema will probably find much more interesting.

D

David Lamble

RTBay Area ReporterJun 1, 2020

If you're as tired as I am of formulaic martial arts films, this ferociously staged Japanese period piece (by Shunichi Nagasaki) may revive your faith in the genre.

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Burl Burlingame

RTHonolulu Star-AdvertiserJul 5, 2011

Like a 1962 martial-arts movie, influenced by the landscape of American Westerns and relying on A-to-B storytelling, villains and heroes unfettered by backstory or motive.

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Information

Title

Black Belt

Released

Oct 13, 2007

Rated

14A

Region of Origin

Japan

Original Audio

Japanese

Runtime

1h 35m

Status

Released

Studios

Kuro-Obi Partners, Bandai Visual

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