Poster for the movie Black Belt

Black Belt

2007 • 95 minutes
ActionDrama

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.

Picture of Akihito Yagi

Akihito Yagi

Giryu

Picture of Tatsuya Naka

Tatsuya Naka

Taiken

Picture of Yū Kamio

Yū Kamio

Choei

Picture of Arashi Fukasawa

Arashi Fukasawa

Kenta

Picture of Hakuryu

Hakuryu

Police Captain Kiichi Tanihara

Picture of Takayasu Komiya

Takayasu Komiya

Ohmoji

Picture of Yōsuke Natsuki

Yōsuke Natsuki

Eiken Shibahara

Picture of Shin'ya Ohwada

Shin'ya Ohwada

Gouda Hidehisa

Picture of Kenji Anan

Kenji Anan

Picture of Atsuko Nakamura

Atsuko Nakamura

Picture of Tatsuya Mori

Tatsuya Mori

Picture of Atsushi Hida

Atsushi Hida

Picture of Fuyuhiko Nishi

Fuyuhiko Nishi