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Kuro-obi (2007)

| Action, Drama, Sport | 13 October 2007 (Japan)
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A Karate masters three students compete for to be the new master against events of historical events.

Director:

Shunichi Nagasaki

Writer:

Jôji Iida

Stars:

Akihito Yagi, Tatsuya Naka, Yûji Suzuki | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Credited cast:
Akihito Yagi Akihito Yagi ... Giryu
Tatsuya Naka Tatsuya Naka ... Taikan
Yûji Suzuki Yûji Suzuki ... Choei
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kenji Anan Kenji Anan
Takeshi Bito Takeshi Bito ... Punk
Arashi Fukasawa Arashi Fukasawa ... Kenta
Hakuryû Hakuryû ... Police Captain Kiichi Tanihara
Rei Hanaoka Rei Hanaoka
Atsushi Hida Atsushi Hida
Yû Kamio Yû Kamio
Takayasu Komiya ... Ohmoji
Tatsuya Mori Tatsuya Mori
Atsuko Nakamura Atsuko Nakamura
Yôsuke Natsuki Yôsuke Natsuki ... Eiken Shibahara
Shin'ya Ohwada Shin'ya Ohwada ... Gouda Hidehisa (as Shin'ya Ôwada)
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Storyline

The events take place in 1932 in Japanese-occupied Manchuria, in which the corrupt leaders of the Japanese army are trying to take over all the Karate dojos for their own personal benefit. Amidst these circumstances the master of one of these dojos dies before passing on the Kuroobi to his successor, leaving three of his pupils the task of deciding amongst themselves who deserves it most. After they bury their master, they are forced to leave the dojo and join the Japanese army. At this point, their journey leads them on rather different paths both in life and in the understanding of their master's teachings of martial arts, only to reunite them at the end. Written by johanvos

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dojo | karate | manchuria | martial arts | red balloon | See All (44) »

Taglines:

Real Fight, Real Karate, Real Japan.

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Action | Drama | Sport

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Official Sites:

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Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

13 October 2007 (Japan) See more »

Also Known As:

Black Belt See more »

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Bandai Visual Company, Cafe Groove, Cross Media See more »
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The styles of karate used by the characters are all different: Taikan trains Shotokan style. Giryu trains Goju-Ryu style. Choei trains Kyokushinkai style See more »

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It's a matter of taste and mood.
11 November 2012 | by elias-80 – See all my reviews

If you like a decent story line with realistic fight scenes like in Twilight Samurai, The Hidden Blade and Love and Honour you might like this movie as well.

But if you like lots of wire work and long fighting scenes with lots of unrealistic moves then watch your typical mainstream HK movies such as Legend of the Fist, Once Upon a Time in China and Iron Monkey.

Simple.

Just because it's a martial arts films doesn't mean we have to throw them all into one category. They are completely different types of movies. It all depends what you prefer or what you're in the mood of.

Personally, I wish they made more movies like this.
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