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Black Belt

Original title: Kuro-obi
  • 20072007
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 35m
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6.9/10
1.6K
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Black Belt (2007)
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A Karate master's three students join the army and go their separate ways, later to unite to battle together against corruption and uphold tradition.A Karate master's three students join the army and go their separate ways, later to unite to battle together against corruption and uphold tradition.A Karate master's three students join the army and go their separate ways, later to unite to battle together against corruption and uphold tradition.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
1.6K
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    • Shunichi Nagasaki
    • Jôji Iida
  • Stars
    • Akihito Yagi
    • Tatsuya Naka
    • Yûji Suzuki
    • Shunichi Nagasaki
    • Jôji Iida
  • Stars
    • Akihito Yagi
    • Tatsuya Naka
    • Yûji Suzuki
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    • 19User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    Akihito Yagi
    • Giryu
    Tatsuya Naka
    • Taikan
    Yûji Suzuki
    • Choei
    Kenji Anan
    Takeshi Bito
    • Punk
    Arashi Fukasawa
    • Kenta
    Hakuryû
    Hakuryû
    • Police Captain Kiichi Tanihara
    Rei Hanaoka
    Atsushi Hida
    Yû Kamio
    Takayasu Komiya
    Takayasu Komiya
    • Ohmoji
    Tatsuya Mori
    Atsuko Nakamura
    Yôsuke Natsuki
    Yôsuke Natsuki
    • Eiken Shibahara
    Fuyuhiko Nishi
    • Takaomi Togo
    Shin'ya Ohwada
    • Gouda Hidehisa
    • (as Shin'ya Ôwada)
    Hideyuki Satô
    Masahiro Sudô
        • Shunichi Nagasaki
        • Jôji Iida
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      • Trivia
        The styles of karate used by the characters are all different: Taikan trains Shotokan style. Giryu trains Goju-Ryu style. Choei trains Kyokushinkai style
      • Connections
        Featured in Karate World Champion Rates 11 Karate Scenes in Movies and TV (2021)

      User reviews19

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      10/10
      Awesome film!
      This is truly a great film. Original and refreshing in its presentation. Sure, the plot can be easily deduced, but the environment, film direction, pure beauty of clean karate used appropriately makes this movie a real winner.

      The picture is beautiful, cinematography excellent. You develop a real connection with the characters as well. The movie is also suspenseful and engaging. The fighting scenes are spectacular. It also captures the historic period of 1930's Japan very well too.

      You can even learn something by watching this movie. There are lessons of life to be learned and you can come away feeling very satisfied that your time was well spent.

      This is one of those movies where after watching it you say, "Wow."
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      • prestonnaclk9
      • Aug 10, 2008

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      • Release date
        • October 13, 2007 (Japan)
        • Japan
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        • Bandai Visual Company
        • Cafe Groove
        • Cross Media
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      • 1 hour 35 minutes
        • Color
        • Black and White
        • Dolby Digital

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