Black Belt (黒帯) 17 years old
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.
Credits
Black Belt Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Kenji Anan He was 44, now 62 years old | |
| Hakuryu He was 54, now 72 years old | as Police Captain Kiichi Tanihara |
| Yōsuke Natsuki He was 70, 81 years old when he died | as Eiken Shibahara |
| Tatsuya Naka He was 42, now 60 years old | as Taiken |
| Atsuko Nakamura She was 65, now 83 years old | |
| Tatsuya Mori He was 50, now 68 years old | |
| Yûji Suzuki | as Choei |
| Akihito Yagi He was 30, now 47 years old | as Giryu |
| Shin'ya Ohwada He was 59, now 77 years old | as Gouda Hidehisa |
Black Belt Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| George Iida as Writer. He was 47 (now 65) years old | Writing |
| Shunichi Nagasaki as Director. He was 50 (now 68) years old | Directing |
Black Belt (17 years)
Real Fight, Real Karate, Real Japan.
- Release day: Saturday, October 13, 2007
- Runtime: 95 minutes