Black Belt (黒帯) 16 years old

Real Fight, Real Karate, Real Japan.

Black Belt

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 71 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 59 years old as Taiken
Tatsuya Mori He was 50, now 67 years old
Yûji Suzuki as Choei
Akihito Yagi He was 30, now 47 years old as Giryu
Shin'ya Ohwada He was 59, now 76 years old as Gouda Hidehisa
Atsuko Nakamura She was 65, now 83 years old

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 67) years old Directing
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Black Belt (16 years)

Real Fight, Real Karate, Real Japan.

  • Release day: Saturday, October 13, 2007
  • Runtime: 95 minutes