Black Belt

About 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.

Black Belt is a 2007 action drama film directed by Shunichi Nagasaki. It runs 95 minutes and was released in October 2007.

Its themes are karate, martial arts master, martial arts training, and martial arts action.

Akihito Yagi stars as Giryu, Tatsuya Naka as Taiken, Yū Kamio as Choei, and Arashi Fukasawa as Kenta. The screenplay is by George Iida. In the United States it streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and AsianCrush.

The Karate Kid, Ondanondu Kaladalli, and Dragonball Evolution make useful companions to Black Belt. TMDB voters put it at 6.7 out of 10 across 66 votes.