Black Belt

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Real Fight, Real Karate, Real Japan.
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 92 mins
Retail Price: £15.99
Release Date: 2011
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
Before World War II, three disciples, Taikan, Choei, and Giryu, were taught by karate master Eiken Shibara in a remote mountain dojo. When the Japanese military police attempt to seize the training hall, the three disciples resist and soundly defeat them, though Choei receives a crippling injury. Afterwards, on his deathbed, their master bids his pupils to focus their skills inward and decide who is worthy of being his successor and inheriting his black belt. Taikan and Giryu, as the only two viable candidates, follow different paths on their journey to discovering the meaning behind their master's last words.

Special Features:
Making of Black Belt
Theatrical Trailer
TV Spot

Video Tracks:
1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Japanese
Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Japanese

Subtitle Tracks:
English

Directed By:
Shunichi Nagasaki

Written By:
Jôji Iida

Starring:
Akihito Yagi
Tatsuya Naka
Yuji Suzuki
Arashi Fukasawa
Hakuryu
Yosuke Natsuki
Shin'ya Ohwada
Tarô Suwa

Casting By:
Yumiko Kûkan

Music From:
Naoki Sato

Director of Photography:
Masato Kaneko

Editor:
Hirohide Abe

Production Designer:
Tatsuo Ozeki