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.

Director: Shunichi Nagasaki

Cast: Akihito Yagi, Tatsuya Naka, Yū Kamio, Arashi Fukasawa, Hakuryu, Takayasu Komiya, Yōsuke Natsuki, Shin'ya Ohwada

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.