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Black Belt

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Amidst the political chaos of 1932, three young men in karate training compete for the honor of becoming their dojo's new master.
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Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse 07/24/2022
6.5/10
“Black Belt” is not exactly the film that fans of martial arts movies will adore, but at the same time, is one that fans of more socially oriented cinema will probably find much more interesting. Go to Full Review
David Lamble Bay Area Reporter 06/01/2020
If you're as tired as I am of formulaic martial arts films, this ferociously staged Japanese period piece (by Shunichi Nagasaki) may revive your faith in the genre. Go to Full Review
Burl Burlingame Honolulu Star-Advertiser 07/05/2011
2.5/4
Like a 1962 martial-arts movie, influenced by the landscape of American Westerns and relying on A-to-B storytelling, villains and heroes unfettered by backstory or motive. Go to Full Review
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Carlos Taiti Y Jul 1 Filme: Kuroi Obi Assistido: Elenco: @yagiakihito @nakatatsuya Yu Kamio, Shinya Owada, Kimika Yoshino Modelo: #artesmarciais #drama #karate Duração: 1h 37m Ano: 2007 Minha opinião: são poucos os filmes de karate, que me lembro, Oyama: O Lutador Lendário (2004) ou os filmes da década de 70 com Sonny Chiba, Etsuko Shihomi, Yasuaki Kurata ou na década de 80 Sho Kosugi e seu filho Kane e vários filmes de ninja. E um dos filmes que levou o nome do Karate Kid. Temos um delegado corrupto que quer fechar todos os dojos de karate da região, com o objetivo de se apossar de todos os terrenos para si. E assim eles chegam no dojo, onde estão treinando giryu (Yagi), taikan (Naka) e Choei (Yuji) e seu sensei. E neste momento os policiais são convidados ao um kumite (luta) e todos os policiais são humilhados, no dia seguinte eles voltam, Giryu ficam com sensei e Taikan e Choei vai com os policiais. E assim Taikan vai aos dojos desafiar os senseis para tomar ao lado dos policiais. E desta forma oprimindo as pessoas. Até o dia que um vilarejo que Giryu protege agora será atacado, e terá a batalha final para descobrir quem será o sucessor e receber a “Faixa Preta” do sensei. E nesta batalha do mais puro karate até a vitória Giryu, mas deixa a faixa com Taikan. Vale apena assistir? Um filme que traz o karate na sua essência. Sim. Nota: 8 See more Pietro J. B 01/19/2024 Il vero Karatè sul grande schermo. Questo è Kuro Obi, non la solita "commercialata" alla Karate Kid. See more Alexander B 02/26/2023 It's got great acting, directing and fight choreography. I also really liked the ending.However one character seeming kind of useless to the story and was given so little to do I'm not sure what his purpose was. Aside from that I really recommend it. See more Nicholas L 02/18/2023 I was a student of Shotokan and am an avid fan of Japanese cinema and this is the best karate film I have ever seen. But the appeal of the movie goes beyond the genuine techniques performed by real karate experts. The story is engaging and performances of the non-actor leads are surprisingly authentic. See more 11/21/2021 If you like karate stuff, then it's 5/5. If you don't like karate stuff, you probably won't be into it. It's about karate stuff. See more 01/17/2020 This is a real Karate movie! No fantasy, no acrobatic fights. A very plausible plot, very good fighting scenes, and a glorious final! Must see. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Amidst the political chaos of 1932, three young men in karate training compete for the honor of becoming their dojo's new master.
Director
Shunichi Nagasaki
Screenwriter
Joji Iida
Genre
Action, Drama, Adventure
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (DVD)
Mar 1, 2011
Runtime
1h 35m
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