Black Belt

黒帯

Real Fight, Real Karate, Real Japan.

Overview

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.

Production

Kuro-Obi Partners, Bandai Visual, Cross Media, Hexagon Pictures, Cafe Groove, Harajuku Sun-Ad, Kiccorit