Movie·1974·1h 26m
The Karate
Directed By
Yukio Noda
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
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The Story
Original title: ザ・カラテ
Bronson Lee, a Japanese-American raised by his grandma in the harsh, poverty-stricken desert Southwest, returns to Japan to demonstrate his mastery of karate by entering the tournament that will determine the first World Karate Champion.
Written By
Masakazu Shimura, Kōji Takada
Producer
Yukio Imakawa, Masao Satô
Cinematography
Toshio Masuda
Editor
Tadao Kanda
Themes
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Audience Score
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Cast
Tadashi Yamashita
Bronson Lee
Yoko Horikoshi
Shinobu Suzuki
Shingo Yamashiro
Mihira
Bolo Yeung
Masafumi Suzuki
Masafumi Suzuki
Shunji Sasaki
Keima Tadashi
Steve Fisher
Joe Gonzales
Dale Ferguson
Willy Zhang
Hiroshi Ebie
Tiger Blue
Seizō Fukumoto
Akama
Masataka Iwao
Okura
Ryuji Katagiri
Sagara
Eizō Kitamura
Kazunori Tokaibayashi
Kuniomi Kitani
Kasim Khan
Kazuyuki Kosaka
Yasui
Michimaro Otabe
Yoshizo Yamatani
Yae Ozaki
Yuko
Takaya Shimoyama
Team
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Crew
Yukio Noda
Director
Masakazu Shimura
Screenplay
Kōji Takada
Screenplay
Toshio Masuda
Director of Photography
Yukio Imakawa
Producer
Masao Satô
Producer
Tadao Kanda
Editor
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