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
Actors: Akihito Yagi, Arashi Fukasawa, Atsuko Nakamura, Hakuryu, Kenji Anan, Shin'ya Ohwada, Takayasu Komiya, Tatsuya Naka, YĆsuke Natsuki, Yuji Suzuki