Lightning Karate Blow

Lightning Karate Blow

1956 ja 59 minutes

Rating: 0

Plot

Ken Takakura's screen debut, following his admission into Toei ranks via the studio's annual New Faces program, came surprisingly enough in this pair of Okinawa karate films. The two-parter was released on Jan. 29, 1956 as two thirds of a triple feature. Both halves run just under one hour. The fighting is actually pretty good for the time, and it's fun to see Takakura as an impatient, bearded karate rascal.

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Cast

Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura

Harumi Urazato

Harumi Urazato

Susumu Namishima

Susumu Namishima

Takashi Kanda

Takashi Kanda

Isao Yamagata

Isao Yamagata

Toranosuke Ogawa

Toranosuke Ogawa

Yoshi Katō

Yoshi Katō

Takamaru Sasaki

Takamaru Sasaki

Akikane Sawa

Akikane Sawa

Mayumi Fujisato

Mayumi Fujisato

Yuji Kitamine

Yuji Kitamine

Rikiya Iwaki

Rikiya Iwaki

Tokio Kozuka

Tokio Kozuka

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