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The Karate
The Karate
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The Karate

Original Title: ザ・カラテ

1974
1h 26m
Action
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1974

Runtime

1h 26m

Where to Watch

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Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 26m
Jun 15, 1974
Languages
Japanese
Director
Yukio Noda
Production
Toei Company
Toei Company
Production Countries
Japan

Top Cast

18 Cast Members

Tadashi Yamashita

Tadashi Yamashita

Bronson Lee

Yoko Horikoshi

Shinobu Suzuki

Shingo Yamashiro

Shingo Yamashiro

Mihira

Bolo Yeung

Bolo Yeung

Masafumi Suzuki

Masafumi Suzuki

Masafumi Suzuki

Shunji Sasaki

Shunji Sasaki

Keima Tadashi

Steve Fisher

Joe Gonzales

Dale Ferguson

Willy Zhang

Hiroshi Ebie

Tiger Blue

Seizō Fukumoto

Seizō Fukumoto

Akama

Masataka Iwao

Masataka Iwao

Okura

Ryuji Katagiri

Ryuji Katagiri

Sagara

Eizō Kitamura

Eizō Kitamura

Kazunori Tokaibayashi

Kuniomi Kitani

Kuniomi Kitani

Kasim Khan

Kazuyuki Kosaka

Yasui

Michimaro Otabe

Michimaro Otabe

Yoshizo Yamatani

Yae Ozaki

Yuko

Takaya Shimoyama

Takaya Shimoyama

Team

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