CinemaOSMovie · 1956 · 0h 59m

Lightning Karate Blow

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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.

Directed byFujio Tsuda

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 59m
Language
JA
Released
January 29, 1956
Studios
Toei Company

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura

Harumi Urazato

Harumi Urazato

Susumu Namishima

Susumu Namishima

Takashi Kanda

Takashi Kanda

Higa Saburo (Gisen's Disciple)

Isao Yamagata

Isao Yamagata

Nagoe Gisen

Toranosuke Ogawa

Toranosuke Ogawa

Yoshi Katō

Yoshi Katō

Takamaru Sasaki

Takamaru Sasaki

Akikane Sawa

Akikane Sawa

Mayumi Fujisato

Mayumi Fujisato

Creative team
Directed by
Fujio Tsuda
Written by
Taihei Kobayashi

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