Lightning Karate Blow

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 29, 1956

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Toei Company

Cast

Yuji Kitamine,Ken Takakura,Midori Yamamoto,Susumu Namishima,Isao Yamagata,Harumi Urazato,Takashi Kanda,Yoshi Katō,Mayumi Fujisato,Kentaro Takiand 7 more

Director

Fujio Tsuda

Writer

Yoshiharu Makino,Taihei Kobayashi

Producer

光川仁朗

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1290496