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The Karate

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.

1h 26m1974TMDb 9.0

ActionDrama

Japanese

Crew and Cast

Yukio NodaDirectorTadashi YamashitaTadashi YamashitaBronson Lee
Yoko HorikoshiShinobu SuzukiShingo YamashiroShingo YamashiroMihiraMasafumi SuzukiMasafumi SuzukiMasafumi SuzukiShunji SasakiShunji SasakiKeima Tadashi
Steve FisherJoe Gonzales
Dale FergusonWilly Zhang
Hiroshi EbieTiger BlueSeizō FukumotoSeizō FukumotoAkamaMasataka IwaoMasataka IwaoOkuraRyuji KatagiriRyuji KatagiriSagaraEizō KitamuraEizō KitamuraKazunori TokaibayashiKuniomi KitaniKuniomi KitaniKasim Khan
Kazuyuki KosakaYasuiMichimaro OtabeMichimaro OtabeYoshizo Yamatani
Yae OzakiYukoTakaya ShimoyamaTakaya ShimoyamaTeam

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.

  • Toei Company
Part of theThe Karate TrilogyView the collection

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Info

Original title
ザ・カラテ
Status
Released
Released
15 June 1974
Runtime
1h 26m
TMDB score
9.0 / 10 (2 votes)

Production

Director
Yukio Noda
Writers
Masakazu Shimura, Kōji Takada
Studios
Toei Company
Countries
Japan

Box Office

Collection
The Karate Trilogy

Languages

Original
Japanese
Spoken
Japanese