Black Belt
黒帯
Set in 1932, amid the rise of militarism after the establishment of the Manchukuo colony in Northeast China, the story centers on a trio of karateka. Studying under their aging master in a small dojo in the woods of central Kyushu, Choei, Taikan and Giryu face a company of kempeitai military police come to requisition their dojo for use as a military base.
- Director: Shunichi Nagasaki
- Genre: Action, Drama
- Actors: Akihito Yagi, Arashi Fukasawa, Hakuryu, Tatsuya Naka, Yū Kamio
