The Karate (1974)
1974 · 1h 26m · Action, Drama
Genres: Action, Drama
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.
Director: Yukio Noda
Writers: Masakazu Shimura, Kōji Takada
Music by: Takeo Watanabe
Cinematography: Toshio Masuda
Editor: Tadao Kanda
Part of the The Karate Trilogy franchise.
Cast
Tadashi Yamashita as Bronson LeeYoko Horikoshi as Shinobu SuzukiShingo Yamashiro as MihiraMasafumi Suzuki as Masafumi SuzukiShunji Sasaki as Keima TadashiSteve Fisher as Joe GonzalesDale Ferguson as Willy ZhangHiroshi Ebie as Tiger BlueSeizō Fukumoto as AkamaMasataka Iwao as OkuraRyuji Katagiri as SagaraEizō Kitamura as Kazunori TokaibayashiMore like this
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