Black Belt
Aka 'Kuro-obi'. Director Shunichi Nagasaki and screenwriter George Iida ponder the delicate balance between fierce confrontation and moral reflection as related to the realm of defensive martial arts in this thoughtful tale of two students divided by their disparate beliefs. Notably, all of the martial arts portrayed are done without wires or special effects.
Year: 2007
Genre: Japanese Cinema, Martial Arts, International Showcase
Country: Japan
Director: Shunichi Nagasaki
Starring: Akihito Yagi, Tatsuya Naka, Yuji Suzuki
Duration: 92 Minutes
Rating: M - Contains violence and sexual references.
Subtitles: Yes
7/10
Location in store: Foreign (Japan)
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