Lightning Karate Blow

Lightning Karate Blow

Release Date: 1956-01-29

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.

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Cast

Takashi Kanda

Takashi Kanda

as Higa Saburo (Gisen's Disciple)

Isao Yamagata

Isao Yamagata

as Nagoe Gisen

Crew

  • Taihei Kobayashi - Screenplay

  • Tokujirō Ōkubo - Music

  • Fujio Tsuda - Director

  • Hiroshi Fukushima - Cinematography

  • Yoshiharu Makino - Novel

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