Lightning Karate Blow

Lightning Karate Blow

1956
59m
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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.

Status: Released

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
Toei Company
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Keywords

Quick Facts

Original Title 電光空手打ち
Release Date January 29, 1956
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt1290496

Cast

Ken Takakura
Ken Takakura

Harumi Urazato
Harumi Urazato

Susumu Namishima
Susumu Namishima

Takashi Kanda
Takashi Kanda

Higa Saburo (Gisen's Disciple)

Isao Yamagata
Isao Yamagata

Nagoe Gisen

Toranosuke Ogawa
Toranosuke Ogawa

Yoshi Katō
Yoshi Katō

Takamaru Sasaki
Takamaru Sasaki

Akikane Sawa
Akikane Sawa

Mayumi Fujisato
Mayumi Fujisato

Yuji Kitamine
Yuji Kitamine

Rikiya Iwaki
Rikiya Iwaki

Key Crew

Taihei Kobayashi
Screenplay
Fujio Tsuda
Director
光川仁朗
Executive Producer