CinemaOSMovie · 1974 · 1h 26m

The Karate

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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.

Directed byYukio Noda

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 26m
Language
JA
Released
June 15, 1974
Studios
Toei Company

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Bronson Lee, Champion (1974) Trailer

Bronson Lee, Champion (1974) Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Tadashi Yamashita

Tadashi Yamashita

Bronson Lee

Yoko Horikoshi

Shinobu Suzuki

Shingo Yamashiro

Shingo Yamashiro

Mihira

Masafumi Suzuki

Masafumi Suzuki

Masafumi Suzuki

Shunji Sasaki

Shunji Sasaki

Keima Tadashi

Steve Fisher

Joe Gonzales

Dale Ferguson

Willy Zhang

Hiroshi Ebie

Tiger Blue

Seizō Fukumoto

Seizō Fukumoto

Akama

Masataka Iwao

Masataka Iwao

Okura

Creative team
Directed by
Yukio Noda
Written by
Masakazu Shimura
Kōji Takada
Kōji Takada
Produced by
Yukio Imakawa
Masao Satô

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