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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Ken TakakuraCast
Harumi UrazatoCast
Susumu NamishimaCast
Takashi KandaHiga Saburo (Gisen's Disciple)
Isao YamagataNagoe Gisen
Toranosuke OgawaCast
Yoshi KatōCast
Takamaru SasakiCast
Akikane SawaCast
Mayumi FujisatoCastExplore the crew
- Screenplay
- Taihei Kobayashi
- Director
- Fujio Tsuda
- Editor
- Yoshiki Nagasawa