The Karate
1974•1h 26m•9.0•Released
ActionDrama
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.
Director
Yukio Noda
Writer
Kōji Takada, Masakazu Shimura
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Toei Company
Cast
Tadashi Yamashita
Bronson Lee
Yoko Horikoshi
Shinobu Suzuki
Shingo Yamashiro
Mihira
Masafumi Suzuki
Masafumi Suzuki
Shunji Sasaki
Keima Tadashi
Steve Fisher
Joe Gonzales
Dale Ferguson
Willy Zhang
Hiroshi Ebie
Tiger Blue
Seizō Fukumoto
Akama
Masataka Iwao
Okura
Ryuji Katagiri
Sagara
Eizō Kitamura
Kazunori Tokaibayashi
Kuniomi Kitani
Kasim Khan
Kazuyuki Kosaka
Yasui
Michimaro Otabe
Yoshizo Yamatani
Production
Company
Toei Company
Producer
Yukio Imakawa
Producer
Masao Satô
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