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.
| Title | Lightning Karate Blow |
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| Year | 1956 |
| Genre | Action |
| Country | Japan |
| Studio | Toei Company |
| Cast | Ken Takakura, Harumi Urazato, Susumu Namishima, Takashi Kanda, Isao Yamagata, Toranosuke Ogawa |
| Crew | Taihei Kobayashi (Screenplay), Tokujirō Ōkubo (Music), Fujio Tsuda (Director), Hiroshi Fukushima (Cinematography), Yoshiharu Makino (Novel) |
| Keyword | karate |
| Release | Jan 29, 1956 |
| Runtime | 59 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb | 0.00 / 10 by 0 users |
| Popularity | 2 |
| Budget | 0 |
| Revenue | 0 |
| Language | 日本語 |
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