The Karate (1974)
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
Writers:
Kōji Takada, Masakazu Shimura.
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Tadashi Yamashita as Bronson Lee |
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Yoko Horikoshi as Shinobu Suzuki |
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Shingo Yamashiro as Mihira |
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Bolo Yeung as |
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Masafumi Suzuki as Masafumi Suzuki |
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Shunji Sasaki as Keima Tadashi |
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Steve Fisher as Joe Gonzales |
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Dale Ferguson as Willy Zhang |
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Hiroshi Ebie as Tiger Blue |
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Seizō Fukumoto as Akama |
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Masataka Iwao as Okura |
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Ryuji Katagiri as Sagara |
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Eizō Kitamura as Kazunori Tokaibayashi |
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Kuniomi Kitani as Kasim Khan |
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Kazuyuki Kosaka as Yasui |
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Michimaro Otabe as Yoshizo Yamatani |
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Yae Ozaki as Yuko |
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Takaya Shimoyama as Team |
| Directing | Yukio Noda | Director |
| Writing | Kōji Takada | Screenplay |
| Writing | Masakazu Shimura | Screenplay |
| Sound | Takeo Watanabe | Music |
| Directing | Yuji Makiguchi | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Toshio Masuda | Director of Photography |
| Production | Yukio Imakawa | Producer |
| Production | Masao Satô | Producer |
| Editing | Tadao Kanda | Editor |