Poster of Lightning Karate Blow

Lightning Karate Blow

Plot: 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
Release Date: Sunday, January 29 1956
68 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Ken TakakuraKen Takakura
Ken Takakura was
24 in Lightning Karate Blow
Mon, Feb 16 1931 –
Mon, Nov 10 2014
Portrait of Harumi UrazatoHarumi Urazato
Harumi Urazato was
21 in Lightning Karate Blow
Sat, Sep 22 1934 –
Sun, Feb 13 2011
Portrait of Susumu NamishimaSusumu Namishima
Susumu Namishima was
33 in Lightning Karate Blow
Tue, Oct 03 1922 –
Sun, Jan 01 1995
Portrait of Takashi KandaTakashi Kanda
Takashi Kanda was
37 in Lightning Karate Blow
Sun, Apr 14 1918 –
Sun, Jul 13 1986
Portrait of Isao YamagataIsao Yamagata
Isao Yamagata was
40 in Lightning Karate Blow
Sun, Jul 25 1915 –
Fri, Jun 28 1996
Portrait of Toranosuke OgawaToranosuke Ogawa
Toranosuke Ogawa was
58 in Lightning Karate Blow
Wed, Dec 01 1897 –
Fri, Dec 29 1967
Portrait of Yoshi KatōYoshi Katō
Yoshi Katō was
43 in Lightning Karate Blow
Sun, Jan 12 1913 –
Tue, Mar 01 1988
Portrait of Takamaru SasakiTakamaru Sasaki
Takamaru Sasaki was
57 in Lightning Karate Blow
Sun, Jan 30 1898 –
Sun, Dec 28 1986
Portrait of Akikane SawaAkikane Sawa
Akikane Sawa was
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Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Fujio TsudaFujio Tsuda
Fujio Tsuda was
>> in Lightning Karate Blow
as 'Director'
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Portrait of Taihei KobayashiTaihei Kobayashi
Taihei Kobayashi was
>> in Lightning Karate Blow
as 'Screenplay'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tokujirō ŌkuboTokujirō Ōkubo
Tokujirō Ōkubo was
47 in Lightning Karate Blow
as 'Music'
Sat, Mar 14 1908 –
Mon, Aug 19 1974
Portrait of Hiroshi FukushimaHiroshi Fukushima
Hiroshi Fukushima was
>> in Lightning Karate Blow
as 'Cinematography'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yoshiharu MakinoYoshiharu Makino
Yoshiharu Makino was
>> in Lightning Karate Blow
as 'Novel'
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