The Karate

Jun 15, 1974

1h 26m

★ 0.0

Overview

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.

Genres

Action

Drama

Production Companies

Toei Company

The Karate Trailers

Cast

Bronson Lee

Tadashi Yamashita

Shinobu Suzuki

Yoko Horikoshi

Mihira

Shingo Yamashiro

Bolo Yeung

Masafumi Suzuki

Keima Tadashi

Shunji Sasaki

Joe Gonzales

Steve Fisher

Willy Zhang

Dale Ferguson

Tiger Blue

Hiroshi Ebie

Akama

Seizō Fukumoto

Okura

Masataka Iwao

Sagara

Ryuji Katagiri

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