Japan Synopsis
黒帯
“Real Fight, Real Karate, Real Japan.”
Set in 1932, amid the rise of militarism after the establishment of the Manchukuo colony in Northeast China, the story centers on a trio of karateka. Studying under their aging master in a small dojo in the woods of central Kyushu, Choei, Taikan and Giryu face a company of kempeitai military police come to requisition their dojo for use as a military base.
Action + Drama in Japan
444 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Black Belt itself).
The 2006–2008 Japan Window
Black Belt holds position #198 of 372 Japan films in the 2006–2008 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Black Belt premiered alongside 112 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 112 other Japan films in 2007.
The 2004th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
60 audience reviews — more than 67% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (67th percentile) outruns trending popularity (49th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,533 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (45th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,009 of 1,714 (top 59%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Kuro-Obi Partners, Bandai Visual, Cross Media, Hexagon Pictures, Cafe Groove |
| Runtime | 1h 35m |
| Release Date | October 13, 2007 |
| IMDb | tt1084019 |
| Official Site | kuro-obi.cinemacafe.net |