Karate Girl
2011 1h 32m movie Film Japan

Karate Girl

KG カラテガール

“Revenge is her Destiny”

Synopsis

KG カラテガール

“Revenge is her Destiny”

In Okinawa, Ayaka Kurenai was born in the world’s greatest legendary Karate family. When she was a child, her family was attacked by a mysterious gang that seeks legendary black belt. Her father Soujiro Kurenai was killed and her younger sister was taken in front of her. Time has passed. In Yokohama, she was spending her life as a normal high school girl, hiding her real name and her status as a heir of the legendary Karate family. However, one incident brought her a fateful encounter with her sister who was separated in their childhood. But, her sister was raised as a heartless killing machine by the mysterious gang who took her. .

The 2010–2012 Japan Window

441 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Karate Girl sits at position #420.

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    #1

    Cobra the Animation

    ★ 9.4 · 2010

  2. Solitary Gourmet
    #2

    Solitary Gourmet

    ★ 9.0 · 2012

  3. Carnival Phantasm
    #3

    Carnival Phantasm

    ★ 8.9 · 2011

  4. Mother
    #4

    Mother

    ★ 8.7 · 2010

  5. High School D×D
    #5

    High School D×D

    ★ 8.6 · 2012

  6. Hunter x Hunter
    #6

    Hunter x Hunter

    ★ 8.6 · 2011

  7. Kamisama Kiss
    #7

    Kamisama Kiss

    ★ 8.6 · 2012

  8. Maid Sama!
    #8

    Maid Sama!

    ★ 8.6 · 2010

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Karate Girl. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

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The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Karate Girl premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

5.1
TMDB Rating
19
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #4,400 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (4th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.8 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,661 of 1,714 (top 97%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Toei Video Company
Runtime 1h 32m
Release Date February 5, 2011
IMDb tt1726661

Themes & Motifs

  • martial arts
  • japan
  • sibling relationship
  • kidnapping
  • karate
  • mobster
  • black belt

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