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. .

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 2010–2012 Japan Window

In the crowded 2010-2012 Japan release window, Karate Girl sits at #420 of 441. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Cobra the Animation
    #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

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Karate Girl premiered alongside 138 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 138 other Japan films in 2011.

The 2423rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

19
Reviews
34th
Review-volume percentile
10th
Popularity percentile

19 audience reviews — more than 34% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 10th percentile among Japan films.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Karate Girl, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • black belt · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • karate · 22
  • mobster · 6
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • japan · 454
  • martial arts · 369
  • kidnapping · 72
  • sibling relationship · 38

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 CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesToei Video Company
Runtime1h 32m
Release DateFebruary 5, 2011
IMDbtt1726661