Japan / Jan 29, 1956
59min
Overall average
5.0/10
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. 29, 1956 as two thirds of a triple feature. Both halves run just under one hour. The fighting is actually pretty good for the time, and it's fun to see Takakura as an impatient, bearded karate rascal.
Genres
Action
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 電光空手打ち |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Toei Company |
| Release date | 29 gennaio 1956 |
| Executive producer | 光川仁朗 |
| Writer | Taihei Kobayashi, Yoshiharu Makino |
| Editing | Yoshiki Nagasawa |
| Cinematography | Hiroshi Fukushima, Isamu Yamamori |
| Assistant directors | Akira Kashima, Fujio Tsuda, Fukuei Oki |
| Lighting | Yoshiaki Morisawa |
| Camera operators | Isamu Yamamori |
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| Additional photography | Isamu Yamamori |
| Production design | Shuichiro Nakamura, 長北喜二次 |
| Art direction | Shuichiro Nakamura, 長北喜二次 |
| Set decoration | Shuichiro Nakamura, 長北喜二次 |
| Music | Tokujirō Ōkubo, Hisashi Kase, 城田孝子, Shozo Hirogami |
| Sound | Tokujirō Ōkubo, Hisashi Kase, 城田孝子, Shozo Hirogami |
| Costume design | 高木茂, 伊奈モト |
| Makeup | 高木茂, 伊奈モト |
| Hairstyling | 高木茂, 伊奈モト |
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