The Karate
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.
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Countries
Japan
Ratings
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10.0/10
1 votes
Rating consensus
100/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Warm reception overall — weighted ~100/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Tadashi Yamashita
Bronson Lee
Yoko Horikoshi
Shinobu Suzuki
Shingo Yamashiro
Mihira
Bolo Yeung
Masafumi Suzuki
Masafumi Suzuki
Shunji Sasaki
Keima Tadashi
Steve Fisher
Joe Gonzales
Dale Ferguson
Willy Zhang
Hiroshi Ebie
Tiger Blue
Seizō Fukumoto
Akama
Masataka Iwao
Okura
Ryuji Katagiri
Sagara
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