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Real Fight, Real Karate, Real Japan.
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A martial arts drama set in militaristic 1930s Japan that pits traditional karate masters against state power, blending physical discipline with historical tragedy.
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.
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