Ryukyu buttle royale
DANCING KARATE KID
- Release Date
- November, 2nd, 2013
- Running Time
- 78 min
- Genre
- Action/Adventure , Romance , Feature
- Color
- Color
- Screening Format
- DCP
- Screen Size
- American Vista (1:1.85)
- Sound Processing
- 5.1ch
- Subtitle
- English
[ Directed by ]
[ Produced by ]
[ Cast ]
- Joey ── SAWAMURA Ken
- KOIKE Yui ── SHINJO Misako
- YAGI Akihito ── YONAMINE Shohei
[ Staff ]
- ENOMOTO Norio ── Screenplay
- OSHIRO Manabu ── Cinematography
- KANESHIRO Akimori ── Lighting
- YOKOMIZO Masahiro ── Sound Recording
- MATAYOSHI Yasunori ── Editor
[ Production Company ]
TOEI VIDEO, AMAZON LATERNA
[ Distributor (Japan) ]
TOEI VIDEO, AMAZON LATERNA
[ Production Studio ]
AMAZON LATERNA, CMC
[ Story ]
Action film fusing the traditional Okinawan traditional performing art of Ryukyu dance with Ryukyu karate. Magnificent battles unfold, incorporating legends passed down within Ryukyu karate and historical facts. Starts action actor Joey, a dancer raised in the U.S. Also features numerous performances by professional fighters.
Sawamura Ken (Joey) is a dancer travelling the world. Ken arrives in Okinawa, and decides to crash at the home of an elderly gentleman he happens to meet. However, this elderly man is in fact Iwao Shinjo, traditional Ryukyu karate grand master and expert dancer.
[ Official Site ]
[ Film Festivals, Awards ]
Hawaii International Film Festival Spotlight on Japan 2013
[ Contact (International) ]
For further contact details, please contact UNIJAPAN -> [ Contact ]
