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Shin Karate Jigokuhen

1990 · 96 min

A grim, hard-edged martial-arts drama that trades spectacle for brooding vengeance and brutal, joyless combat.

Genres
Animation, Action, History
Overview
A returning veteran and karateka from WW2 starts working for the yakuza, looking for a man strong enough to kill him. After becoming a karate champion, he joins an Italian woman who is looking for revenge against the nazis who killed her family.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Revenge, violence, survival, betrayal
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    None
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action7
    Horror3
    Humour1
    Realism5
    Romance2
    Tension6
    Darkness7
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    animation, action, history
    Directed by
    Kōzō Kusuba, Toshiyuki Sakurai
    Written by
    Hideo Nanbu, Ikki Kajiwara, Kentaro Nakajo
    Starring
    Jurota Kosugi, Yusaku Yara, Mika Doi, Takeshi Aono, Tatsuyuki Jinnai, Taeko Nakanishi, Ikuya Sawaki, Ken Yamaguchi
    Runtime
    96 min
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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