Synopsis Real life Ryukyu Shorin-ryu Karate champion turned action movie actress Rina Takeda follows up her debut “High Kick Girl!” with “Karate Girl” (or “K.G.”), offering fans more of the same as she kicks, punches and chops her way through swathes of bad guys while wearing a cute high school uniform. Despite its similar title, the film bears no relation to its predecessor, though it does see original scribe Kimura Yoshikatsu taking the director’s chair, with co-scripter, producer and choreographer Nishi Fuyuhiko also returning. Boasting the same brand of old school, no wires, no CGI high impact martial arts, the film attempts to go one better by teaming Takeda with another young female karate expert in the 14 year old Tobimatsu Hina.
Takeda takes the title role as Ayaka Kurenai, a young girl who happens to be the daughter of one of the great karate dynasties, living under an assumed identity with adoptive parents after her father was murdered, his sacred belt stolen, and her younger sister kidnapped. After giving the game away and ending up on the news by using her skills to stop purse snatchers in the cinema where she works, Ayaka attracts the attentions of her father’s killer, Tagawa Shu (Horibe Keisuke, “King Game”), who now runs an evil empire of karate assassins and is desperate to get his hands on the belt. Realising her true identity, he dispatches a couple of young killers to do away with her, one of whom is Sakura (Tobimatsu Hina), actually her younger sister.
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Title ______________ Karate Girl
Source _____________ DVD NTSC
Release ____________ 05-04-2012
Ripper _____________ Zoo
Runtime ____________ 01:31:33
Video ______________ x264 @ 1,179 Kbps
Audio ______________ AC3 6CH @ 384 Kbps
Resolution _________ 720 x 400
Genre ______________ Action
Language ___________ Japanese
Subtitle ___________ English
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