Overview
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.
| Actor | Age then | Age now | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | - | - | |
| 43 | 61 | |
 | 37 | 55 | |
 | 11 | 29 | |
 | 55 | 72 | |
 | 51 | 69 | |
 | 71 | January 14, 2018 (81) | |
 | 59 | 77 | |
 | 45 | 63 | |
| - | - |