Karate Girl (2011): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2011, Karate Girl is an action film directed by Yoshikatsu Kimura, running about 92 minutes. “Revenge is her Destiny” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. In Okinawa, Ayaka Kurenai was born in the world’s greatest legendary Karate family. When she was a child, her family was attacked by a mysterious gang that seeks legendary black belt. Her father Soujiro Kurenai was killed and her younger sister was taken in front of her. Time has passed. In Yokohama, she was spending her life as a normal high school girl, hiding her real name and her status as a heir of the legendary Karate family. However, one incident brought her a fateful encounter with her sister who was separated in their childhood. But, her sister was raised as a heartless killing machine by the mysterious gang who took her. .

Who’s in it. Karate Girl stars Rina Takeda as Kurenai Ayaka / Ikegami Ayaka, Hina Tobimatsu as Kurenai Natsuki / Sakura, Kazutoshi Yokoyama as Muto Ryuji and Richard Heselton as Keith, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 4.8/10, Karate Girl has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on YouTube TV, AsianCrush, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel and Cineverse Amazon Channel and rent or buy it from Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Karate Girl page.

If you liked it. Fans of Karate Girl tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.