Tatsuya Naka

Ninjas are enduring, iconic figures of Japan. They were active about 500 years ago during the country's Warring States period. And these days, they're thought to be long gone. But centuries later, one ninja is still with us. 84-year-old Masaaki Hatsumi is a successor of the Togakure school. He teaches a supreme form of self-defense to more than 100,000 students around the world, including FBI agents and army personnel. Hatsumi can easily fend off attacks from these tough disciples and make them unmovable using just one finger. What is the essence of his astonishing art? This program investigates the hidden power of this ninja master.

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. .

Kei é uma colegial que nasceu com uma habilidade extraordinária para o karatê. Apesar de ofuscar todos os garotos na escola de artes marciais, seu mestre - Matsumara - não quer lhe entregar a faixa preta, pois é muito claro que ela só se importa em brigar e não entende os verdadeiros significados da luta. Kei decide então abandonar Matsumara e entra para o grupo rival, passando a usar sua técnica para ganhar dinheiro e fama. Porém, certo dia ela descobre a verdadeira intenção do bando: atacar seu antigo mestre. Ao tentar avisá-lo, Kei é sequestrada e Matsumara deverá salvá-la em uma batalha final contra os inimigos.

Três homens em uma ilha do Japão, aprendem caratê com um antigo "sensei", que sempre ensina que a arte marcial nunca deve servir de arma e jamais se deve usar os pés para atacar alguém. Certo dia, a polícia chega para expulsar os homens da ilha e, então, eles precisam entrar em ação, o que gera certa discussão, já que cada um tem um ponto de vista diferente sobre o caratê.