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Fighter in the Wind

2004 • 2h1m Action, Drama

Rating

7.1/10

Popularity

5

An account of karate competitor Choi Yeung-Eui who went to Japan after World War II to become a fighter pilot but found a very different path instead. He changed his name to Masutatsu Oyama and went across the country, defeating martial artists one after another. This film concentrates on the period when he is still young, and developing his famous karate style, Kyokushin.

Details

Director

Yun-ho Yang

Screenplay

Kim Hyung-joo

Cast

Yang Dong-geun

Aya Hirayama

Masaya Katō

Release date

8/12/2004

Status

Released

Budget

$6,000,000

Origin country

KR

Vote count

174