The Challenge

The Challenge 1962

誇り高き挑戦

★ 7.4TMDB 1h 29min Director: Kinji Fukasaku

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Journalist Kuroki is investigating clandestine arms sales to Southeast Asia. He discovers that the point man in an arms trade was also involved in the cover-up of a murder on an American base during the Allied Occupation. The film rolls along as a suspenseful thriller while offering a critique of political corruption, hypocrisy, and journalistic cowardice in postwar Japan.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Kinji Fukasaku
Writers
Susumu Saji
Cinematography
Ichirō Hoshijima
Editing
Hiroshi Suzuki
Composer
Koichi Kawabe

Details

Release date
Mar 28, 1962
Runtime
89 min
Status
Released
Studios
Toei Company
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese

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