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A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II fighter plane.


Set in Kawasaki in 1925, Challenge at Dawn is based on the Tsurumi Riot Incident, which actually ocurred in Yokohama that year and was sparked by corruption and yakuza involvement in the construction industry.

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Go Wakabayashi

Tetsuya Watari

Mitsuko Baisho

Nana Ozaki

Shinsuke Mikimoto

Yoshirō Aoki

Ichirō Zaitsu

Masahiko Tanimura

Seiichirō Kameishi
Challenge at Dawn is a history film released in 1971 exploring themes of taisho period. Directed by Toshio Masuda, it stars Kinnosuke Nakamura, Go Wakabayashi, Tetsuya Watari. Set in Kawasaki in 1925, Challenge at Dawn is based on the Tsurumi Riot Incident, which actually ocurred in Yokohama that year and was sparked by corruption and yakuza involvement in the construction industry.
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