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Fighter in the Wind

Fighter in the Wind

20047.12h 1m

Overview

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.

Directed by Yun-ho Yang
Written by Kim Hyung-joo, Bang Hak-ki
Box OfficeBudget: $6.0M0

Top Cast

Yang Dong-geun

Yang Dong-geun

Choi Bae-dal

Aya Hirayama

Aya Hirayama

Yoko

Masaya Katō

Masaya Katō

Kato

Jung Doo-hong

Jung Doo-hong

Beom-soo

Sachiko Kokubu

Sachiko Kokubu

F

Fuuma Kosaka

Jeong Tae-woo

Jeong Tae-woo

Chun-bae

Yeom Hye-ran

Yeom Hye-ran

Aunt

K

Kim Min-soo

Port Yakuza

S

Seong-hwan Koo

Circus Clown

Themes & Keywords

japanese occupation of koreazainichi

About Fighter in the Wind

Fighter in the Wind is a action, drama film released in 2004 exploring themes of japanese occupation of korea, zainichi. Directed by Yun-ho Yang, it stars Yang Dong-geun, Aya Hirayama, Masaya Katō. 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.

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