CinemaOSMovie · 1962 · 1h 29m

The Challenge

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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.

Directed byKinji Fukasaku

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 29m
Language
JA
Released
March 28, 1962
Studios
Toei Company

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Koji Tsuruta

Koji Tsuruta

Kuroki

Tatsuo Umemiya

Tatsuo Umemiya

Mayumi Ozora

Mayumi Ozora

Hitomi Nakahara

Hitomi Nakahara

Hiromi

Tetsuro Tamba

Tetsuro Tamba

Takayama

Eitarō Ozawa

Eitarō Ozawa

Yūko Kusunoki

Yūko Kusunoki

Marin

Kappei Matsumoto

Shunji Kasuga

Takashi Kanda

Takashi Kanda

Creative team
Directed by
Kinji Fukasaku
Kinji Fukasaku
Written by
Susumu Saji

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