Fighter in the Wind

2004 2h 1m KO

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7.1

SOLID

★7.1TMDB · 184

ActionDrama

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yang Dong-geun
Choi Bae-dal
Aya Hirayama
Yoko
Masaya Katō
Kato
Jung Doo-hong
Beom-soo
Sachiko Kokubu
Fuuma Kosaka
Jeong Tae-woo
Chun-bae
Yeom Hye-ran
Aunt

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yang Yun-ho
Writers: Kim Hyung-joo, Bang Hak-ki
Languages: German, Korean, Japanese
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, Korean, Japanese.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 6

DIRECTOR

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Editor Park Sun-duk shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Yang Dong-geun and Aya Hirayama and Masaya Katō carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0416499 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yang Yun-ho directs. Park Sun-duk cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in German, Korean, Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 22 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, Korean, Japanese.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Park Sun-duk shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Yang Dong-geun and Aya Hirayama and Masaya Katō carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0416499 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.