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Fighter in the Wind (2004)

Fighter in the Wind (2004)

Action Drama
Release Date: 2004, August 12
Directors: Yun-ho Yang
Countries: South Korea
Production: Chungeorahm Film, iVision Entertainment
Cast: Baek Dong-hyun, Yeom Hye-ran, Yang Dong-geun, Masaya Katō, Kim Min-soo, Aya Hirayama, Jeong Tae-woo, Seong-hwan Koo, Lee Han-gal

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.

Keywords:

japanese occupation of korea zainichi