The Challenge

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The Challenge (1962)

Directed by Kinji Fukasaku

Crime, Action · 1h 29m

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.

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Cast

Koji Tsuruta Kuroki Tatsuo Umemiya Mayumi Ozora Hitomi Nakahara Hiromi Tetsuro Tamba Takayama Eitarō Ozawa Yūko Kusunoki Marin
K
Kappei Matsumoto
S
Shunji Kasuga Takashi Kanda Ken Sudo Isamu Yamaguchi President

Crew

Director
Kinji Fukasaku
Screenplay
Susumu Saji
Director of Photography
Ichirō Hoshijima
Original Music Composer
Koichi Kawabe
Editor
Hiroshi Suzuki

Details

Original title
誇り高き挑戦
Release date
1962-03-28
Runtime
1h 29m
Genres
Crime, Action
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan
Production
Toei Company