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Fighter in the Wind

Fighter in the Wind

Action · Drama · 2004

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.

Movie details

Fighter in the Wind

2004 Action · Drama 2h 1m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.9 / 10

4.3K votes

TMDB

7.1 / 10

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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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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Directed by

Yang Yun-ho

Written by

Kim Hyung-joo

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

Cast

F

Fuuma Kosaka

Cast

Jeong Tae-woo

Jeong Tae-woo

Chun-bae

Court is in session

Put Fighter in the Wind on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.