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Fighter in the Wind

Fighter in the Wind

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Action   Drama
📜 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.
💵 Budget: USD 6,000,000
🌏 Languages Available: Japanese , German , Korean
📆 Date Released: 2004-08-12
⌚ Running Time: 121 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.2

Beloved Cast

Yang Dong-geun original image
Choi Bae-dal
Yang Dong-geun
Aya Hirayama original image
Yoko
Aya Hirayama
Masaya Kato original image
Kato
Masaya Kato
Jung Doo-hong original image
Jung Doo-hong
Sachiko Kokubu original image
Sachiko Kokubu
Fuuma Kosaka original image
Fuuma Kosaka
Jeong Tae-woo original image
Chun-bae
Jeong Tae-woo
Yeom Hye-ran original image
Aunt
Yeom Hye-ran
Kim Min-soo original image
Port Yakuza
Kim Min-soo
Seong-hwan Koo original image
Circus Clown
Seong-hwan Koo
Lee Han-gal original image
Miwa
Lee Han-gal
Han-sol Lee original image
Han-sol Lee
Hisao Maki original image
Martial Arts Association Elder
Hisao Maki
Seong-min Park original image
Ryoma
Seong-min Park

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