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Fighter in the Wind(2004)
Status: Released
Date: 2004-08-12
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169 Votes
Time: 2h 1m
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.
Languages: German, Japanese, Korean.
Countries:
South Korea
Budget: $6,000,000.00
ProductionCompanies:
Chungeorahm Film
iVision Entertainment
Movie: Fighter in the Wind
Top 10 Billed Cast
양동근
Choi Bae-dal
平山あや
Yoko
Masaya Katô
Kato
정두홍
国分佐智子
정태우
Chun-bae
염혜란
Aunt
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