The Challenge
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1962-03-28 • 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.
- Directors
- Kinji Fukasaku
- Editors
- Hiroshi Suzuki
The Challenge
Visit website1962-03-28 • 1h 29m
7.0/10 • 4
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.
- Directors
- Kinji Fukasaku
- Editors
- Hiroshi Suzuki
Top Billed Cast
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Koji Tsuruta
Kuroki
Tatsuo Umemiya
Mayumi Ozora
Hitomi Nakahara
Hiromi
Tetsuro Tamba
Takayama
Eitarō Ozawa
Yūko Kusunoki
Marin
Kappei Matsumoto
Shunji Kasuga
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- Original Language
- Japanese
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- Keywords
- insane asylumtrade newspaperrevoltionary governmenthigh level skulduggeryfemme fatale spy