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Fighter in the Wind
Fighter in the Wind

Fighter in the Wind

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ActionDrama

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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.

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Budget

$6000000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Runtime

121 mins

Rating

7.132/10

Release Date

12 August 2004

Country

South Korea

Cast

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

Fuuma Kosaka

Fuuma Kosaka

Jeong Tae-woo

Jeong Tae-woo

Chun-bae

Yeom Hye-ran

Yeom Hye-ran

Aunt

Kim Min-soo

Kim Min-soo

Port Yakuza

Seong-hwan Koo

Seong-hwan Koo

Circus Clown

Lee Han-gal

Lee Han-gal

Miwa

Lee Han-sol

Lee Han-sol

Hisao Maki

Hisao Maki

Martial Arts Association Elder

Seong-min Park

Seong-min Park

Ryoma

Baek Dong-hyun

Baek Dong-hyun

Boxing Match Opponent

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