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Fighter in the Wind

Fighter in the Wind

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 12, 2004

Runtime

2h 1m

Genres

Action, Drama

User Score

72%

Original Title

바람의 파이터

Production Companies

Chungeorahm Film, iVision Entertainment

Director

Yun-ho Yang

Budget

$6,000,000

Description

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.