Fighter in the Wind

Fighter in the Wind (2004)

12/08/2004
Action, Drama
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.

  • Yun-ho YangDirector
  • Kim Hyung-jooWriter
  • Original Title

    바람의 파이터

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Korean

  • Budget

    $6,000,000

Keywords

  • japanese occupation of korea
  • zainichi

Top Billed Cast

Yang Dong-geun

Yang Dong-geun

Choi Bae-dal

Aya Hirayama

Aya Hirayama

Yoko

Masaya Katô

Masaya Katô

Kato

Jung Doo-hong

Jung Doo-hong

Sachiko Kokubu

Sachiko Kokubu

Fuuma Kosaka

Jeong Tae-woo

Jeong Tae-woo

Chun-bae

Yeom Hye-ran

Yeom Hye-ran

Aunt

Kim Min-soo

Port Yakuza

Seong-hwan Koo

Circus Clown

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