Fighter in the Wind
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8/12/2004Runtime
121 minsOverview
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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KoreanBudget
$6,000,000Revenue
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A biographical portrait of a man carving out a new identity through martial mastery, wrestling with displacement and colonial legacy while building a legend. The film balances intimate character study with visceral action sequences that feel earned by narrative weight.
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