The Challenge (1962)

★ 7.0 1h 29m IMDb
Action Crime
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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.

The Challenge

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Cast

Koji Tsuruta
Koji Tsuruta as Kuroki Died 1987 · Hamamatsu, Japan Eiichi Ono (小野 榮一, Ono Eiichi, December 6, 1924 – June 16, 1987), better known by his stage name Kōji Tsuruta (鶴田 浩二, Tsuruta Kōji), was a Japanese actor and singer. He appeared in almost 260 feature...
Tatsuo Umemiya
Tatsuo Umemiya Died 2019 · Harbin, Manchukuo, Empire of Japan [now Harbin, Heilongjiang, China] Tatsuo Umemiya (梅宮 辰夫, Umemiya Tatsuo, 11 March 1938 – 12 December 2019) was a Japanese actor, talent, and businessman. He was represented by the agency Pickles. His daughter is model and talent Anna...
Mayumi Ozora
Mayumi Ozora Age 86 · Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Hitomi Nakahara
Hitomi Nakahara as Hiromi Age 90 · Tokyo, Japan
Tetsuro Tamba
Tetsuro Tamba as Takayama Died 2006 · Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan Tetsuro Tamba (July 17, 1922 – September 24, 2006) was a distinguished Japanese actor known for his versatile talent across five decades. Recognized globally for his portrayal of Tiger Tanaka in the i...
Eitarō Ozawa
Eitarō Ozawa Died 1988 · Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan Eitaro Ozawa (小沢 栄太郎, Ozawa Eitarō, 27 March 1909 – 23 April 1988) was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1935 and 1988..
Director Kinji Fukasaku
Cast Koji Tsuruta, Tatsuo Umemiya, Mayumi Ozora, Hitomi Nakahara, Tetsuro Tamba, Eitarō Ozawa, Yūko Kusunoki, Kappei Matsumoto, Shunji Kasuga, Takashi Kanda

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