Fighter in the Wind(2004)

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.

Genre: Action, Drama

Director: Yun-ho Yang

Actors: Yang Dong-geun, Aya Hirayama, Masaya Katô, Jeong Tae-woo, Doo-hong Jung, Seong-min Park, Sachiko Kokubu, Fuuma Kosaka, Mayu Sonoda, Choi Ji-woong

Release date: 2004-08-12

Country of origin: South Korea

Length: 2h 1m

Ratings:

• 6.9/10