Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Yang Dong-geun
Choi Bae-dal
Lead
Aya Hirayama
Yoko
Masaya Katō
Kato
Jung Doo-hong
Beom-soo
PS
Park Seong-min
Ryoma
Sachiko Kokubu
Ryoma's wife
FK
Fuuma Kosaka
Tomoya
Jeong Tae-woo
Chun-bae
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Yang Yun-ho's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Fighter in the Wind is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
