

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.

Yang Dong-geun
Choi Bae-dal
Lead
Aya Hirayama
Yoko

Masaya Katō
Kato

Jung Doo-hong
Beom-soo

Sachiko Kokubu
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Fuuma Kosaka
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Jeong Tae-woo
Chun-bae

Yeom Hye-ran
Aunt
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