The Challenge

The Challenge

Release date : March 28, 1962
Runtime : 1h 29m
Countries of origin : Japan /
Original Language : Japanese /
Director : Kinji Fukasaku /
Writers : Susumu Saji /
Production companies : Toei Company /
March 28, 1962 1h 29m Japan Crime Japanese More
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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.
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  • title:The Challenge
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1962
  • Runtime:1h 29m
  • Genres: Crime · Action ·
  • Countries of origin: Japan ·
  • Original Language: Japanese ·
  • Director: Kinji Fukasaku /
  • Writers: Susumu Saji ·
  • Production companies: Toei Company ·
  • Overview: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.
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