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The Challenge (1962)

Genre : Crime, Action

Runtime : 1H 29M

Director : Kinji Fukasaku
Writer : Susumu Saji

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Koji Tsuruta
Koji Tsuruta
Kuroki
Tatsuo Umemiya
Tatsuo Umemiya
Mayumi Ôzora
Mayumi Ôzora
Hitomi Nakahara
Hitomi Nakahara
Hiromi
Tetsurō Tamba
Tetsurō Tamba
Takayama
Eitarō Ozawa
Eitarō Ozawa
Yûko Kusunoki
Yûko Kusunoki
Marin
Kappei Matsumoto
Kappei Matsumoto
Shunji Kasuga
Shunji Kasuga
Takashi Kanda
Takashi Kanda
Ken Sudo
Ken Sudo
Isamu Yamaguchi
Isamu Yamaguchi
President
Rinichi Yamamoto
Rinichi Yamamoto
Mitsuo Andô
Mitsuo Andô
Tadashi Suganuma
Tadashi Suganuma
Eiran Yoshikawa
Eiran Yoshikawa
Nobuo Yana
Nobuo Yana
Sanae Mitsuoka
Sanae Mitsuoka
Robert's secretary
Akikane Sawa
Akikane Sawa
Chico Lourant
Chico Lourant
Sam

Crews

Kinji Fukasaku
Kinji Fukasaku
Director
Susumu Saji
Susumu Saji
Screenplay
Ichirô Hoshijima
Ichirô Hoshijima
Director of Photography
Tomomichi Araki
Tomomichi Araki
Art Direction
Kazuichi Yoshida
Kazuichi Yoshida
Lighting Technician
Mikio Koyama
Mikio Koyama
Assistant Director
Yozo Uchida
Yozo Uchida
Sound Recordist
Koichi Kawabe
Koichi Kawabe
Original Music Composer
Hiroshi Suzuki
Hiroshi Suzuki
Editor

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