The Challenge (1962)
誇り高き挑戦
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.
- Date of release
- 1962-03-28
- TMDB
- 7.4 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Genres
- Crime, Action
- Director
- Kinji Fukasaku
Casting
- Koji Tsuruta — Kuroki
- Tatsuo Umemiya
- Mayumi Ozora
- Hitomi Nakahara — Hiromi
- Tetsuro Tamba — Takayama
- Eitarō Ozawa
- Yūko Kusunoki — Marin
- Kappei Matsumoto
- Shunji Kasuga
- Takashi Kanda
- Ken Sudo
- Isamu Yamaguchi — President
Interesting facts
The Proud Challenge is a 1962 Japanese black-and-white crime action film directed by Kinji Fukasaku.
Production and release
The film was shot in black and white with mono sound. It was produced by Toei Tokyo and distributed by Toei Company. It was released in Japan on March 28, 1962.
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