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The Challenge

The Challenge

7,4 /10 (5 Votes)
1962 JA 89 min

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.

Release date

28/03/1962

Votes

5

Popularity

0.7

Genres

Status

Released

Original title

誇り高き挑戦

Language

JA

Runtime

89 min

Original Soundtrack

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