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.
| Title | The Challenge |
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| Year | 1962 |
| Genre | Crime, Action |
| Country | Japan |
| Studio | Toei Company |
| Cast | Koji Tsuruta, Tatsuo Umemiya, Mayumi Ozora, Hitomi Nakahara, Tetsuro Tamba, Eitarō Ozawa |
| Crew | Kinji Fukasaku (Director), Susumu Saji (Screenplay), Ichirō Hoshijima (Director of Photography), Tomomichi Araki (Art Direction), Kazuichi Yoshida (Lighting Technician), Mikio Koyama (Assistant Director) |
| Keyword | insane asylum, trade newspaper, revoltionary government, high level skulduggery, femme fatale spy |
| Release | Mar 28, 1962 |
| Runtime | 89 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb | 7.00 / 10 by 4 users |
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