The Challenge (1962)
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.
Director:
Kinji Fukasaku
Writer:
Susumu Saji
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Koji Tsuruta as Kuroki |
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Tatsuo Umemiya as |
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Mayumi Ozora as |
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Hitomi Nakahara as Hiromi |
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Tetsuro Tamba as Takayama |
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Eitarō Ozawa as |
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Yūko Kusunoki as Marin |
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Kappei Matsumoto as |
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Shunji Kasuga as |
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Takashi Kanda as |
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Ken Sudo as |
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Isamu Yamaguchi as President |
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Rinichi Yamamoto as |
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Mitsuo Andō as |
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Tadashi Suganuma as |
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Eiran Yoshikawa as |
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Nobuo Yana as |
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Sanae Mitsuoka as Robert's secretary |
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Akikane Sawa as |
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Chico Lourant as Sam |
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Clifford Harrington as |
| Directing | Kinji Fukasaku | Director |
| Art | Tomomichi Araki | Art Direction |
| Directing | Mikio Koyama | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Ichirō Hoshijima | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Susumu Saji | Screenplay |
| Lighting | Kazuichi Yoshida | Lighting Technician |
| Sound | Koichi Kawabe | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Hiroshi Suzuki | Editor |
| Sound | Yozo Uchida | Sound Recordist |
