The Challenge

The Challenge

89 mins | Crime, Action | March 28, 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.

The Challenge

89 mins | Crime, Action | March 28, 1962

The Challenge
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.
Producers Toei Company, Ltd.
Original title 誇り高き挑戦
Directors Mikio Koyama, Kinji Fukasaku
Writers Susumu Saji

Cast

Koji Tsuruta

as Kuroki

Hitomi Nakahara

as Hiromi

Tetsurō Tamba

as Takayama

Yûko Kusunoki

as Marin

Isamu Yamaguchi

as President

Sanae Mitsuoka

as Robert's secretary

Chico Lourant

as Sam