Film · 1962 · Crime
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.
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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.
8 principal cast
The Challenge (1962) is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The 1h 29m crime directed by Kinji Fukasaku is rated 7.4/10 by 5 viewers.
The Challenge was released on March 28, 1962.
The Challenge was directed by Kinji Fukasaku.
The Challenge has a runtime of 89 minutes (1h 29m).
The Challenge is categorized as Crime, Action.
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