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.

Directing:
  • Kinji Fukasaku

Writing:
  • Susumu Saji

Stars:
Release Date: 1962-03-28
themoviedb icon 7.0/10
  • Country: JP
  • Language: 日本語
  • Runtime: 89
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