Fighter in the Wind

Fighter in the Wind (2004)

August 12th, 20042h 1min

Action, Drama
71%

Overview

An account of karate competitor Choi Yeung-Eui who went to Japan after World War II to become a fighter pilot but found a very different path instead. He changed his name to Masutatsu Oyama and went across the country, defeating martial artists one after another. This film concentrates on the period when he is still young, and developing his famous karate style, Kyokushin.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Spirits' Homecoming

Spirits' Homecoming


Released on: 2016-02-24
Drama, History

After the Japanese kidnap two Korean teenagers and take them to a comfort station to join other girl...

Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet

Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet


Released on: 2016-02-17
Drama, History

Based on a true story, renowned Korean poet, Yun Dong-ju, is detained and abused by the Japanese for...

The Last Comfort Women

The Last Comfort Women


Released on: 2015-08-13
History, War, Drama

This film tells the story of three young women from South Korea, Japan, and China who were ravaged a...

The True Story of Kim Du-han

The True Story of Kim Du-han


Released on: 1974-12-22
History, Action

The son of a Chosun Dynasty general, Kim Du-han finds himself orphaned when the dynasty ends and the...

Your Ma's Name Was Chosun Whore

Your Ma's Name Was Chosun Whore


Released on: 1991-10-05
Drama

At the end of 1944, Japanese imperialists stuck to nothing to reverse the war situation as they were...

The Battleship Island

The Battleship Island


Released on: 2017-07-26
Action, History, Drama, War

During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island ...

The Last Princess

The Last Princess


Released on: 2016-08-03
Action, Drama, History

Under the oppressive Japanese colonial rule, Deok-hye, the last Princess of the declining Joseon Dyn...

Snowy Road

Snowy Road


Released on: 2015-03-01
Drama

Jong-bun, in her eighties, is one of the last surviving 'Comfort Women' victims forced into sexual s...

Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire

Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire


Released on: 2004-12-15
Drama

Story of Rikidozan, a sumo wrestler who can only achieve limited success in Japan because he's half ...

Ah! Baekbeom Kim Ku

Ah! Baekbeom Kim Ku


Released on: 1960-05-24
Drama, History

Kim Chang-su, who participated in the Donghak Movement, escapes to Manchuria after being chased by t...

General's Son

General's Son


Released on: 1990-06-09
Action, Crime

In Japanese-occupied South Korea, a young man, newly-released from prison, is accepted into a gang f...

Yu Gwan-Sun

Yu Gwan-Sun


Released on: 1959-05-21
Drama, History

This film is about of the life of the young patriotic martyr Yu Gwan-sun, who fought for the liberat...

Harbin

Harbin


Released on: 2024-12-24
Action, Thriller, History, War

In 1909, several years after Korea is forced into becoming a Japanese colony, freedom fighters plot ...

Pacchigi! Love & Peace

Pacchigi! Love & Peace


Released on: 2007-10-10
Drama, Comedy

In 1974, during the height of the recession, a Japanese Korean family relocates to Tokyo to raise mo...

Dachimawa Lee

Dachimawa Lee


Released on: 2008-08-13
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Western

Under Japanese imperialism, Korean national treasure Golden Buddha is stolen. More important to nati...

Hero

Hero


Released on: 2022-12-21
Drama, History, Action

An Jung-geun fights for Korea's independence from the Japanese Empire and sparks a movement. In 1909...

Love, Lies

Love, Lies


Released on: 2016-04-13
Romance, Drama, History

Two best friends, So-yool and Yeon-hee, dream of becoming the top artists in Seoul together. But the...

When Acacias Bloom

When Acacias Bloom


Released on: 1962-06-06
Drama, Romance

A man assists a woman in danger, but through her actions, she unintentionally causes his death. Ever...

General's Son 2

General's Son 2


Released on: 1991-07-20
Action

Upon being released from prison, Kim Du-han begins rebuilding his street gang in the face of Hayashi...

General's Son 3

General's Son 3


Released on: 1992-09-11
Action

Following the final events of General's Son 2, Kim Du-han is forced to go on the lam but eventually ...