Advantages: Fast paced martial arts. Disadvantages: Slow progress in the story
...the ambition to be a fighter pilot for the Japanese army. Rush forward to 1942, where he has made his way to Japan. We soon see him tied up with other Koreans refusing to do the Kamikaze. Bae-dal is almost beaten to death by the General Kato. It then shoots to after the war, we see Bae-dal and his friend Chun-bae are left with nothing. He compares his courage to his old country (South Korea) as being left in ruins despite being liberated.
This soon ... ...who saves him from the Yakuza.
Choi Bae-dal asks for him to show him how to fight.
During all this there's this kind of pointless bit where Bae-dal becomes a hero saving Japanese woman from the 'evil' American soldiers (who in the film are described as "Worse than the police and the Yakuza").
The only point of this I feel is to set up the meeting of the 'love interest' Yoko and to give a bit of action to the fight junkies who might be getting ...
thebluehippo 25.02.2006 (23.06.2007)
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Advantages: rock hard movie, fight scenes are mental. and it's a true story Disadvantages: there are none
Fighter In The Wind- A Review By Addy
_Fighter In the Wind_ is a 2004 Korean film that is based on the true story of Choi Yeung-Eui. Forced by circumstances that come to light in the film he changed his name to Masutatsu Oyama, although his preferred name was Choi Bae-Dal to show his Korean ethnicity. He created his own martial arts called Kyokushinkai karate and successfully challenged and defeated every master Japan had to offer. The film is an ... ...what one single person can achieve against all odds. Rarely have I seen a true story where someone goes from having so little and gaining so much. ===Masutatsu Oyama===
Born 27th July 1923 Gimje, Korea. Died 26th April 1994 (aged 70) Tokyo, Japan.
==Film Specs==
Director: Yang Yun-Ho
Release date: 12th August 2004 Running time: 120 min. Language Korean/English Subtitles
"Justice without power is empty and power without justice is only violence." ...
tayloa22 26.08.2007 (01.07.2008)
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