Fighter in the Wind - Single-Disc Full Screen Edition (DVD)

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Fighter in the Wind - Single-Disc Full Screen Edition (DVD)

A young Korean man arrives in Japan near the end of World War II with hopes of being a fighter pilot, but ends up on the streets battling racism, organized crime, occupying American servicemen, and his own fear of failure as a martial artist.

• Rated: Not Rated
• Region: Region All
• Number of discs: 1
• Run Time: 120 minutes
• Format: Color, Full Screen
• Languages: English, Korean, Japanese

The Toughest Man In The World.

The year is 1941 and Choi Bae Dal (Yang Dong Geun) is but a student in South Korea. After seeing an advertisement for an opportunity to learn to fly and go to college if people join the Japanese army, Bae Dal is off to Japan. But once he joins and completes the training, the Japanese Imperial Army only enlists Korean pilots for kamikaze missions. Refusing to take part, Bae Dal and the Korean soldiers are charged with treason and sentenced to death. But Japanese General Kato (Masaya Kato), and lead karate instructor, offers Bae Dal and the men a chance – defeat him in battle and he will only kill Bae Dal and let the men live; lose and everyone dies.

Bae Dal is shamefully defeated and ears Kato’s scorn. He leaves the army and takes refuge in a small village. One day, he runs into trouble with some local Yakuzas, but is saved by another Korean – Bun Su (Jeong Du Hong). A friend of his father’s and a talented martial artist, Bum Su is now a crippled old man after his left hand is chopped off by the Yakuzas. Bae Dal begs Bum Su to take him as his student and after much hesitation, Bum Su finally takes him on. Bum Su offers Bae Dal a copy of Musashi Miyamoto’s “Book of Five Rings,” a martial arts book detailing techniques on how to fight and survive.

But not long after Bae Dal meets up with Bum Su, the Yakuzas return for vengeance andthis time, kills Bum Su. Determined to not let his master down and truly learning “the art of fighting,” Bae Dal commits himself with rigorous training in the mountains and learning the Book of Fire Rings. After several years in seclusion, Bae Dal returns to society with one simple goal in mind – defeat and dethrone every single martial arts school in Japan!

2004 Red Sun