

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.
Directed by Yang Yun-ho, Jeon Ho-jin
User score
179 votes
Released
August 12, 2004
2h 1m
German, Korean, Japanese
Budget → Revenue
$6M → —

Yang Dong-geun
Choi Bae-dal

Aya Hirayama
Yoko

Masaya Katō
Kato

Jung Doo-hong
Beom-soo

Sachiko Kokubu
Fuuma Kosaka

Jeong Tae-woo
Chun-bae

Yeom Hye-ran
Aunt
Kim Min-soo
Port Yakuza
Seong-hwan Koo
Circus Clown
Lee Han-gal
Miwa

Lee Han-sol

Hisao Maki
Martial Arts Association Elder
Seong-min Park
Ryoma
Baek Dong-hyun
Boxing Match Opponent