Fighter in the Wind

A biographical drama following a displaced Korean fighter's journey to forge a new identity and martial art in post-war Japan, balancing personal ambition against historical displacement and cultural alienation.

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.