The Challenge
89 mins
Journalist Kuroki is investigating clandestine arms sales to Southeast Asia. He discovers that the point man in an arms trade was also involved in the cover-up of a murder on an American base during the Allied Occupation. The film rolls along as a suspenseful thriller while offering a critique of political corruption, hypocrisy, and journalistic cowardice in postwar Japan.
Sanae Mitsuoka
Robert's secretary
Susumu Saji
Screenplay
Ichirō Hoshijima
Director of Photography
Tomomichi Araki
Art Direction
Kazuichi Yoshida
Lighting Technician
Yozo Uchida
Sound Recordist
Hiroshi Suzuki
Editor