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.
Unfortunately the movie The Challenge is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | Kinji Fukasaku | Director |
Writing | Susumu Saji | Screenplay |
Camera | Ichirō Hoshijima | Director of Photography |
Art | Tomomichi Araki | Art Direction |
Lighting | Kazuichi Yoshida | Lighting Technician |
Directing | Mikio Koyama | Assistant Director |
Sound | Yozo Uchida | Sound Recordist |
Sound | Koichi Kawabe | Original Music Composer |
Editing | Hiroshi Suzuki | Editor |