Fighter in the Wind

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Movie
German title Fighter in the Wind
Original title Baramui Fighter ( 바람 의 파이터 )
Country of production South Korea
original language Korean ,
Japanese
Publishing year 2004
length 116 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Yang Yun-ho
script Yang Yun-ho
production Jeong Yong-il
music Choi Man-sik
camera Shin ok-hyun
cut Park Sun-deok
occupation

Fighter in the Wind (Original title: Baramui Fighter ) is a South Korean film from 2004. The film is based on the manga Karate Baka Ichidai , a fictionalized biography about the Korean Choi Bae-dal , who went to Japan during World War II To become a fighter pilot, but later devoted himself to the martial arts. As Ōyama Masutatsu, he roamed the country and challenged martial arts masters.

action

The Second World War is coming to an end, but the young Korean Choi Bae-dal wants to become a fighter pilot. He goes to Japan to join the Air Force. He meets the thief Chun-bae, who is on the run from a gang of gangsters. Over time, they both become friends and join the Air Force for different reasons: Bae-dal wants action, Chun-bae has protection from gangsters there. The air force commander, Kato, sees Koreans as unsuitable and wants them to be killed. But Bae-dal knocks down some of his henchmen. The karate master Kato suggests that if Bae-dal can defeat him with his Korean Taekgyeon style, he will set everyone free, otherwise he would only kill him. However, Bae-dal has no chance against Kato. When the American forces attack the base, Bae-dal manages to escape with Chun-baes' help.

After the war, Chun-bae and Bae-dal work for a pachinkol shop . When the yakuza want to demand protection money from Chun-bae, with which he is far behind, Bae-dal tries to help him. However, he is inferior to the yakuza and humiliated by them. His ordeal only ends when the martial arts master Bum-soo intervenes. Bum-soo collects meal vouchers for his Korean compatriots in the area. Bae-dal would like to be taught by him. After some persuasion, Bum-soo finally accepts.

In parallel to his training, Bae-dal works as a rickshaw driver . One day he witnesses American soldiers attempt to rape a Japanese woman while the police are just watching. Bae-dal steps in and is able to save the pretty Yoko, with whom he falls in love. Similar incidents happen more often, and so Bae-dal becomes a legend.

One day, Bum-soo is killed by the yakuza. The Koreans swear vengeance on the yakuza. But Bae-dal is knocked out at the beginning of the fight. He then decides never to lose a fight again and retires to the mountains and practices karate day and night. When he returns from the mountains, he challenges the best fighters in Japan. First he gained attention when he defeated all fighters of a dojo . Word of this gets around to the Japan Karate Association , whose chairman is Kato. Kato regards Bae-dal's style as unworthy. But Bae-dal goes on to defeat one fighter after another. He becomes a sensation in the Japanese media.

One day the Karate Association sends a hit man to kill Bae-dal. However, he does not succeed. Instead, Bae-dal kills the agent. However, he had a wife and son and Bae-dal feels guilty. He apologizes to the family and supports the son. He promises the woman never to fight again. But when she takes care of her son, she wishes he could become the best fighter in Japan.

He returns to town and challenges Kato. After first defeating Kato's men, he can successfully assert himself in a one-on-one fight against Kato, but does not kill him.

reception

Fighter in the Wind opened in South Korean cinemas on August 12, 2004 and had over 1.4 million viewers.

The film reminds Derek Elley of Variety of Bruce Lee's death greetings from Shanghai (1972). Because of the actual martial artists in the cast, the fight scenes are compelling and traditional. But he also notes that the film is more entertaining and not an accurate biography. One reason for this is that the film is based on a manga. The editorial staff of the film magazine Cinema gave it 2.5 out of 5 stars and rated it: “Attractive fight scenes, but the script and character drawings are thin”. The lexicon of international films reads: “Alleged biopic about the fighter Bae-dal, who is worshiped in Korea through a comic book. The lavishly produced, convincingly played film offers action fans with a sense for the melodramatic solid entertainment, but is not free from disturbing nationalistic tones. "

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Fighter In The Wind (2004). In: Korean Film Biz Zone. KOFIC, accessed January 31, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Derek Elley: Fighter in the Wind. In: Variety . November 1, 2004, accessed January 13, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Fighter in the Wind. In: Cinema . Retrieved January 13, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Fighter in the Wind. In: Lexicon of International Films . Retrieved January 13, 2019 .