Review of Fighter in the Wind (2004) by Jeff R — 28 Dec 2008
This movie has a similar feel to Jet Li's Fist of Legend. In typical martial arts movie fashion, you have a young martial artist that meets a lot of bad guys that kick his ass. He then finds a master and trains hard. He then has an epic showdown.
A lot of films have this formula. This one though has some basis in history. After all, this movie is based on Mas Oyama, the founder of Kyokushin Karate.
The things I liked about this movie are the visuals of the country side and the martial arts fighting. It isn't so overdone and over the top as you see in Chinese films. There is even a little love story.
As with Fist of Legend, the Japanese are portrayed as evil monsters of humans. That is understandable as this is a Korean film and what a lot of folks don't know is that Kyokushin Karate was not truly a Japanese martial art.
If you like this movie and want to see another more goofy and campy version, check out Karate Bullfighter starring Sonny Chiba.
This review of Fighter in the Wind (2004) was written by Jeff R on 28 Dec 2008.
Fighter in the Wind has generally received very positive reviews.
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