Film · 1971

Challenge at Dawn

141 min · Directed by Toshio Masuda

Set in Kawasaki in 1925, Challenge at Dawn is based on the Tsurumi Riot Incident, which actually ocurred in Yokohama that year and was sparked by corruption and yakuza involvement in the construction industry.

Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Go Wakabayashi

Tetsuya Watari

Mitsuko Baisho

Nana Ozaki

Crew

Director: Toshio Masuda
Producer: Toshio Mochizuki
Writer: Shinobu Hashimoto, Ichirō Ikeda, Takeo Kunihiro
Editor: Shinya Inoue
Cinematography: Makoto Tsuboi
Art Direction: Takeo Kimura

Details

Studios: Shochiku, Fuji Television Network
Countries: Japan
Languages: Japanese
Release: May 22, 1971

Themes

taisho period