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The Proud Challenge (1962)

The Proud Challenge poster
Original title
誇り高き挑戦
Directed by
Kinji Fukasaku
Genre
action film, crime film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A criminal tries to outsmart the police and rival gangs in postwar Japan. The story follows a man caught between his own ambitions and the unforgiving rules of the underworld.

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What happens

The Proud Challenge (Japanese: 誇り高き挑戦, Hepburn: Hokori takaki chosen) is a 1962 Japanese black-and-white crime action film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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