History · Japan · 1971 · 2h 21m

Challenge at Dawn

暁の挑戦

Challenge at Dawn poster
Director
Toshio Masuda
Cast
Kinnosuke Nakamura as Go Wakabayashi as Tetsuya Watari as Mitsuko Baisho as Nana Ozaki as Shinsuke Mikimoto as
Crew
Makoto Tsuboi — Director of Photography Shinya Inoue — Editor Shinobu Hashimoto — Screenplay Ichirō Ikeda — Screenplay Takeo Kunihiro — Screenplay Toshio Mochizuki — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
taisho period
Key Collaborators
Toshio Masuda Director Makoto Tsuboi Director of Photography Shinya Inoue Editor Shinobu Hashimoto Screenplay Ichirō Ikeda Screenplay Takeo Kunihiro Screenplay Toshio Mochizuki Producer
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