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Where to watch The Challenge (1962) in the UK

Name: The Challenge
Genre: Crime, Action
Released: 1962-03-28
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Koji Tsuruta, Tatsuo Umemiya, Mayumi Ozora, Hitomi Nakahara, Tetsuro Tamba

The Challenge (1962) is not currently listed on any UK streaming, rental, or purchase service. Last verified on 5 May 2026 by ScreenSearch.

Journalist Kuroki is investigating clandestine arms sales to Southeast Asia. He discovers that the point man in an arms trade was also involved in the cover-up of a murder on an American base during the Allied Occupation. The film rolls along as a suspenseful thriller while offering a critique of political corruption, hypocrisy, and journalistic cowardice in postwar Japan.

Film
1962
89 min
★ 7.4/10 TMDB
Crime
Action

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Cast & crew

Top-billed cast in The Challenge.

DirectorKinji Fukasaku

WriterSusumu Saji

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