Fighter in the Wind

The year is 1941 and Choi Bae Dal (Yang Dong geun) is but a student in South Korea. After seeing an advertisement for an opportunity to learn to fly and go to college if people join the Japanese army. Bae Dal is off to Japan. But once he joins and completes the training the Japanese Imperial army only enlists Korean pilots for kamikaze missions. Refusing to take part Bae Dal and the korean soldiers are charged with treason and sentenced t death. But japanese general Kato and lead karate instructor offers Bae Dal and the men a chance - defeat him in battle and he will ony kill Bae Dal and let the men live ; lose and everyone dies. Bae Dal is shamefully defeated and earns Kato s scorn. He leaves the army and takes refuge in a small village. One day he runs into trouble with some local Yakuzas but is saved by another Korean. A friend of his fathers and a talented martial artist.