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Nov 01, 2004 12:00 a.m. - Variety.com
Film Reviews: Legendary karate fighter Matsutatsu Oyama, who wrestled live bulls during the 1950s and was dubbed "the toughest man in the world" by the New York Times, gets an enjoyably hokey tribute in "Fighter in the Wind," an old-fashioned Asian chop-socky in smart new technical clothes. Eschewing high-tech wire-fu and elaborate CGI, this South Korean pic is more an action drama by today’s standards, but with an agreeable Intensity to its fighting and training scenes, plus a nonchalant humor. Outside Asia, late-night fest slots are its clearest avenue; locally, it muscled almost 2.5 million admissions (roughly $13 million) this summer.
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Variety - Legendary karate fighter Matsutatsu Oyama, who wrestled live bulls during the 1950s and was dubbed "the t...
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