
Challenge at Dawn
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Overview
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.
Top Cast


Kinnosuke Nakamura
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Kinnosuke Nakamura


Go Wakabayashi
Go Wakabayashi
Go Wakabayashi


Tetsuya Watari
Tetsuya Watari
Tetsuya Watari


Mitsuko Baisho
Mitsuko Baisho
Mitsuko Baisho


Nana Ozaki
Nana Ozaki
Nana Ozaki


Shinsuke Mikimoto
Shinsuke Mikimoto
Shinsuke Mikimoto


Yoshirō Aoki
Yoshirō Aoki
Yoshirō Aoki


Ichirō Zaitsu
Ichirō Zaitsu
Ichirō Zaitsu


Masahiko Tanimura
Masahiko Tanimura
Masahiko Tanimura


Seiichirō Kameishi
Seiichirō Kameishi
Seiichirō Kameishi
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