Confronting Fear
1958, Japanese. Directed by Tsuruo Iwama.
Former boxer Goro Kawasaki was attacked by the organizer of the fights for knocking out his opponent because he could not stand the fight. He is being released from prison, where he was imprisoned on charges of causing bodily harm. He meets his younger brother Fumio, who is going to become a boxer and dreams of owning his own car repair shop. Goro tries to help Fumio, but is refused. At this time, the boss of the underworld, whom Goro met in prison, is released, and this escalates into a confrontation involving Goro and Fumio.
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 20 July 1958
- Original title
- 恐怖の対決
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Masaru Baba, Yoshiro Tomita
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Confronting Fear runs 97 minutes (1h 37m).
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Confronting Fear isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 July 1958. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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If you liked Confronting Fear, try True Believer, Siberian Education, Winged Creatures.
Who directed Confronting Fear?
Confronting Fear (1958) was directed by Tsuruo Iwama and stars Minoru Ōki, Shingo Kiyokawa, Kumeko Urabe.