The Challenge
“He has trained every thought, every muscle, every nerve, for the moment of truth!”
1982•R•1h 49m•5.9•Released
ActionDrama
Rick, a down-and-out American boxer, is hired to transport a sword to Japan, unaware that the whole thing is a set up in a bitter blood-feud between two brothers, one who follows the traditional path of the samurai and the other a businessman. At the behest of the businessman, Rick undertakes samurai training from the other brother, but joins his cause. He also becomes romantically involved with the samurai's daughter.
Director
John Frankenheimer
Writer
John Sayles, Ivan Moffat, Richard Maxwell
Revenue
$4M
Languages
Japanese, English
Studio
Poncher-Rosen-Beckman Productions
Cast
Scott Glenn
Rick
Toshirō Mifune
Toru Yoshida
Donna Kei Benz
Akiko Yoshida
Atsuo Nakamura
Hideo Yoshida
Calvin Jung
Ando
Clyde Kusatsu
Go
Sab Shimono
Toshio Yoshida
Kiyoaki Nagai
Kubo
Kenta Fukasaku
Jiro
Shōgo Shimada
Toru Yoshida's Father
Yoshio Inaba
Instructor
Seiji Miyaguchi
Old Man
Miiko Taka
Toru Yoshida's Wife
Akio Kameda
Boxer
Hisashi Osaka
Knifeman
Production
Company
Poncher-Rosen-Beckman Productions
Company
CBS Theatrical Films
Company
Polyphony Digital
Producer
Robert L. Rosen
Producer
Ron Beckman
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