The Challenge

He has trained every thought, every muscle, every nerve, for the moment of truth!

The Challenge — Plot

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.

• Release date
• July 23, 1982
• Runtime
• 109 min
• Genres
• Action, Drama
• Director
• John Frankenheimer

The Challenge — 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

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Kiyoaki Nagai Kubo