The Challenge
In Theaters
July 23, 1982
Runtime: 1h 49m
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.
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Cast & Crew
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
- KN
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
- AK
Akio Kameda
Boxer
- HO
Hisashi Osaka
Knifeman
- PB
Pamela Bowman
Girl in Gym
Pat McNamara
Fight Promoter
- RA
Roy Andrews
Hanger-on
John Frankenheimer
Director
- RM
Richard Maxwell
Writer
John Sayles
Writer
- IM
Ivan Moffat
Writer
Media
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