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The Challenge
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The Challenge

Jul 23, 1982
1h 49m
★ 5.9

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Action
Drama

Production Companies

Poncher-Rosen-Beckman Productions
CBS Theatrical Films
Polyphony Digital

The Challenge Trailers

Cast

Scott Glenn

Rick

Scott Glenn

Toshirō Mifune

Toru Yoshida

Toshirō Mifune

Donna Kei Benz

Akiko Yoshida

Donna Kei Benz

Atsuo Nakamura

Hideo Yoshida

Atsuo Nakamura

Calvin Jung

Ando

Calvin Jung

Clyde Kusatsu

Go

Clyde Kusatsu

Sab Shimono

Toshio Yoshida

Sab Shimono

No Image

Kubo

Kiyoaki Nagai

Kenta Fukasaku

Jiro

Kenta Fukasaku

Shōgo Shimada

Toru Yoshida's Father

Shōgo Shimada

Yoshio Inaba

Instructor

Yoshio Inaba

Seiji Miyaguchi

Old Man

Seiji Miyaguchi

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