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The Challenge (1982)

EnglishFilm1982109 minAction, Drama★ 5.9/10

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

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.

Directed by
John Frankenheimer
Starring
Scott Glenn, Toshirō Mifune, Donna Kei Benz
Music
Jerry Goldsmith
Released
1982-07-23

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Cast

Scott GlennScott GlennRick
Toshirō MifuneToshirō MifuneToru Yoshida
Donna Kei BenzDonna Kei BenzAkiko Yoshida
Atsuo NakamuraAtsuo NakamuraHideo Yoshida
Calvin JungCalvin JungAndo
Clyde KusatsuClyde KusatsuGo
Sab ShimonoSab ShimonoToshio Yoshida
Kiyoaki NagaiKubo
Kenta FukasakuKenta FukasakuJiro
Shōgo ShimadaShōgo ShimadaToru Yoshida's Father
Yoshio InabaYoshio InabaInstructor
Seiji MiyaguchiSeiji MiyaguchiOld Man

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