Movie
The Challenge
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1982-07-23
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Genres
- Action, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Poncher-Rosen-Beckman Productions, CBS Theatrical Films, Polyphony Digital
- Country
- Japan, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Scott Glenn as Rick
- Toshirō Mifune as Toru Yoshida
- Donna Kei Benz as Akiko Yoshida
- Atsuo Nakamura as Hideo Yoshida
- Calvin Jung as Ando
- Clyde Kusatsu as Go
- Sab Shimono as Toshio Yoshida
- Kiyoaki Nagai as Kubo
- Kenta Fukasaku as Jiro
- Shōgo Shimada as Toru Yoshida's Father
- Yoshio Inaba as Instructor
- Seiji Miyaguchi as Old Man
Crew
- John Frankenheimer - Director
- Richard Maxwell - Writer
- John Sayles - Writer
- Ivan Moffat - Writer
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