The Challenge
He has trained every thought, every muscle, every nerve, for the moment of truth!
5.9(53) 1982-07-23 109 minActionDrama
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.
DirectorJohn Frankenheimer
WriterRichard Maxwell
WriterJohn Sayles
WriterIvan Moffat
ProducerRon Beckman
ProducerRobert L. Rosen
Original Music ComposerJerry Goldsmith
Cast & characters
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
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Kiyoaki Nagai
as Kubo
Kenta Fukasaku
as Jiro
Shōgo Shimada
as Toru Yoshida's Father
Yoshio Inaba
as Instructor
Seiji Miyaguchi
as Old Man
Miiko Taka
as Toru Yoshida's Wife
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Akio Kameda
as Boxer
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Hisashi Osaka
as Knifeman
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Pamela Bowman
as Girl in Gym
Pat McNamara
as Fight Promoter
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Roy Andrews
as Hanger-on
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Henry Celis
as Jorge
Kazunaga Tsuji
as Hashimoto
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Kusuo Kita
as Thug
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Toshio Chiba
as Customs Officer
Sokyu Fujita
as Man in Bar
Sanae Nakahara
as Cashier
