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The Challenge

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

  • Movie
  • 1982
  • R
  • 1h 49m

Directed by John Frankenheimer

5.9

TMDB audience rating
5.9 out of 10 from 54 votes

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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.

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Cast and crew

  • Scott Glenn

    Scott GlennRick

  • Toshirō Mifune

    Toshirō MifuneToru Yoshida

  • Donna Kei Benz

    Donna Kei BenzAkiko Yoshida

  • Atsuo Nakamura

    Atsuo NakamuraHideo Yoshida

  • Calvin Jung

    Calvin JungAndo

  • Clyde Kusatsu

    Clyde KusatsuGo

  • Sab Shimono

    Sab ShimonoToshio Yoshida

  • Kiyoaki NagaiKubo

  • Kenta Fukasaku

    Kenta FukasakuJiro

  • Shōgo Shimada

    Shōgo ShimadaToru Yoshida's Father

  • Yoshio Inaba

    Yoshio InabaInstructor

  • Seiji Miyaguchi

    Seiji MiyaguchiOld Man

  • Miiko Taka

    Miiko TakaToru Yoshida's Wife

  • Akio KamedaBoxer

  • Hisashi OsakaKnifeman

  • Pamela BowmanGirl in Gym

  • Pat McNamara

    Pat McNamaraFight Promoter

  • Roy AndrewsHanger-on

Director
John Frankenheimer
Writer
Ivan Moffat, John Sayles and Richard Maxwell
Music
Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography
Kōzō Okazaki