The Challenge
Release Date: 1982-07-23
Rating : 6/10
Duration : 109 minutes
Genres : Action, Drama
Director : John Frankenheimer
Writer : Ivan Moffat, John Sayles, Richard Maxwell
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.
Cast
Scott Glenn
Toshirō Mifune
Donna Kei Benz
Atsuo Nakamura
Calvin Jung
Clyde Kusatsu