The Challenge
The Challenge
Release: 1982-07-23
·Runtime: 109m
·★ 5.8
Action
Drama
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.
Production Countries
Japan
United States of America
Production Companies
Poncher-Rosen-Beckman Productions
CBS Theatrical Films
Polyphony Digital
Cast
Scott Glenn
as Rick
Toshirō Mifune
as Toru Yoshida
Donna Kei Benz
as Akiko Yoshida
Atsuo Nakamura
as Hideo Yoshida
Clyde Kusatsu
as Go
Sab Shimono
as Toshio Yoshida
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
Pat McNamara
as Fight Promoter
Kazunaga Tsuji
as Hashimoto
Sokyu Fujita
as Man in Bar
Sanae Nakahara
as Cashier
