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The Challenge 1982 Directed by John Frankenheimer

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

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.

Country USA
Production Countries Japan , USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Japanese
Revenue $3,600,000
Release Date 23 July 1982
109 mins
Cast
Toshirō Mifune Toru Yoshida
Donna Kei Benz Akiko Yoshida
Atsuo Nakamura Hideo Yoshida
Sab Shimono Toshio Yoshida
Shōgo Shimada Toru Yoshida's Father
Yoshio Inaba Instructor
Miiko Taka Toru Yoshida's Wife
Hisashi Osaka Knifeman
Pamela Bowman Girl in Gym
Pat McNamara Fight Promoter
Roy Andrews Hanger-on
Kazunaga Tsuji Hashimoto
Toshio Chiba Customs Officer
Sokyu Fujita Man in Bar