The Challenge (1982)
He has trained every thought, every muscle, every nerve, for the moment of truth!
1982 · R · 1h 49m · Action, Drama
Genres: 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.
Director: John Frankenheimer
Writers: Richard Maxwell, John Sayles, Ivan Moffat
Music by: Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography: Kōzō Okazaki
Editor: John W. Wheeler
Box office: $4M · Rated 5.9/10 by 53 viewers
Cast
Scott Glenn as RickToshirō Mifune as Toru YoshidaDonna Kei Benz as Akiko YoshidaAtsuo Nakamura as Hideo YoshidaCalvin Jung as AndoClyde Kusatsu as GoSab Shimono as Toshio YoshidaKiyoaki Nagai as KuboKenta Fukasaku as JiroShōgo Shimada as Toru Yoshida's FatherYoshio Inaba as InstructorSeiji Miyaguchi as Old ManMore like this
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