The Challenge (1982)
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.
Rated
R
Year
1982
Country
JP
Language
English
Release date
23 July 1982
TMDB
5.9 (53)
CineVerse
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Ratings
0 fansNo ratings yet.
Scott Glenn
Rick
Toshirō Mifune
Toru Yoshida
Donna Kei Benz
Akiko Yoshida
Atsuo Nakamura
Hideo Yoshida
Calvin Jung
Ando
Clyde Kusatsu
Go
Sab Shimono
Toshio Yoshida
K
Kiyoaki Nagai
Kubo
Kenta Fukasaku
Jiro
Shōgo Shimada
Toru Yoshida's Father
Yoshio Inaba
Instructor
Seiji Miyaguchi
Old Man
Miiko Taka
Toru Yoshida's Wife
A
Akio Kameda
Boxer
H
Hisashi Osaka
Knifeman
P
Pamela Bowman
Girl in Gym
Pat McNamara
Fight Promoter
R
Roy Andrews
Hanger-on
H
Henry Celis
Jorge
Kazunaga Tsuji
Hashimoto
K
Kusuo Kita
Thug
T
Toshio Chiba
Customs Officer
Sokyu Fujita
Man in Bar
Sanae Nakahara
Cashier
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