The Challenge (1982)1h49
Action · Drama
Director John Frankenheimer (6.9 avg)
Also directed Ronin, The Manchurian Candidate, Reindeer Games, and 56 more
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.
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Cast
Scott Glenn
Toshirō Mifune
Donna Kei Benz
Atsuo Nakamura
Calvin Jung
Clyde Kusatsu
Sab Shimono
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