The Challenge
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.
Views: 444
Director: John Frankenheimer
Actors: Atsuo Nakamura, Calvin Jung, Clyde Kusatsu, Donna Kei Benz, Kenta Fukasaku, Kiyoaki Nagai, Sab Shimono, Scott Glenn, Shōgo Shimada, Toshirō Mifune
Country: Japan, United States of America
Company: CBS Theatrical Films, Polyphony Digital, Poncher-Rosen-Beckman Productions
Worldwide Gross: $2,977,706
Duration:
1h 48minRelease: 1982
Release Date: 1982-07-23
IMDb: 6.2
TMDB: 5.9
Rotten Tomatoes: 53%
FilmAffinity: 5.4