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.
Year: 1982
Studio: Poncher-Rosen-Beckman Productions, CBS Theatrical Films, Polyphony Digital
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Scott Glenn, Toshirō Mifune, Donna Kei Benz, Atsuo Nakamura, Calvin Jung, Clyde Kusatsu
Crew: John Frankenheimer (Director), Yoshiyuki Ishida (Production Design), Ivan Moffat (Writer), Ron Beckman (Producer), Jerry Goldsmith (Original Music Composer), John Sayles (Writer)
Runtime: 109 minutes
Release: Jul 23, 1982
IMDb: 5.90/10 by 48 users
Popularity: 3
Country: Japan, United States of America
Language: English, 日本語
Budget: 0
Revenue: 3
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