The Challenge
He has trained every thought, every muscle, every nerve, for the moment of truth!
1982 | 109m | English
Popularity: 0.9 (history)
| Director: | John Frankenheimer |
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| Writer: | John Sayles, Richard Maxwell, Ivan Moffat |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 23, 1982 |
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| Director: | John Frankenheimer |
| Writer: | John Sayles, Richard Maxwell, Ivan Moffat |
| Genres: | Action, Drama |
| Keywords | japan, samurai, sword fight, aikido |
| Production Companies | CBS Theatrical Films, Poncher-Rosen-Beckman Productions, Embassy Pictures, Polyphony Digital |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $3,600,000
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Akio Kameda | Boxer |
| Hisashi Osaka | Knifeman |
| Pamela Bowman | Girl in Gym |
| Pat McNamara | Fight Promoter |
| Roy Andrews | Hanger-on |
| Henry Celis | Jorge |
| Kazunaga Tsuji | Hashimoto |
| Kusuo Kita | Thug |
| Toshio Chiba | Customs Officer |
| Sokyu Fujita | Man in Bar |
| Sanae Nakahara | Cashier |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Sayles | Writer |
| John Frankenheimer | Director |
| Jerry Goldsmith | Original Music Composer |
| Steven Seagal | Martial Arts Choreographer |
| Kōzō Okazaki | Director of Photography |
| Richard Maxwell | Writer |
| Ivan Moffat | Writer |
| Yoshiyuki Ishida | Production Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Robert L. Rosen | Producer |
| Ron Beckman | Producer |
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