The Challenge
Action
Drama
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.
1982-07-23
en
Cast
Director
John Frankenheimer
Scott Glenn as Rick
Toshirō Mifune as Toru Yoshida
Donna Kei Benz as Akiko Yoshida
Atsuo Nakamura as Hideo Yoshida
Calvin Jung as Ando
Clyde Kusatsu as Go
Sab Shimono as Toshio Yoshida
Kenta Fukasaku as Jiro
Shōgo Shimada as Toru Yoshida's Father
Yoshio Inaba as Instructor
Seiji Miyaguchi as Old Man
Miiko Taka as Toru Yoshida's Wife
Pat McNamara as Fight Promoter
Kazunaga Tsuji as Hashimoto
Sokyu Fujita as Man in Bar
Sanae Nakahara as Cashier