The Challenge 1982
5.88/10 by 43 users
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.
- Title: The Challenge
- Year: 1982
- Genre: Action, Drama
- Country: Japan, United States of America
- Studio: Poncher-Rosen-Beckman Productions, CBS Theatrical Films, Embassy Pictures, Polyphony Digital
- Director: John Frankenheimer
- Cast: Scott Glenn, Toshirō Mifune, Donna Kei Benz, Atsuo Nakamura, Calvin Jung, Clyde Kusatsu
- Crew: John Frankenheimer (Director), Richard Maxwell (Writer), John Sayles (Writer), Ivan Moffat (Writer), Ron Beckman (Producer), Robert L. Rosen (Producer)
- Keyword: japan, samurai, sword fight, aikido
- Release: Jul 23, 1982
- Runtime: 109 minutes
- IMDb: 5.88 / 10 by 43 users
- Popularity: 11
- Budget: $0
- Revenue: $3,600,000
- Language: English, 日本語
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