Film

The Challenge

1982 · 1h 49m · Action · Drama

He has trained every thought, every muscle, every nerve, for the moment of truth!

IMDb

6.2

Rotten Tomatoes

53%

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.

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

• John FrankenheimerDirector
• John SaylesWriter
• Ivan MoffatWriter
• Richard MaxwellWriter
• Robert L. RosenProducer
• Ron BeckmanProducer
• Kōzō OkazakiDirector of Photography
• Jerry GoldsmithOriginal Music Composer
• John W. WheelerEditor

The Challenge ≣ 1982 ≣ TrailerThe Challenge (1982) (TV Spot)

Release date

July 23, 1982

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

R

Revenue

$3,600,000

Genres

Action, Drama

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