The Challenge

The Challenge

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

1982 en 109 minutes

Rating: 6

Plot

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.

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Cast

Scott Glenn

Scott Glenn

Rick

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Toru Yoshida

Donna Kei Benz

Donna Kei Benz

Akiko Yoshida

Atsuo Nakamura

Atsuo Nakamura

Hideo Yoshida

Calvin Jung

Calvin Jung

Ando

Clyde Kusatsu

Clyde Kusatsu

Go

Sab Shimono

Sab Shimono

Toshio Yoshida

Kiyoaki Nagai

Kiyoaki Nagai

Kubo

Kenta Fukasaku

Kenta Fukasaku

Jiro

Shōgo Shimada

Shōgo Shimada

Toru Yoshida's Father

Yoshio Inaba

Yoshio Inaba

Instructor

Seiji Miyaguchi

Seiji Miyaguchi

Old Man

Miiko Taka

Miiko Taka

Toru Yoshida's Wife

Akio Kameda

Akio Kameda

Boxer

Hisashi Osaka

Hisashi Osaka

Knifeman

Pamela Bowman

Pamela Bowman

Girl in Gym

Pat McNamara

Pat McNamara

Fight Promoter

Roy Andrews

Roy Andrews

Hanger-on

Henry Celis

Henry Celis

Jorge

Kazunaga Tsuji

Kazunaga Tsuji

Hashimoto

Kusuo Kita

Kusuo Kita

Thug

Toshio Chiba

Toshio Chiba

Customs Officer

Sokyu Fujita

Sokyu Fujita

Man in Bar

Sanae Nakahara

Sanae Nakahara

Cashier

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