
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.
Trailer
Cast

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