The Challenge
- Released on
- Runtime
- 109 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Scott Glenn
- Toshirō Mifune
- Donna Kei Benz
- Atsuo Nakamura
- Calvin Jung
- Clyde Kusatsu
- Sab Shimono
- Kiyoaki Nagai
- Kenta Fukasaku
- Shōgo Shimada
- Yoshio Inaba
- Seiji Miyaguchi
- Miiko Taka
- Akio Kameda
- Hisashi Osaka
- Pamela Bowman
Director
- John Frankenheimer
Producers
- Ron Beckman
- Robert L. Rosen
