The Challenge (1982)
1h 49m
Running Time
July 23, 1982Release Date
The Challenge (1982)
1h 49m
Running Time
July 23, 1982Release Date
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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 & Crew.
Scott Glenn
Rick
Toshirō Mifune
Yoshida
Donna Kei Benz
Akiko
Atsuo Nakamura
Hideo
Calvin Jung
Ando
Clyde Kusatsu
Go
Sab Shimono
Toshio
Kiyoaki Nagai
Kubo
Ivan Moffat
Writer
Kenta Fukasaku
Jiro
Shōgo Shimada
Father of Yoshida
Yoshio Inaba
Instructor
John Frankenheimer
Director
Seiji Miyaguchi
Old Man
Richard Maxwell
Writer
Miiko Taka
Toru Yoshida's Wife
Akio Kameda
Boxer
John Sayles
Writer
Hisashi Osaka
Knifeman
Ron Beckman
Producer
Pamela Bowman
Girl in Gym
Robert L. Rosen
Producer
Jerry Goldsmith
Composer
Kōzō Okazaki
Cinematographer
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 23, 1982
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 49m
Content RatingR
Box Office$3,600,000
Filming LocationsLos Angeles, United States of America
Genres
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Wiki.
The Challenge is a 1982 American action film directed by John Frankenheimer and written by John Sayles, Richard Maxwell, and Marc Norman. The film stars Scott Glenn and Toshirō Mifune, and features several aikido-based action scenes choreographed by Steven Seagal, prior to the start of his own film career.
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