The Challenge (1982)
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.
Director: John Frankenheimer
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Scott Glenn as Rick |
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Toshirō Mifune as Toru Yoshida |
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Donna Kei Benz as Akiko Yoshida |
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Atsuo Nakamura as Hideo Yoshida |
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Calvin Jung as Ando |
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Clyde Kusatsu as Go |
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Sab Shimono as Toshio Yoshida |
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Kiyoaki Nagai as Kubo |
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Kenta Fukasaku as Jiro |
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Shōgo Shimada as Toru Yoshida's Father |
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Yoshio Inaba as Instructor |
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Seiji Miyaguchi as Old Man |
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Miiko Taka as Toru Yoshida's Wife |
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Akio Kameda as Boxer |
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Hisashi Osaka as Knifeman |
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Pamela Bowman as Girl in Gym |
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Pat McNamara as Fight Promoter |
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Roy Andrews as Hanger-on |
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Henry Celis as Jorge |
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Kazunaga Tsuji as Hashimoto |
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Kusuo Kita as Thug |
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Toshio Chiba as Customs Officer |
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Sokyu Fujita as Man in Bar |
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Sanae Nakahara as Cashier |
| Directing | John Frankenheimer | Director |
| Writing | Richard Maxwell | Writer |
| Writing | John Sayles | Writer |
| Writing | Ivan Moffat | Writer |
| Production | Ron Beckman | Producer |
| Production | Robert L. Rosen | Producer |
| Sound | Jerry Goldsmith | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Yoshiyuki Ishida | Production Design |
| Camera | Kōzō Okazaki | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Steven Seagal | Martial Arts Choreographer |
| Editing | John W. Wheeler | Editor |
