TMDb5.9 / 10

The Challenge (1982)

Name: The Challenge
Director: John Frankenheimer
Genre: Action, Drama
Released: 1982-07-23
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Scott Glenn, Toshirō Mifune, Donna Kei Benz, Atsuo Nakamura, Calvin Jung

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

109 min · Japan, United States of America · Dir. John Frankenheimer

Action Drama 1982 movies

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.