Movie
The Challenge
1982 · 109 min
A gritty, fish-out-of-water samurai drama with brutal swordfights and a slow-burn redemption arc.
- Directed by
- John Frankenheimer
- Genres
- Action, Drama
- Starring
- Scott Glenn, Toshirō Mifune, Donna Kei Benz
- Tagline
- He has trained every thought, every muscle, every nerve, for the moment of truth!
- Overview
- 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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- Directed by
- John Frankenheimer
- Genres
- Action, Drama
- Starring
- Scott Glenn, Toshirō Mifune, Donna Kei Benz
