The Challenge

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

• 1982
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• 1h 49m
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• R

• Action
• Drama

★ 5.9 TMDB Rating · 53 votes

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

Release date

Jul 23, 1982

Original language

English

Origin

United States