The Challenge

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

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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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Creators

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John Frankenheimer

director

John Sayles

writer

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Ivan Moffat

writer

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Richard Maxwell

writer

Cast

Scott Glenn actor Toshirō Mifune actor

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Donna Kei Benz actor Atsuo Nakamura actor

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Calvin Jung actor Clyde Kusatsu actor Sab Shimono actor

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Kiyoaki Nagai actor

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Kenta Fukasaku actor

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Shōgo Shimada actor

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Yoshio Inaba actor Seiji Miyaguchi actor

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Miiko Taka actor

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Akio Kameda actor

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Hisashi Osaka actor

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Pamela Bowman actor

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Pat McNamara actor

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Roy Andrews actor

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Henry Celis actor

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Kazunaga Tsuji actor