He has trained every thought, every muscle, every nerve, for the moment of truth!
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
Writer: John Sayles, Ivan Moffat, Richard Maxwell
Producer: Robert L. Rosen, Ron Beckman
Director of Photography: Kōzō Okazaki
The Challenge ≣ 1982 ≣ Trailer
The Challenge (1982) (TV Spot)