
The Challenge1982
About
- Runtime
- 1 hour 49 minutes
- Language
- English
- 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.
- Genres
- Action, Drama
- Released
- July 23, 1982
- Revenue
- $3,600,000
- Production
- Poncher-Rosen-Beckman Productions
- CBS Theatrical Films
- Polyphony Digital
Credits
Directing
- John FrankenheimerDirector
Writing
- Richard MaxwellWriter
- John SaylesWriter
- Ivan MoffatWriter
Art
- Yoshiyuki IshidaProduction Design
- Kôichi HamamuraSet Decoration
Camera
- Kōzō OkazakiDirector of Photography
Crew
- Steven SeagalMartial Arts Choreographer
Editing
- John W. WheelerEditor
Production
- Ron BeckmanProducer
- Robert L. RosenProducer
Sound
- Jerry GoldsmithOriginal Music Composer
Trailers
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