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The Challenge
He has trained every thought, every muscle, every nerve, for the moment of truth!5.9
Plot
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.
Writer | Richard Maxwell |
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Director | John Frankenheimer |
Actor | Scott Glenn, Toshirō Mifune, Donna Kei Benz |
Country | Japan |
Production | Poncher-Rosen-Beckman Productions |