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The Challenge

5.919821h 49mRMovieActionDrama

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…

DirectorJohn Frankenheimer
WritersRichard Maxwell·John Sayles
ProducersRon Beckman·Robert L. Rosen

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Availability shown for United Kingdom · rights vary by country

Cast · Directed by John Frankenheimer

SGScott Glenn
Scott Glenn
Rick
TMToshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune
Toru Yoshida
DBDonna Kei Benz
Donna Kei Benz
Akiko Yoshida
ANAtsuo Nakamura
Atsuo Nakamura
Hideo Yoshida
CJCalvin Jung
Calvin Jung
Ando
CKClyde Kusatsu
Clyde Kusatsu
Go
SSSab Shimono
Sab Shimono
Toshio Yoshida
KN
Kiyoaki Nagai
Kubo
KFKenta Fukasaku
Kenta Fukasaku
Jiro
SSShōgo Shimada
Shōgo Shimada
Toru Yoshida's Father
YIYoshio Inaba
Yoshio Inaba
Instructor
SMSeiji Miyaguchi
Seiji Miyaguchi
Old Man

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The Challenge — streaming FAQ

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