The Challenge
Year: 1982
Runtime: 109 mins
Language: English
Director: John Frankenheimer
Rick, a down‑and‑out American boxer, is hired to carry a sword to Japan, unaware that he is being drawn into a bitter blood feud between two brothers—one a traditional samurai, the other a ruthless businessman. The businessman forces Rick to train in samurai arts under the first brother, but Rick ultimately sides with the samurai and falls in love with his daughter.
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