The Challenge
1982 · directed by John Frankenheimer
- Rating
- 58/100
- Hit
- no
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.
The Challenge (1982), directed by John Frankenheimer, rates 58/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Scott Glenn
- Toshirō Mifune
- Donna Kei Benz
- Atsuo Nakamura
- Calvin Jung
- Clyde Kusatsu
- Sab Shimono
- Kiyoaki Nagai
- Kenta Fukasaku
- Shōgo Shimada
Crew
- Kōzō Okazaki — Director of Photography
- John W. Wheeler — Editor
- Jerry Goldsmith — Original Music Composer
- Ivan Moffat — Writer
- John Sayles — Writer
- Richard Maxwell — Writer
More from John Frankenheimer
- The Manchurian Candidate (1962) — 93/100 · hit
- Path to War (2003) — 82/100 · hit
- The Train (1964) — 81/100 · hit
- Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) — 79/100
- Seven Days in May (1964) — 79/100
- Grand Prix (1966) — 76/100
How these numbers work: Methodology