The Challenge

The Challenge (1982)

July 23rd, 19821h 49min

Action, Drama
58%

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.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Jirocho Rises in Fame

Jirocho Rises in Fame


Released on: 1952-12-04
Drama, Action

The rise of the famed gambler.

Red Beard

Red Beard


Released on: 1965-04-03
Drama

Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed w...

Ikiru

Ikiru


Released on: 1952-10-09
Drama

Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for ...

Downfall

Downfall


Released on: 2023-03-17
Drama

Kaoru Fukazawa is a manga artist. His manga series was published for eight years, but has now finish...

Castle of Wind and Clouds

Castle of Wind and Clouds


Released on: 1928-02-10
Drama

A samurai returns to his homeland after a three year absence and finds his fiance is now one of the ...

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo


Released on: 2002-01-23
Adventure, Drama, History, Action, Thriller

Edmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best friend, F...

Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace

Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace


Released on: 1996-01-12
Science Fiction, Horror, Action, Thriller

After being rescued from the ruins of Virtual Space Industries, Jobe is rebuilt and reconnected to v...

Goemon

Goemon


Released on: 2009-03-17
Action, Drama, Fantasy

Follow the infamous ninja bandit named Ishikawa Goemon (Yosuke Eguchi) in an epic story. One night w...

Island Girl

Island Girl


Released on: 1933-03-15
Drama

Japanese silent film.

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End


Released on: 2007-05-19
Adventure, Fantasy, Action

Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann join forces with the revived Captain Barbossa to free Jack Sparrow f...

Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai


Released on: 1954-04-26
Action, Drama

A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs pr...

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

Kill Bill: Vol. 2


Released on: 2004-04-16
Action, Crime, Thriller

The Bride unwaveringly continues on her roaring rampage of revenge against the band of assassins who...

The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai


Released on: 2003-12-05
Drama, Action, War

Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, whic...

King Kong vs. Godzilla

King Kong vs. Godzilla


Released on: 1962-08-11
Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, Action

The advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, frustrated with the low ratings of their sponso...

Mothra vs. Godzilla

Mothra vs. Godzilla


Released on: 1964-04-29
Drama, Action, Science Fiction

Journalists Ichiro Sakai and Junko cover the wreckage of a typhoon when an enormous egg is found and...

The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda


Released on: 1979-08-17
Action, Adventure, Comedy

Anthony Hope's classic tale gets a decidedly 'un-classic' treatment at the hands of Peter Sellers. F...

To End All Wars

To End All Wars


Released on: 2001-09-02
Drama, War, Action

Based on a real-life story, this drama focuses on a small group of Allied soldiers in Burma who are ...

The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai

The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai


Released on: 2022-06-17
Drama, History

In the turbulent last days of the Edo period, Kawai Tsugunosuke, a Japanese samurai serving the Maki...

The People's Champion

The People's Champion


Released on: 2004-01-01
Documentary, Action

If the first one stunned you, The People's Champion will floor you. This jawbusting follow-up contai...

Memoirs of a Geisha

Memoirs of a Geisha


Released on: 2005-12-06
Drama, Romance, History

In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a ma...