The Challenge (1982) - film review

Action / Drama

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The Challenge is an American-Japanese action film first released in 1982, directed by John Frankenheimer. The film stars Scott Glenn, Toshirô Mifune, Donna Kei Benz and Atsuo Nakamura. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Director: John Frankenheimer
Script: Richard Maxwell, Ivan Moffat, John Sayles
Photo: Kozo Okazaki
Music: Jerry Goldsmith
Cast: Scott Glenn (Rick), Toshirô Mifune (Toru Yoshida), Donna Kei Benz (Akiko Yoshida, Toru’s daughter), Atsuo Nakamura (Hideo Yoshida, Toru’s brother), Calvin Jung (Ando), Clyde Kusatsu (Go), Sab Shimono (Toshio Yoshida, Toru’s son), Kiyoako Nagai (Kubo), Kenta Fukasaku (Jiro), Shogo Shimada (Toru Yoshida’s Father), Yoshio Inaba (Instructor), Seiji Miyaguchi (Old Man), Miiko Taka (Toru Yoshida’s Wife), Akio Kameda (Boxer), Hisashi Osaka (Knifeman), Yûko Okamoto (T.V. Moniter Girl #1), Tae Matsuda (T.V. Monitor Girl #2), Pat McNamara (Fight Promoter), Pamela Bowman (Girl in Gym), Roy Andrews (Hanger-on), Henry Celis (Jorge), Kazunaga Tsuji (Hashimoto), Kusuo Kita (Thug), Naoto Fujita (Tanaka), Masao Hisanori (Oshima), Ryuji Yamashita (Toshio Yoshida (childhood)), Toshio Chiba (Customs Officer), Minoru Sanada (Porter), Shigehiro Kino (Van’s Driver), Katsutoshi Nakayama (Taxi Driver), Masatoshi Ishikawa (Thug’s Driver), Eriko Sugita (Woman #1 in bar), Munehisa Fujita (Man in bar), Sanae Nakahara (Cashier), Kanata Uyeno (Waitress)
Country: USA / Japan
Language: English / Japanese
Runtime: 113 min

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