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MOVIE

The Challenge

1982

108 minutes (1 hrs 48 mins)

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

John Frankenheimer

Starring

Scott Glenn · Toshiro Mifune · Donna Kei Benz · Atsuo Nakamura · Calvin Jung · Clyde Kusatsu

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 23rd July 1982

Denmark release: 23rd August 1982

France release: 1st September 1982

Box Office Quickview

US box office

Box Office debut: 3rd Sep '82
Debut position: 21
Highest position: 21
Debut gross: $522.7 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 10

Chart position history

UK box office

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

K-18

Tous publics

(Banned)

Total grosses

UK total gross
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US total gross
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$522.7 Thousand

Global total gross
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Director

Role

John Frankenheimer

Directed By

Actor

Character

Scott Glenn

Rick

Toshiro Mifune

Yoshida

Donna Kei Benz

Akiko

Atsuo Nakamura

Hideo

Calvin Jung

Ando

Clyde Kusatsu

Sab Shimono

Toshio

Kiyoaki Nagai

Kubo

Kenta Fukasaku

Jiro

Shogo Shimada

Father of Yoshida

Yoshio Inaba

Instructor

Seiji Miyaguchi

Old Man

Miiko Taka

Yoshida's Wife

Akio Kameda

Boxer

Hisashi Osaka

Knifeman

Yuko Okamoto

T.V. Monitor 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