Kino Lorber will add to their Blu-ray catalog John Frankenheimer's action drama
The Challenge (1982), starring Scott Glenn, Toshirô Mifune, Donna Kei Benz, Clyde Kusatsu, and Sab Shimono. The release, which will be sourced from a brand new HD master, will be available for purchase later this year.
Synopsis: An American boxer (Scott Glenn) finds himself caught between a Japanese family feud older than the Hatfields and McCoys in this overlooked entry from the great John Frankenheimer. Glenn gets some help and wild training tips (see clip below) from samurai master Toshiro Mifune who wants to get back a sacred family sword. The slam-bag fight finale takes place in a modern high rise as old-school Japanese fighting meets cubicle hell. The action scenes were choreographed by a then unknown Steven Seagal. Co-written by John Sayles.