Sword Of The Ninja
Brief Synopsis
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A samurai sword is the focus of a bitter feud between two brothers in Japan, one a businessman and the other one who has followed the traditional samurai path. Unaware of the meaning of the sword, an American boxer who is down on his luck is hired by one of the brothers to bring it back to Japan. On
Cast & Crew
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John Frankenheimer
Director
Henry Celis
Scott Glenn
Toshiro Mifune
Miiko Taka
Donna Kei Benz
Film Details
Also Known As
Challenge, The, Samurajsvärden
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Release Date
1982
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 52m
Synopsis
A samurai sword is the focus of a bitter feud between two brothers in Japan, one a businessman and the other one who has followed the traditional samurai path. Unaware of the meaning of the sword, an American boxer who is down on his luck is hired by one of the brothers to bring it back to Japan. Once there, the boxer is thrust into the middle of the conflict.
Director
John Frankenheimer
Director
Cast
Henry Celis
Scott Glenn
Toshiro Mifune
Miiko Taka
Donna Kei Benz
Sab Shimono
Shigehiro Kino
Akio Kameda
Atsuo Nakamura
Pamela Bowman
Calvin Jung
Yuko Okamoto
Naoto Fujita
Roy Andrews
Masatoshi Ishikawa
Kanata Uyeno
Muneshisa Fujita
Katsutoshi Nakayama
Taw Matsuda
Seiji Miyaguchi
Kusuo Kita
Pat Mcnamara
Sanaye Nakahara
Kenta Fukasaku
Ryuji Yamashita
Minoru Sanada
Yoshio Inaba
Eriko Sugita
Clyde Kusatsu
Kezunaga Tsuji
Shogo Shimada
Masao Hisanori
Toshio Chiba
Hisashi Osaka
Kiyoaki Nagai
Crew
Masato Abe
Hair
Miku Abe
Assistant Director
Shigeji Aoki
Stunts
Kazuo Arai
Stunts
Akiyoshi Arima
Stunts
Kazunori Asano
Stunts
Johann Sebastian Bach
Music
Ron Beckman
Producer
Michael A Bensen
Camera Operator
David E Campbell
Sound
Joe Citarella
Sound
Tim Cooney
Boom Operator
Bob Dawn
Makeup
Masuji Fujiwara
Stunts
John Glascock
Sound
Scott Glenn
Song Performer
Jerry Goldsmith
Music
Hiroshi Hamazaki
Wardrobe
Koichi Hammamura
Set Decorator
Roger Hanson
Special Effects
Michio Harada
Stunts
Koichi Haruta
Key Grip
Kan'ichi Hayashi
Stunts
Robert Henderson
Sound Editor
June Hershey
Song
Toshinori Hirayanagi
Assistant Director
Wai Kwan Hung
Technical Advisor
Yoshiyuki Ishida
Production Designer
Yoshiyuki Ishida
Art Director
Noboru Ishihara
Stunts
Tsunco Ito
Stunts
Akira Kato
Stunts
Ryu Kuse
Advisor
Rye Kuze
Other
Rye Kuze
Stunt Coordinator
Alan Levine
Unit Production Manager
Kouichi Makigami
Song
Haruo Matsuoka
Stunts
Toshio Matsushima
Stunts
Richard Maxwell
Screenplay
Masamichi Mitama
Song
Patricia Mock
Casting
Ivan Moffat
Screenplay
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Music
Alan Robert Murray
Sound Editor
Hisao Nabeshima
Casting
Hisao Nabeshima
Assistant Director
Seiji Nishino
Stunts
Kijuro Ohta
Unit Production Manager
Hiroshi Oike
Stunts
Takashi Okamura
Stunts
Kozo Okazaki
Director Of Photography
Kozo Okazaki
Dp/Cinematographer
Kenji Ono
Stunts
Mitsuyuki Oshima
Stunts
Yoshio Otake
Stunts
Steve Polivka
Assistant Editor
Lyle Poncher
Executive Producer
John T Reitz
Sound
Robert L. Rosen
Producer
Masaru Sakurai
Stunts
June Samson
Script Supervisor
Kyoji Sasaki
Props
John Sayles
Screenplay
Steven Seagal
Advisor
Misaichi Shirai
Assistant Director
Katsumi Shirono
Stunts
Don Smetzer
Photography
Toshiro Suzuki
Location Manager
Don Swander
Song
Robert Takagi
Music Editor
Etsu Totoku
Assistant Director
Takashi Totsuka
Stunts
Yoshifumi Tsuboike
Stunts
Yukio Ueda
Makeup
Masatoshi Utsumi
Wardrobe
Jack Wheeler
Editor
Etsuko Yagyu
Costumes
Takafuni Yanaka
Stunts
Yuichi Yoneda
Stunts
Yoshikazu Yoshimoto
Stunts
Roku Yoshinaka
Stunts
Hiroyuki Yuasa
Stunts
Film Details
Also Known As
Challenge, The, Samurajsvärden
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Release Date
1982
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 52m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1982
Director John Frankenheimer died July 6, 2002 of a stroke at the age of 72.
Released in United States 1982
