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.

• DirectorJohn Frankenheimer
• Release23 July 1982
• Genre
  Action / Drama
• Duration1h 49m
• Budget?
• Revenue$3,600,000
• Rate
  

  6.0
  46 reviews
• Productions

  Poncher-Rosen-Beckman Productions, CBS Theatrical Films, Embassy Pictures, Polyphony Digital