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The Challenge (1982) Poster

(1982)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

John Frankenheimer

Writing Credits  

Richard Maxwell ... (written by) &
John Sayles ... (written by)
 
Ivan Moffat ... (uncredited)

Cast (in credits order)  

Scott Glenn ... Rick
Toshirô Mifune ... Yoshida
Donna Kei Benz Donna Kei Benz ... Akiko
Atsuo Nakamura Atsuo Nakamura ... Hideo
Calvin Jung Calvin Jung ... Ando
Clyde Kusatsu ... Go
Sab Shimono ... Toshio
Kiyoaki Nagai Kiyoaki Nagai ... Kubo
Kenta Fukasaku Kenta Fukasaku ... Jiro
Shôgo Shimada ... Father of Yoshida
Yoshio Inaba ... Instructor
Seiji Miyaguchi ... Old Man
Miiko Taka ... Yoshida's Wife
Akio Kameda Akio Kameda ... Boxer
Hisashi Osaka Hisashi Osaka ... Knifeman
Yûko Okamoto Yûko Okamoto ... T.V. Monitor Girl #1
Tae Matsuda Tae Matsuda ... T.V. Monitor Girl #2
Pat McNamara ... Fight Promoter
Pamela Bowman Pamela Bowman ... Girl in Gym
Roy Andrews Roy Andrews ... Hanger-on
Henry Celis Henry Celis ... Jorge
Kazunaga Tsuji Kazunaga Tsuji ... Hashimoto
Kusuo Kita Kusuo Kita ... Thug
Naoto Fujita Naoto Fujita ... Tanaka
Masao Hisanori Masao Hisanori ... Oshima
Ryuji Yamashita Ryuji Yamashita ... Toshio Yoshida (childhood)
Toshio Chiba Toshio Chiba ... Customs Officer
Minoru Sanada Minoru Sanada ... Porter
Shigehiro Kino Shigehiro Kino ... Van's Driver
Katsutoshi Nakayama Katsutoshi Nakayama ... Taxi Driver
Masatoshi Ishikawa Masatoshi Ishikawa ... Thug's Driver
Eriko Sugita Eriko Sugita ... Woman #1 in Bar
Sôkyû Fujita Sôkyû Fujita ... Man in Bar (as Munehisa Fujita)
Sanae Nakahara Sanae Nakahara ... Cashier (as Sanaye Nakahara)
Kanata Uyeno Kanata Uyeno ... Waitress

Produced by 

Ron Beckman ... producer
Lyle Poncher ... executive producer
Robert L. Rosen ... producer

Music by 

Jerry Goldsmith ... (music by)

Cinematography by 

Kôzô Okazaki

Editing by 

John W. Wheeler

Production Design by 

Yoshiyuki Ishida

Set Decoration by 

Kôichi Hamamura

Costume Design by 

Etsuko Yagyu

Makeup Department 

Masato Abe ... hair stylist
Robert Dawn ... makeup artist (as Bob Dawn)
Yukio Ueda ... makeup artist

Production Management 

Alan Levine ... unit production manager: USA
Kijuro Ohta ... unit production manager: Japan

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Mike Abe ... first assistant director
Forrest L. Futrell ... second assistant director: second unit
Toshinori Hirayanagi ... second assistant director
Hisao Nabeshima ... first assistant director
Lindsley Parsons III ... first assistant director: second unit
Masaichi Shirai ... second assistant director
Etsu Totoku ... second assistant director

Art Department 

Kyoji Sasaki ... property master

Sound Department 

David E. Campbell ... re-recording mixer
Joseph D. Citarella ... re-recording mixer (as Joe D. Citarella)
Jack A. Finlay ... looping editor
John Glascock ... sound mixer (as John Glasscock)
Robert G. Henderson ... supervising sound editor (as Robert Henderson)
Alan Robert Murray ... sound editor (as Alan Murray)
John T. Reitz ... re-recording mixer

Special Effects by 

Roger Hanson ... special effects

Stunts 

Shigeji Aoki ... stunts
Kazuo Arai ... stunts
Akiyoshi Arima ... stunts
Kazunori Asano ... stunts
Masuji Fujiwara ... stunts
Michio Harada ... stunts
Kan'ichi Hayashi ... stunts
Noboru Ishihara ... stunts
Tsuneo Ito ... stunts
Akira Kato ... stunts
Ryû Kuze ... stunt coordinator
Haruo Matsuoka ... stunts
Toshio Matsushima ... stunts
Seiji Nishino ... stunts
Hiroshi Oike ... stunts
Takashi Okamura ... stunts
Kenji Ono ... stunts
Mitsuyuki Oshima ... stunts
Yoshio Otake ... stunts
Masaru Sakurai ... stunts
Katsumi Shirono ... stunts
Takafumi Tanaka ... stunts
Takashi Totsuka ... stunts
Yoshifumi Tsuboike ... stunts
Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi ... assistant stunt coordinator
Yuichi Yoneda ... stunts
Yoshikazu Yoshimoto ... stunts
Roku Yoshinaka ... stunts
Hiroyuki Yuasa ... stunts
Fergus O'Fay ... assistant stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Mike Benson ... camera operator (as Michael A. Benson)
Koichi Haruta ... key grip
Richard Craig Meinardus ... first assistant camera (as Richard Meinardus) / first assistant camera
Lowell Peterson ... first assistant camera "b" camera
Kazuo Shimomura ... gaffer
Don Smetzer ... still photographer

Casting Department 

Patricia Mock ... casting: USA
Hisao Nabeshima ... casting: Japan

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Hiroshi Hamazaki ... costumes: men
Masatoshi Utsumi ... costumes: women

Editorial Department 

Steve Polivka ... assistant editor

Location Management 

Robert Monosmith ... location auditor
Toshiro Suzuki ... location manager

Music Department 

Robert Takagi ... music editor (as Bob Takagi)
Robert Adcock ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Phil Azelton ... music copyist (uncredited)
Arnold Belnick ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Harry Bluestone ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Bob Bornstein ... music copyist (uncredited)
Denyse Buffum ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Larry Bunker ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Norman Carr ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Douglas Davis ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Vince De Rosa ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Jeff DeRosa ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
David Duke ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Earl Dumler ... musician: oboe (uncredited)
Arni Egilsson ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Julie Eidsvoog ... music copyist (uncredited)
Emmett Estren ... music copyist (uncredited)
Dominick Fera ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Carl Fortina ... orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Harris Goldman ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Jerry Goldsmith ... conductor (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited) / score producer (uncredited)
Pamela Goldsmith ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Gary Gray ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Susan Greenberg ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Ralph Grierson ... musician: keyboards (uncredited)
Norman Herzburg ... musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Boyde Hood ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Tommy Johnson ... musician: tuba (uncredited)
Milton Kestenbaum ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Armen Ksajikian ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Janet Lakatos ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Charlie Loper ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Shelly Manne ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Jack Marsh ... musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Kazu Matsui ... musician: shakuhachi (uncredited)
Peter Mercurio ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Arthur Morton ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Richard Nash ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Erno Neufeld ... musician: violin (uncredited)
John Neufeld ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
David Newman ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Richard Perissi ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Dorothy Remsen ... musician: harp (uncredited)
Emil Richards ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Robin Ross ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Meyer Rubin ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Harry Shlutz ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Henry Sigismonti ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Eleanor Slatkin ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Sheridon Stokes ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Linn Subotnick ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Robert Sushel ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Tommy Tedesco ... musician: guitar (uncredited)
Milton Thomas ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Lloyd Ulyate ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Don Waldrop ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Ken Watson ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Graham Young ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

June Samson ... script supervisor

Additional Crew 

Lou Dyer ... unit publicist
Wai Kwan Hung ... production advisor
Ryû Kuze ... sword coordinator
Steven Seagal ... martial arts coordinator (as Steve Seagal)
Max Whitehouse ... assistant: Mr. Frankenheimer

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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