Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire

Original title: 역도산

Duration: 139 min

Release date: 2004-12-15

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Story of Rikidozan, a sumo wrestler who can only achieve limited success in Japan because he's half Korean. But when Rikidozan goes to the United States and discovers professional wrestling, he becomes a hero back home.

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역도산

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Masato Hagiwara

Masato Hagiwara

as Yuzuru Yoshimachi

Masakatsu Funaki

Masakatsu Funaki

as Imura Mashahiko

Shinya Hashimoto

Shinya Hashimoto

as Harold Sakata

Mike Polchlopek

Mike Polchlopek

as 'Iron' Mike Sharpe

as Kokichi Endo

Rob Rechsteiner

Rob Rechsteiner

as Kim Myon-Gil

Delcea Mihaela Gabriela

Delcea Mihaela Gabriela

Munenori Iwamoto

Munenori Iwamoto

as Kenichi Tamura

Shigeru Kajiwara

Shigeru Kajiwara

as New Havana Club M.C.

as NTV President

Masami Ogishima

Masami Ogishima

as Middle-Aged Woman

as Nishonoyama Oyakata

as Koichi Kasai

Yuzuru Yoshimachi

Yuzuru Yoshimachi

Jeremy Deschner

Jeremy Deschner

as Extra (uncredited)

as Pro-Wrestler (uncredited)

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