Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire

Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire

139 mins | Drama | Dec. 15, 2004

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.

Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire

139 mins | Drama | Dec. 15, 2004

Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Sidus, CJ Entertainment
Original title 역도산
Directors Song Hae-sung
Writers Song Hae-sung

Cast

Sol Kyung-gu

as Rikidozan

Miki Nakatani

as Aya

Tatsuya Fuji

as Takeo Kanno

Masato Hagiwara

as Yuzuru Yoshimachi

Masakatsu Funaki

as Imura Mashahiko

Shinya Hashimoto

as Higashinami

Keiji Mutoh

as Harold Sakata

Mike Polchlopek

as Ben Sharpe

James Rocha

as 'Iron' Mike Sharpe

Jun Akiyama

as Kokichi Endo

Rob Rechsteiner

as Wrestler

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