Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire (2004)

6.0/10 139 min Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Sul Kyung-gu

Rikidozan

Miki Nakatani

Aya

Tatsuya Fuji

Takeo Kanno

Masato Hagiwara

Yuzuru Yoshimachi

Masakatsu Funaki

Imura Mashahiko

Shinya Hashimoto

Higashinami

James Rocha

'Iron' Mike Sharpe

Jun Akiyama

Kokichi Endo

Rob Rechsteiner

Wrestler

Denden

Showman

Park Cheol-min

Kim Myon-Gil

Shinji Nomura

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