The Fighter in the Ring (1956)
Overview
Docudrama about Rikidozan. When Rikidozan is accused by a school teacher of selling autographs to children for ¥50 apiece, "Riki" (as he was popularly known) investigates, eventually putting a stop to such unseemliness. Later, as he is about to wrestle an American (modeled after Lou Thesz), a young boy is injured by another youngster who imitated his famous karate chop.
Cast
Hisaya Morishige
Keiko Kishi
Chiemi Eri
Mariko Miyagi
Ichirō Arishima
Akihiko Hirata
Yasuko Nakada
Mike Mazurki
Hisao Toake
Kichijirō Ueda
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