Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire
6
12 Reviews
2004
2h 19min
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.
Storyline
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.
Released
15 December 2004
Runtime
2h 19min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
Korean
Production
Sidus, CJ Entertainment
Cast
Sul Kyung-gu
Rikidozan
Miki Nakatani
Aya
Tatsuya Fuji
Takeo Kanno
Masato Hagiwara
Yuzuru Yoshimachi
Masakatsu Funaki
Imura Mashahiko
Shinya Hashimoto
Higashinami
Keiji Mutō
Harold Sakata
Mike Polchlopek
Ben Sharpe
James Rocha
'Iron' Mike Sharpe
Jun Akiyama
Kokichi Endo
Rob Rechsteiner
Wrestler
Denden
Showman
Rho Jun-ho
Kim Il
Park Cheol-min
Kim Myon-Gil
Makoto Hashi
Acting
Munenori Iwamoto
Kenichi Tamura
Shigeru Kajiwara
Announcer
Magy
New Havana Club M.C.
Chikara Momota
Acting
Shinji Nomura
NTV President
Masami Ogishima
Interviewer
Rei Okamoto
Middle-Aged Woman
Kanehiro Ri
Acting
Kazuyuki Senba
Nishonoyama Oyakata
Go Shiozaki
Acting
Sawa Suzuki
Keiko Oki
Taro Yamamoto
Koichi Kasai
Koji Yoshida
Acting
Yuzuru Yoshimachi
Acting
Jeremy Deschner
Extra (uncredited)
Thomas Lynch
Pro-Wrestler (uncredited)
Kim Yu-jin
Stewardess
Kim Jin-woo
Imura's Ring Second 1
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