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    Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire

    139'

    2004-12-15

    6

    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.

    DirectingSong Hae-sungWritingOh Seung-uk

    Cast

    3

    Rikidozan

    Sul Kyung-gu

    2

    Aya

    Miki Nakatani

    2

    Takeo Kanno

    Tatsuya Fuji

    2

    Yuzuru Yoshimachi

    Masato Hagiwara

    1

    Imura Mashahiko

    Masakatsu Funaki

    1

    Higashinami

    Shinya Hashimoto

    1

    Harold Sakata

    Keiji Muto

    1

    Ben Sharpe

    Mike Polchlopek

    1

    'Iron' Mike Sharpe

    James Rocha

    1

    Kokichi Endo

    Jun Akiyama

    1

    Wrestler

    Rob Rechsteiner

    3

    Showman

    Denden

    1

    Kim Il

    Rho Jun-ho

    1

    Kim Myon-Gil

    Park Cheol-min

    1

    Makoto Hashi

    1

    Kenichi Tamura

    Munenori Iwamoto

    1

    Announcer

    Shigeru Kajiwara

    1

    New Havana Club M.C.

    Magy

    1

    Chikara Momota

    1

    NTV President

    Shinji Nomura

    1

    Interviewer

    Masami Ogishima

    1

    Middle-Aged Woman

    Rei Okamoto

    1

    Kanehiro Ri

    1

    Nishonoyama Oyakata

    Kazuyuki Senba

    1

    Gō Shiozaki

    2

    Keiko Oki

    Sawa Suzuki

    1

    Koichi Kasai

    Taro Yamamoto

    1

    Koji Yoshida

    1

    Yuzuru Yoshimachi

    1

    Extra (uncredited)

    Jeremy Deschner

    1

    Pro-Wrestler (uncredited)

    Thomas Lynch

    1

    Stewardess

    Kim Yu-jin

    1

    Imura's Ring Second 1

    Kim Jin-woo

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. South Korea
    • List of languages:
      1. Japanese
      2. Korean
    • List of companies:
      1. Sidus
      2. CJ Entertainment
    • Vote Count: 12
    • Popularity: 0.9921
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:역도산

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