Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire

Name: Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire
Genre: Drama
Released: 2004
Duration: 139 min
Rating: 6

2004 · 139 min

Drama

★ 6.0

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Trailer

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.

Crew

Director Song Hae-sung
Writer Song Hae-sung
Director of Photography Kim Hyung-koo

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
M
Mike Polchlopek
Ben Sharpe
James Rocha
'Iron' Mike Sharpe
Jun Akiyama
Kokichi Endo
Rob Rechsteiner
Wrestler
Denden
Showman

Crew

Director — Song Hae-sung
Writer — Song Hae-sung
Director of Photography — Kim Hyung-koo

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🔥 Hot takes

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Intermission

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