Film
Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire
2004 · 2h 19m · Drama
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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
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
Munenori Iwamoto
Kenichi Tamura
Crew
- Song Hae-sungDirector · Writer
- Kim Sun-ahProducer
- Tcha Sung-jaiProducer
- Noh Jong-yunExecutive Producer
- Kim Hyung-kooDirector of Photography
- Lee Jae-jinOriginal Music Composer
- Park Gok-jiEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- December 15, 2004
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Korean
- Runtime
- 2h 19m
- Rated
- 12
- Genres
- Drama
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