Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire (2004)
Original title: 역도산
Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire is a 2004 Korean-language drama movie directed by Song Hae-sung, with a running time of 2h 19m. It stars Sul Kyung-gu, Miki Nakatani and Tatsuya Fuji.
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.
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Cast
- Sul Kyung-gu as Rikidozan
- Miki Nakatani as Aya
- Tatsuya Fuji as Takeo Kanno
- Masato Hagiwara as Yuzuru Yoshimachi
- Masakatsu Funaki as Imura Mashahiko
- Shinya Hashimoto as Higashinami
- Keiji Muto as Harold Sakata
- Mike Polchlopek as Ben Sharpe
- James Rocha as 'Iron' Mike Sharpe
- Jun Akiyama as Kokichi Endo
- Rob Rechsteiner as Wrestler
- Denden as Showman