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Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire

Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire

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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.
🌏 Languages Available: Japanese , Korean
📆 Date Released: 2004-12-15
⌚ Running Time: 139 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.0

Beloved Cast

Sul Kyung-gu original image
Rikidozan
Sul Kyung-gu
Miki Nakatani original image
Aya
Miki Nakatani
Tatsuya Fuji original image
Takeo Kanno
Tatsuya Fuji
Masato Hagiwara original image
Yuzuru Yoshimachi
Masato Hagiwara
Masakatsu Funaki original image
Imura Mashahiko
Masakatsu Funaki
Shinya Hashimoto original image
Higashinami
Shinya Hashimoto
Takeiji Muto original image
Harold Sakata
Takeiji Muto
Mike Polchlopek original image
Ben Sharpe
Mike Polchlopek
James Rocha original image
'Iron' Mike Sharpe
James Rocha
Jun Akiyama original image
Kokichi Endo
Jun Akiyama
Rob Rechsteiner original image
Wrestler
Rob Rechsteiner
Denden original image
Denden
Rho Jun-ho original image
Kim Il
Rho Jun-ho

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