Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire

2004, drama

139 minutes

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

Sol Kyung-gu

Sol Kyung-gu

Rikidozan

Tatsuya Fuji

Tatsuya Fuji

Takeo Kanno

Masato Hagiwara

Masato Hagiwara

Yuzuru Yoshimachi

Masakatsu Funaki

Masakatsu Funaki

Imura Mashahiko

Shinya Hashimoto

Shinya Hashimoto

Higashinami

Takeiji Muto

Takeiji Muto

Harold Sakata

Mike Polchlopek

Ben Sharpe

Jim Steele

'Iron' Mike Sharpe

Jun Akiyama

Kokichi Endo

Rob Rechsteiner

Rob Rechsteiner

Wrestler

Crew

Art

Jeom-hui Sihn

Jeom-hui Sihn

Production design

Camera

Costume and make-up

Jung Wook Jun

Costume design

Crew

Directing

Hae-sung Song

Director

Lighting

Production

Jong-yun No

Executive producer

Sun-ah Kim

Producer

Writing

Hae-sung Song

Writer

Visual effects

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