Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire (2004)

Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire (2004)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 2004-12-15 South Korea 139 Min. PG-13
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Drama

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 is Rikidozan
Rikidozan
Tatsuya Fuji is Takeo Kanno
Takeo Kanno
Masato Hagiwara is Yuzuru Yoshimachi
Yuzuru Yoshimachi
Masakatsu Funaki is Imura Mashahiko
Imura Mashahiko
Shinya Hashimoto is Higashinami
Higashinami
Takeiji Muto is Harold Sakata
Harold Sakata
Mike Polchlopek is Ben Sharpe
Ben Sharpe
James Rocha is 'Iron' Mike Sharpe
'Iron' Mike Sharpe
Jun Akiyama is Kokichi Endo
Kokichi Endo
Rob Rechsteiner is Wrestler
Wrestler
Rho Jun-ho is Kim Il
Kim Il
Park Cheol-min is Kim Myon-Gil
Kim Myon-Gil
Munenori Iwamoto is Kenichi Tamura
Kenichi Tamura
Shigeru Kajiwara is Announcer
Announcer
Magy is New Havana Club M.C.
New Havana Club M.C.
Shinji Nomura is NTV President
NTV President
Masami Ogishima is Interviewer
Interviewer
Rei Okamoto is Middle-Aged Woman
Middle-Aged Woman
Kazuyuki Senba is Nishonoyama Oyakata
Nishonoyama Oyakata
Sawa Suzuki is Keiko Oki
Keiko Oki
Taro Yamamoto is Koichi Kasai
Koichi Kasai
Jeremy Deschner is Extra (uncredited)
Extra (uncredited)
Thomas Lynch is Pro-Wrestler (uncredited)
Pro-Wrestler (uncredited)