Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire (2004)

6.0/10 • 139 min • 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

Miki Nakatani

Tatsuya Fuji

Masato Hagiwara

Yuzuru Yoshimachi

Masakatsu Funaki

Imura Mashahiko

Shinya Hashimoto

James Rocha

'Iron' Mike Sharpe

Jun Akiyama

Rob Rechsteiner

Denden

Park Cheol-min

Kim Myon-Gil

Shinji Nomura

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