Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire

Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire

NR2004•139 min

4KHDRCC

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.

Audience Score:

6.0

Directed by:Song Hae-sung

Theatrical release poster for the film Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire

The Cast

Sul Kyung-gu photo

Sul Kyung-gu

Rikidozan

Miki Nakatani photo

Miki Nakatani

Aya

Tatsuya Fuji photo

Tatsuya Fuji

Takeo Kanno

Masato Hagiwara photo

Masato Hagiwara

Yuzuru Yoshimachi

Masakatsu Funaki photo

Masakatsu Funaki

Imura Mashahiko

Shinya Hashimoto photo

Shinya Hashimoto

Higashinami

Takeiji Muto photo

Takeiji Muto

Harold Sakata

James Rocha photo

James Rocha

'Iron' Mike Sharpe

Jun Akiyama photo

Jun Akiyama

Kokichi Endo

Mike Polchlopek

Ben Sharpe

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