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2004

Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire

Directed by Song Hae-sung

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.

Duration

2h 19m

Released

December 15, 2004

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Cast33

  • Sul Kyung-gu
  • Miki Nakatani
  • Tatsuya Fuji
  • Masato Hagiwara
  • Masakatsu Funaki
  • Shinya Hashimoto
  • Takeiji Muto
  • Mike Polchlopek
  • James Rocha

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