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6.0Story 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.
Released: 2004-12-15139 minDir: Song Hae-sungDrama
Cast
- Sul Kyung-gu as Rikidozan
- Miki Nakatani as Aya
- Tatsuya Fuji as Takeo Kanno
- Masato Hagiwara as Yuzuru Yoshimachi
- Masakatsu Funaki as Imura Mashahiko
- Shinya Hashimoto as Higashinami
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 2004
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- sport film
- Country of origin
- South Korea
- Original language
- Japanese
- Director
- Song Hae-seong
- Screenwriter
- Song Hae-seong
- Cast member
- Shinya Hashimoto
- Narrative location
- Japan
- Official website
- www.sonypictures.jp/movies/rikidozan
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Categories
2000s sports drama films2004 biographical drama films2004 drama films2004 films2004 Japanese-language films2004 Korean-language films2004 South Korean films2004 sports filmsBiographical films about sportspeopleCJ ENM filmsCultural depictions of professional wrestlersCultural depictions of South Korean people