Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire (2004)

  • 12
  • 12/15/2004 (KR)
  • Drama
  • 2h 19m

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.

Song Hae-sung

Director, Writer

Cast

Sul Kyung-gu's headshot

Sul Kyung-gu

Rikidozan
Miki Nakatani's headshot

Miki Nakatani

Aya
Tatsuya Fuji's headshot

Tatsuya Fuji

Takeo Kanno
Masato Hagiwara's headshot

Masato Hagiwara

Yuzuru Yoshimachi
Masakatsu Funaki's headshot

Masakatsu Funaki

Imura Mashahiko
Shinya Hashimoto's headshot

Shinya Hashimoto

Higashinami
Takeiji Muto's headshot

Takeiji Muto

Harold Sakata
Mike Polchlopek's headshot

Mike Polchlopek

Ben Sharpe

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