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Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire

Dec 15, 2004 · 2h 19m
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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.

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CAST

Sul Kyung-gu
Rikidozan
Miki Nakatani
Aya
Tatsuya Fuji
Takeo Kanno
Masato Hagiwara
Yuzuru Yoshimachi
Masakatsu Funaki
Imura Mashahiko
Shinya Hashimoto
Higashinami
Keiji Mutō
Harold Sakata
Mike Polchlopek
Ben Sharpe
Directed by Song Hae-sung

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Status
Released
Original language
KO
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Sidus, CJ Entertainment
Country
KR

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