The Fighter in the Ring

The Fighter in the Ring (1956)

Drama

Docudrama about Rikidozan. When Rikidozan is accused by a school teacher of selling autographs to children for ¥50 apiece, "Riki" (as he was popularly known) investigates, eventually putting a stop to such unseemliness. Later, as he is about to wrestle an American (modeled after Lou Thesz), a young boy is injured by another youngster who imitated his famous karate chop.

Director: Seiichiro Uchikawa
Writers: Seiichiro Uchikawa, Katsuya Susaki.

Casts

	Rikidōzan as Rikidōzan
	Hisaya Morishige as
	Keiko Kishi as
	Chiemi Eri as
	Mariko Miyagi as
	Ichirō Arishima as
	Akihiko Hirata as
	Yasuko Nakada as
	Mike Mazurki as
	Helen Higgins as
	Zivko Simunovich as
	Harold Conway as
	Hisao Toake as
	Shuichi Okawa as
	Kichijirō Ueda as
	Yoyo Miyata as

Crew