Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire (2004)
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.
Director: Song Hae-sung
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Sul Kyung-gu as Rikidozan |
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Miki Nakatani as Aya |
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Tatsuya Fuji as Takeo Kanno |
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Masato Hagiwara as Yuzuru Yoshimachi |
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Masakatsu Funaki as Imura Mashahiko |
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Shinya Hashimoto as Higashinami |
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Keiji Muto as Harold Sakata |
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Mike Polchlopek as Ben Sharpe |
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James Rocha as 'Iron' Mike Sharpe |
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Jun Akiyama as Kokichi Endo |
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Rob Rechsteiner as Wrestler |
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Denden as Showman |
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Rho Jun-ho as Kim Il |
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Park Cheol-min as Kim Myon-Gil |
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Makoto Hashi as |
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Munenori Iwamoto as Kenichi Tamura |
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Shigeru Kajiwara as Announcer |
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Magy as New Havana Club M.C. |
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Chikara Momota as |
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Shinji Nomura as NTV President |
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Masami Ogishima as Interviewer |
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Rei Okamoto as Middle-Aged Woman |
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Kanehiro Ri as |
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Kazuyuki Senba as Nishonoyama Oyakata |
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Go Shiozaki as |
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Sawa Suzuki as Keiko Oki |
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Taro Yamamoto as Koichi Kasai |
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Koji Yoshida as |
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Yuzuru Yoshimachi as |
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Jeremy Deschner as Extra (uncredited) |
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Thomas Lynch as Pro-Wrestler (uncredited) |
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Kim Yu-jin as Stewardess |
| Directing | Song Hae-sung | Director |
| Writing | Oh Seung-uk | Adaptation |
| Art | Yu Kil-won | Art Direction |
| Visual Effects | Jang Seong-ho | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Art | Shin Jeom-hee | Production Design |
| Camera | Kim Hyung-koo | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Song Hae-sung | Writer |
| Crew | Yoo Sang-seob | Fight Choreographer |
| Visual Effects | Park Yeong-su | 2D Artist |
| Production | Noh Jong-yun | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kim Sun-ah | Producer |
| Lighting | Jung Young-min | Lighting Director |
| Lighting | Lee Kang-san | Lighting Director |
| Sound | Lee Jae-jin | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Tcha Sung-jai | Producer |
| Editing | Park Gok-ji | Editor |
| Sound | Han Cheol-hui | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Choi Tae-young | Sound Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Hong Jang-pyo | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Jung Doo-hong | Martial Arts Choreographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lee Jin-young | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lee Ji-young | Costume Design |
