Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinary (2004)
Yeokdosan (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 2h 29min
- Biography, Drama
- 06 Dec 2004 (South Korea)
- Movie
The life of Korean-born wrestler Rikidôzan, who, after being barred from Japanese wrestling because of his ethnic origins, became a sensation in the United States in the 1950s.
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- 3 wins & 8 nominations.
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Cast
| Sol Kyung-gu | ... |
Rikidozan
(as Kyung-gu Sol)
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| Miki Nakatani | ... |
Aya
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| Tatsuya Fuji | ... |
Takeo Kanno
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Masato Hagiwara | ... |
Yuzuru Yoshimachi
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Masakatsu Funaki | ... |
Mashahiko Imura
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Keiji Mutô | ... |
Harold Sakata
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| Park Chul-min | ... |
Kim Myon-Gil
(as Cheol-min Park)
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Jun-ho No | ... |
Kim Il - Kintaro Ohki
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Jun Akiyama | ... |
Kokichi Endo
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Dae-Sung Choi |
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Delcea Mihaela Gabriela |
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Makoto Hashi |
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Shinya Hashimoto | ... |
Azumanami
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Munenori Iwamoto | ... |
Kenichi Tamura
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Shigeru Kajiwara | ... |
Announcer
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Magy | ... |
New Havana Club M.C.
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Chikara Momota |
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Shinji Nomura | ... |
NTV President
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Masami Ogishima | ... |
Interviewer
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| Rei Okamoto | ... |
Middle-Aged Woman
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| Mike Polchlopek | ... |
Ben Sharpe
(as Mike Barton)
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Kanehiro Ri |
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Kazuyuki Senba | ... |
Nishonoyama Oyakata
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Go Shiozaki |
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Jim Steele | ... |
'Iron' Mike Sharpe
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| Rick Steiner | ... |
Wrestler
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Sawa Suzuki | ... |
Keiko Oki
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| Tarô Yamamoto | ... |
Koichi Kasai
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Koji Yoshida |
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Yuzuru Yoshimachi |
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| Jeremy Deschner | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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Thomas Lynch | ... |
Pro-wrestler (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Hae-sung Song | ... | (as Hye-seong Song) |
Written by
| Hae-sung Song | ... | () (as Hye-seong Song) |
| Hae-sung Song | ... | () |
Produced by
| Seoung-Jae Cha | ... | executive producer |
| Joon-hwan Choi | ... | executive producer |
| Lee Jung-Sub | ... | co-producer |
| Shin'ya Kawai | ... | executive producer |
| Hyo-Jung Kim | ... | line producer |
| Hirohisa Mukuju | ... | line producer |
| Jong-yun No | ... | executive producer |
| Kim Seon-a | ... | producer (as Sun-ah Kim) |
| Haruo Umekawa | ... | producer |
Music by
| Jaejin Lee | ... | (as Jae-jin Lee) |
Cinematography by
| Hyung Koo Kim | ... | (as Hyeon-gu Kim) |
Editing by
| Gok-ji Park | ||
Editorial Department
| Jae-Min Han | ... | film telecine |
| Yong-gi Lee | ... | colorist |
Art Direction by
| Kil Won Yu | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Doo-hong Jung | ... | martial arts director |
Visual Effects by
| Changeui Im | ... | visual effects |
| Seong-ho Jang | ... | visual effects supervisor: Mofac Studio (as Seongho Jang) |
| Sung-tae Kim | ... | compositor |
| Minwon Lee | ... | lighting and lookdev artist |
| Young-Soo Park | ... | visual effects supervisor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- CJ Entertainment (2004) (South Korea) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Nihon Eiga Satellite Broadcasting (2010) (Japan) (tv)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2006) (Japan) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Mofac (visual effects)
Other Companies
- HFR (dailies)
Storyline
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The movie of a foreigner who became a Hero. See more » |