Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire (역도산) 20 years old

Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire

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.

Credits

Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire Cast

Name Character
Tatsuya Fuji He was 63, now 83 years old as Takeo Kanno
Sul Kyung-gu He was 36, now 56 years old as Rikidozan
Masakatsu Funaki He was 35, now 55 years old as Imura Mashahiko
Masato Hagiwara He was 33, now 53 years old as Yuzuru Yoshimachi
Shinya Hashimoto He was 39, 40 years old when he died as Higashinami
Miki Nakatani She was 28, now 48 years old as Aya
Rick Steiner He was 43, now 63 years old as Wrestler

Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire Crew

Name Department
Kim Hyung-koo as Director of Photography. He was 44 (now 64) years old Camera
Shin Jeom-hee as Production Design. She was 33 (now 53) years old Art
Song Hae-sung as Director. He was 40 (now 60) years old Directing
Song Hae-sung as Writer. He was 40 (now 60) years old Writing
Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire poster
Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire (20 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, December 15, 2004
  • Runtime: 139 minutes