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