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Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire is a sud coréen film of genre Drama directed by Song Hae-seong with Sol Kyung-gu
Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire (2004)
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Add to a movie listRikidōzan (Hangul: 역도산; RR: Yeokdosan) is a 2004 South Korean-Japanese film written and directed by Song Hae-sung. The film is based on the life of Rikidōzan, a legendary ethnic Korean professional wrestler who became a national hero in Japan in the 1950s. It stars Sol Kyung-gu in the titular role, with Miki Nakatani, Tatsuya Fuji, and actual Japanese wrestlers Keiji Mutoh and Masakatsu Funaki in the cast.
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Dans les années 1950, Rikidōzan, immigré coréen au Japon, commence sa carrière comme sumotori, mais se fait rapidement exclure de la ligue à cause de ses origines ethniques. Faisant par la suite connaissance d'un catcheur étranger, ce nouveau sport sera pour lui une révélation et il décidera de l'apprendre, de devenir le meilleur et de l'imposer au Japon.Actors
Sol Kyung-gu
(Rikidozan)
Miki Nakatani
(Aya)
Tatsuya Fuji
(Takeo Kanno)
Keiko Kishi
(Sawa Suzuki)
Masato Hagiwara
(Yuzuru Yoshimachi)
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