The Calamari Wrestler
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- Movie: The Calamari Wrestler
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- Japanese:
- Director: Minoru Kawasaki
- Writer: Minoru Kawasaki, Masakazu Migita
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- Release Date: 2004
- Runtime: 95 min
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
Taguchi, the current star of Japan Super Pro Wrestling seems to have it all, until, at the moment of his greatest triumph, he is challenged by a ferocious fighting cephalopod, who teaches him just how difficult it is to put a full nelson on someone with no arm bones. Taguchi seeks revenge, and the owners of Super Pro wrestling try to exploit the situation – in the meantime the Calamari Wrestler bides his time at a local temple and market, preparing for ultimate wrestling glory. But why does Calamari seem so familiar to Taguchi’s elfin girlfriend Miyako? What is his connection to former wrestler Kan-ichi Iwata? Who is Calamari’s mysterious trainer/manager? And what happens when athletic sea creatures start coming out of the woodwork to challenge Calamari in the ring?
Cast
- Kana Ishida
- Osamu Nishimura
- Matthew Saliba ... Himself (archive footage)
- Miho Shiraishi ... Sister
- Yoshihiro Takayama ... Himself
Trailer
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