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- Movie: Rikidozan / Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinary
- Revised romanization: Yeokdosan
- Hangul: 역도산
- Japanese: 力道山
- Director: Hae-sung Song
- Writer: Hae-sung Song
- Producer: Cha Seung-Jae, Noh Jong-Yoon, Kim Sun-Ah, Umekawa Haruo
- Cinematographer: Kim Hyung-gu
- Release Date: December 6, 2004
- Runtime: 137 min
- Production Company: Sidus Pictures
- Distributor: CJ Entertainment
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
Plot
Having started as a Sumo wrestler, the man called Rikidozan contributed a great deal to
turning professional wrestling into the most popular sport in Japan. Being a Korean-Japanese,
it was not only those in the ring that he had to beat out, but also prejudice and
discrimination out of the ring. To survive and move up the social ladder, he was determined
to take advantage of whatever he could. Though the match was, of course, scripted and
predetermined, Rikidozan soon finds himself a national hero. But just when he thinks he has
the world in his hands, things begin to go wrong...
Notes
- Based on the life of legendary wrestler Rikidozan (November 14, 1924 - December 15, 1963). Born as Kim Shin-rak in South Hamgyong, Korea, Shin-rak immigrated to Japan at the age of 17, changed his name to Mitsuhiro Momota and became a sumo wrestler. But upon finding out that only native-born Japanese could become Yokozuna, or grand champion, he left Japan’s national sport to become a professional wrestler. Thus he became the godfather of pro wrestling in Japan, and under his guidance, pro wrestling would become the most popular sport in Japan.
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