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Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire

Where:

🇯🇵 Japan

When:

The 1950s The 1960s

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.

Released in 2004 — 139 minutes

Genre:

Drama

Languages:

Japanese Korean