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Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinary(2004)
149 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

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Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinary(2004)

149 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

The life of Korean-born wrestlerRikidôzan,who, after being barred from Japanese wrestling because of his ethnic origins, became a sensation in the United States in the 1950s.

Director

Hae-sung Song (as Hye-seong Song)

Writer

Hae-sung Song (as Hye-seong Song)

Producers

Kim Seon-a (as Sun-ah Kim) | Haruo Umekawa

Composer

Jaejin Lee (as Jae-jin Lee)

Cinematographer

Hyung Koo Kim (as Hyeon-gu Kim)

Editor

Gok-ji Park

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Release date

Apr 27, 2006 (United States)

Awards

3 wins & 8 nominations

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33 cast members

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