# My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler (2018)

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**Original title**: *パパはわるものチャンピオン*
**Runtime**: 110 min
**Genres**: Family, Drama
**Directed by**: Kyohei Fujimura
**Written by**: Masahiro Itabashi, Kyohei Fujimura, Hisanori Yoshida
**Starring**: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Yoshino Kimura, Kokoro Terada, Riisa Naka, Kazuchika Okada, Ryusuke Taguchi

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Apparently, pro wrestling has a way of getting under your skin, even when the skin is covered in a cockroach mask. Takashi Omura is a former wrestling star now playing the villain. His son's classmates are about to get a fanciful version of dad's career.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, bittersweet, tender

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