Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire

Sumo meets WWE when a half-Korean grappler jumps ship to America and turns pro wrestling into a national obsession. His in-ring charisma and cross-border identity fuse two audiences into one screaming arena. The 2004 biopic rides his unorthodox style straight to the center of 1950s pop culture.

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Song Hae-sung directed Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire in 2004. See Song Hae-sung's full filmography, where to start with Song Hae-sung, or where to go after you've seen everything by Song Hae-sung.

Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire was released in 2004 (KO original-language production), with a runtime of 139 minutes.