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.
Rikidozan
Aya
Takeo Kanno
Yuzuru Yoshimachi
Imura Mashahiko
Higashinami
Harold Sakata
Ben Sharpe
'Iron' Mike Sharpe
Kokichi Endo
Wrestler
Showman
Kim Il
Kim Myon-Gil
Kenichi Tamura
Announcer
New Havana Club M.C.
NTV President
Interviewer
Middle-Aged Woman
Nishonoyama Oyakata
Keiko Oki
Koichi Kasai
Extra (uncredited)
Pro-Wrestler (uncredited)
Director
Adaptation
Art Direction
Visual Effects Supervisor
Production Design
Director of Photography
Writer
Fight Choreographer
2D Artist
Executive Producer
Producer
Lighting Director
Original Music Composer
Editor
Production Sound Mixer
Sound Supervisor
Special Effects Supervisor
Martial Arts Choreographer
Makeup & Hair
Costume Design