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Rikidōzan Rikidōzan

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Mitsuhiro Momota (born Kim Sin-rak; November 14, 1924 – December 15, 1963), better known by the ring name Rikidōzan (力道山), was a Korean-Japanese professional wrestler and sumo wrestler. He was known as the father of professional wrestling in Japan, nicknamed "The Father of Puroresu" (日本プロレス界の父), and is considered one of the most influential people in professional wrestling history. Born in Korea under Japanese rule, in an area that is now part of North Korea, Momota initially practiced ssireum before moving to Nagasaki to become a sumo wrestler. As a member of the Nishonoseki stable, he was given the shikona Rikidōzan Mitsuhiro (力道山 光浩).

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Rikidōzan — verified Korean film. Released 2004-01-01. Directed by Song Hae-seong. 7 verified cast.

Details

• Genre: biographical film, drama film, sport film
• Original language: Korean, Japanese
• Birth Name: Kim Sin-rak
• Ring Name: Rikidōzan
• Born: November 14, 1924
• Died: December 15, 1963
• Nationality: Korean-Japanese
• Profession: Professional wrestler and sumo wrestler
• Birth: 1924년 11월 14일
• Death: 1963년 12월 15일

Source reconciliation

• Wikidata lists the Korean name as 역도산; KoreaAPI uses Rikidōzan (chosen by source authority).

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Cast (7)

• Sul Kyung-gu
• Miki Nakatani
• Tatsuya Fuji
• Masato Hagiwara
• Masakatsu Funaki
• Keiji Mutoh
• Shinya Hashimoto

Director

• Song Hae-seong

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• Wikidata — structured open knowledge base · view ↗
• Wikipedia — encyclopedic article · view ↗
• TMDB — film/TV community database

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Verified & tracked since 2026-08-17 · 5 verified snapshots.

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