RIKIDOZAN Review: An Underrated Biopic Of A Pro-Wrestling Legend
Biopic of Rikidozan, the pioneer of pro wrestling in Japan and one of the most important wrestlers in the history of the sport. The film is a sport drama that give us an insight look of the struggles that Rikidozan had to experience to become a legend. He was born in Korea in 1924, and his real name was Kim Sin-rak. In the 40´s, he changed his name for Mitsuhiro Momota, and moved to Japan, pursuing his dream to become Sumo Wrestler, however, when his dream couldn´t come true, he didn´t give up and found a new dream, and that dream was the one that turned him into Rikidozan, that dream was Pro Wrestling. This Korean movie from 2004, directed by Song Hae-Sun, deserves more recognition. Somehow it resembles to another similar Korean production, the Mas Oyama biopic, “Fighter in the Wind“, but with a most realistic and dramatic tone. […]
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