The Fighter in the Ring

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The Fighter in the Ring (1956)

Directed by Seiichiro Uchikawa

Drama · 1h 40m

Docudrama about Rikidozan. When Rikidozan is accused by a school teacher of selling autographs to children for ¥50 apiece, "Riki" (as he was popularly known) investigates, eventually putting a stop to such unseemliness. Later, as he is about to wrestle an American (modeled after Lou Thesz), a young boy is injured by another youngster who imitated his famous karate chop.

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Cast

R
Rikidōzan Rikidōzan Hisaya Morishige Keiko Kishi Chiemi Eri Mariko Miyagi Ichirō Arishima Akihiko Hirata Yasuko Nakada Mike Mazurki
H
Helen Higgins
Z
Zivko Simunovich
H
Harold Conway

Crew

Director
Seiichiro Uchikawa
Screenplay
Seiichiro Uchikawa, Katsuya Susaki
Director of Photography
Kōzō Okazaki
Producer
Kazuo Takimura, Shigeru Wakatsuki, Katsuzō Shino

Details

Original title
力道山 男の魂
Release date
1956-08-29
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Drama
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan
Production
Kyodo Eiga, TOHO