Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi

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Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi (2006)

Directed by Cesario Montaño

Documentary · 1h 39m

For stylish airs, no one came close to Christian Hosoi. At his peak in the mid-80s he was the "rock star" of skating, pulling down money that rivaled Tony Hawk's paycheck. Innovating crazy vertical maneuvers like the "Christ Air," Christian knew how to stoke an audience. Then it all came crashing down when Hosoi plowed into self-destruction, getting hooked on crystal meth and hitting rock bottom with a prison sentence for drug smuggling. Completely annihilated, Christian turned to the Bible for answers and found new strength. With lots of action footage and a slammin' soundtrack, this gritty, inspiring film goes deep inside the world of skateboarding as seen through the incredible highs and lows of this legend's life, revealed through never-before-released home movies and interviews with Christian's family and friends including top skaters Jason Lee, Tony Hawk, Lance Mountain, Jay Adams, Tony Alva, Mark Ragowski and many more!

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Cast

Dennis Hopper Narrator (voice) Jay Adams Self Tony Alva Self David Arquette Self Bob Burnquist Self Steve Caballero Self Christian Hosoi Self Tony Hawk Self Lance Mountain Self Jason Lee Self

Crew

Director
Cesario Montaño
Writer
Peter Alton
Producer
Jared Freedman

Details

Release date
2006-04-07
Runtime
1h 39m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
QD3 Entertainment