herbiehancock

From April, 1962 Classic Blassie as wrestler!

RIKIZODAN VS THE DESTROYER This is from Dec., 1963, a few days before Rikidozan was stabbed and and eventually died. This match drew the second highest TV rating in Japanese television history RIKIDOZAN VS. MASAHIKO KIMURA This is From December, 1954. Kimura, a famous judoka, was Rikidozan's first major feud in Japan. This match is depicted in the film I reviewed. Accounts differ as to what actually happened, but it seems something went on the the match that made Riki "shoot" on Kimura, actually striking him for real with chops, punches, and kicks when he was down.

Original Title : Yeokdosan Year : 2004 Director : Hae-sung Song Writer : Hae-sung Song IMDb : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435931/ Genre : Drama, Sport Biography synopsis: A chronicle of the life of Korean-born wrestler Rikidozan, who, after being barred from Japanese wrestling because of his ethnic origins, became a sensation in the United States in the 1950s and then the father or pro-wrestling and a national hero in Japan. After my huge intro a couple days ago, I'll bet you were expecting Body Slam or something, yeah? Well, I am using Foul King as a jumping off point into the world of pro-wrestling cinema and diving immediately into another Korean wrestling film, this one a serious drama. Serious dramas like Rikidozan, similarly to The Wrestler from 2008, are few and far between. This is due to the fact probably that pro-wrestling really isn't taken seriously (and probably rightfully so) by most people. Usually a serious wrestling story will be one of the shady underside of...