Yeokdosan
IMDb ID: tt0435931 · Year: 2004 · Rating: 6.7 (346 votes)
Genres: Biography · Drama · Sport
The life of Korean-born wrestler Rikidôzan, who, after being barred from Japanese wrestling because of his ethnic origins, became a sensation in the United States in the 1950s.
Stars
Sul Kyung-gu
Miki Nakatani
Tatsuya Fuji
Masato Hagiwara
Masakatsu Funaki
Keiji Mutô
Park Chul-min
Jun-ho No
Jun Akiyama
Choi Dae-sung
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Sul Kyung-gu | Character: Rikidozan
Actor: Miki Nakatani | Character: Aya
Actor: Tatsuya Fuji | Character: Takeo Kanno
Actor: Masato Hagiwara | Character: Yuzuru Yoshimachi
Actor: Masakatsu Funaki | Character: Mashahiko Imura
Actor: Keiji Mutô | Character: Harold Sakata
Actor: Park Chul-min | Character: Kim Myon-Gil
Actor: Jun-ho No | Character: Kim Il - Kintaro Ohki
Actor: Jun Akiyama | Character: Kokichi Endo
Actor: Choi Dae-sung | Character: Actor
Actor: Denden | Character: Actor
Actor: Delcea Mihaela Gabriela | Character: Actress
Actor: Makoto Hashi | Character: Actor
Actor: Shinya Hashimoto | Character: Azumanami
Actor: Munenori Iwamoto | Character: Kenichi Tamura
Actor: Shigeru Kajiwara | Character: Announcer
Actor: Magy | Character: New Havana Club M.C.
Actor: Chikara Momota | Character: Actor
Actor: Shinji Nomura | Character: NTV President
Actor: Masami Ogishima | Character: Interviewer
Actor: Rei Okamoto | Character: Middle-Aged Woman
Actor: Mike Polchlopek | Character: Ben Sharpe
Actor: Kanehiro Ri | Character: Actor
Actor: Kazuyuki Senba | Character: Nishonoyama Oyakata
Actor: Go Shiozaki | Character: Actor
Actor: Jim Steele | Character: 'Iron' Mike Sharpe
Actor: Rick Steiner | Character: Wrestler
Actor: Sawa Suzuki | Character: Keiko Oki
Actor: Tarô Yamamoto | Character: Koichi Kasai
Actor: Koji Yoshida | Character: Actor
Actor: Yuzuru Yoshimachi | Character: Actor
Actor: Park Young-jin | Character: Rikidozan's pupil #13
Actor: Jeremy Deschner | Character: Extra
Actor: Thomas Lynch | Character: Pro-wrestler
[Directors Group]
Name: Song Hae-sung | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Song Hae-sung | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Joon-hwan Choi | Role: Producer
Name: Lee Jung-Sub | Role: Producer
Name: Shin'ya Kawai | Role: Producer
Name: Hyo-Jung Kim | Role: Producer
Name: Hirohisa Mukuju | Role: Producer
Name: Jong-yun No | Role: Producer
Name: Kim Seon-a | Role: Producer
Name: Cha Seoung-jae | Role: Producer
Name: Haruo Umekawa | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Jaejin Lee | Role: Composer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Hyung Koo Kim | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Park Gok-ji | Role: Editor
[Art Direction Group]
Name: Kil Won Yu | Role: Art Director
[Assistant Directors]
Name: Jung Doo-hong | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
[Visual Effects]
Name: Changeui Im | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Seong-ho Jang | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Lee Jae Jin | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Sung-tae Kim | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Minwon Lee | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Park Young-soo | Role: Visual Effects
[Stunts]
Name: Yoo Sang-seob | Role: Stunts
[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Kang-San Lee | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
[Editorial Department]
Name: Han Jae-min | Role: Editorial Department
[Additional Crew]
Name: Lee Yong-gi | Role: Additional Crew
Trailers
Main Trailer | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1504882457/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1504882457/MV5BMzJmYTYzZjctMmE3MC00NjNiLTk0ODMtMWUxMTE2NTljOTY5XkExMV5BbXA0XkFpbWRiLWV0cy10cmFuc2NvZGU@.mp4?Expires=1788436274&Signature=dMMYeIYUKnOygzMic~WpLcUv-B0eTkoFsi4I9Owpw-MbAB1Tif~wGUyYqbpXifkLmsmBOhlzgEe0v8fjJUExAgltF7ITX4Dk10PtLE2D3HxOR-yNX-Z9DKuA5dLGBd~MBiNdAMeMUoV63tEwRcRJF5M8OO62oJlFSbA-kfXGEX8-ZW1xE34hetEWi9TcUxPo-e4MZWgwSW~zgsXZWsXg4qFkcUb1x~eZJt2w8wBOnoKE1Yj6lskWBjfY~wPHrK-s6w36wGZ6fg3TCMd-~aEjLupsw9PQvAnVgwODK17N1m2XL43pPBSEekY3VEPwUAFhJ5Xb3i3hiOyLx9BPAyfYJQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Release Schedule
South Korea: December 6, 2004
France: March 12, 2005 (Deauville Asian Film Festival)
Japan: March 4, 2006
United States: April 27, 2006 (Newport Beach International Film Festival)
Awards
Winner | 2005 | Grand Bell Awards, South Korea | Grand Bell Award | Best Director | Song Hae-sung, Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinary
Winner | 2005 | Grand Bell Awards, South Korea | Grand Bell Award | Best Cinematography | Hyung Koo Kim, Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinary
Winner | 2004 | Cine21 | Cine21 Movie Award | Best Cinematographer of the Year | Hyung Koo Kim, Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinary
Nominee | 2005 | Grand Bell Awards, South Korea | Grand Bell Award | Best Film | Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinary
Nominee | 2005 | Grand Bell Awards, South Korea | Grand Bell Award | Best Actor | Sul Kyung-gu, Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinary
Nominee | 2005 | Grand Bell Awards, South Korea | Grand Bell Award | Best Editing | Park Gok-ji, Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinary
Nominee | 2005 | Grand Bell Awards, South Korea | Grand Bell Award | Best Lighting | Kang-San Lee, Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinary
Nominee | 2005 | Grand Bell Awards, South Korea | Grand Bell Award | Best Art Direction | Hisao Inagaki, Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinary
Nominee | 2005 | Grand Bell Awards, South Korea | Grand Bell Award | Best Planning | Cha Seoung-jae, Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinary
Nominee | 2005 | Grand Bell Awards, South Korea | Grand Bell Award | Best Costume Design | Junko Katsumata, Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinary
Nominee | 2005 | Grand Bell Awards, South Korea | Grand Bell Award | Best Visual Effects | Seong-ho Jang, Jin Young Lee, Jang-pyo Hong, Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinary
Box Office
South Korea: USD 7505881
Period: Dec 31, 2004 – Jan 2, 2005 | Rank: 9 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 183 | Gross to date: USD 7505881 | Interval gross: USD 329850 | Per theater average: USD 1802
