Story of Rikidozan, a sumo wrestler who can only achieve limited success in Japan because he's half Korean. But when Rikidozan goes to the United States and discovers professional wrestling, he becomes a hero back home.
Rikidozan
Aya
Takeo Kanno
Yuzuru Yoshimachi
Imura Mashahiko
Higashinami
Harold Sakata
Ben Sharpe
'Iron' Mike Sharpe
Kokichi Endo
Wrestler
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Kim Il
Kim Myon-Gil
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Kenichi Tamura
Announcer
New Havana Club M.C.
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NTV President
Interviewer
Middle-Aged Woman
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Nishonoyama Oyakata
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Keiko Oki
Koichi Kasai
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Extra (uncredited)
Pro-Wrestler (uncredited)