Film: Rikidozan
"Rikidozan / Yeokdosan"
Japan / South Korea: 力道山 / 역도산
Director: Hae-Sung Song (2004)
Original Language: Japanese & Korean
Cast: Kyung-gu Sol, Miki Nakatani, Tatsuya Fuji, Masato Hagiwara, Masakatsu Funachi
A very inspirational film indeed… its all about the life of a Korean who’s dream is to become a yokozuna (high ranked sumo wrestler) in war-time Japan but later found out in post-war a new craze that was introduced by the Americans… pro-wrestling… well its a very depressing film for those who doesn’t want to watch this (i might spoil you if you learn more of the plot)… the setting is very believable and the colours suits the time period from mid-1940’s to 1963 which is the duration of the storyline. Kyung-gu Sol acts very well as Rikidozan and still has that impression that is stuck in our minds that he started to be a Korean and he experienced plenty of pains and suffering before he could reach for his dreams… Miki Nakatani plays the role of Rikidozan’s wife. she plays very well her role and you could well get affected with her nice acting…
going to the plot itself… the film is very devoted to following the life of Rikidozan from his youth with the sumo dojo until when he made popular pro-wrestling in Japan after being in America to meet his dreams… well his dream mainly is to smile as hard as he could… but there are things that changed his life when he started making him "pretend not to be nice".
i could say so much… but i just finished watching the film… hope you guys watch it too… its based on a true story… try reading the biography and the accomplishments of Rikidozan…
…more to come…
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