Film
The Fighter in the Ring
Japan- Director
- Seiichiro Uchikawa
- Year
- 1956
Docudrama about Rikidozan. When Rikidozan is accused by a school teacher of selling autographs to children for ¥50 apiece, "Riki" (as he was popularly known) investigates, eventually putting a stop to such unseemliness. Later, as he is about to wrestle an American (modeled after Lou Thesz), a young boy is injured by another youngster who imitated his famous karate chop.
Top cast
Directed by
Seiichiro Uchikawa
Written by
Seiichiro Uchikawa, Katsuya Susaki
Produced by
Kazuo Takimura, Shigeru Wakatsuki, Katsuzō Shino