The Fighter in the Ring

(1956)

Genres: Drama

Year: 1956

Runtime: 100 мин

Country: Japan

Director: 内川清一郎

Cast: 力道山, Хисая Моришиге, Кэйко Киси, 江利チエミ, 宮城まり子, 有島一郎, 平田昭彦, 中田康子, Mike Mazurki, Helen Higgins

Plot

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.