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Post by Joe Neglia on Jan 2, 2019 13:37:48 GMT -5
Not documentaries and not animated stuff like the Tiger Mask and Kinnikuman/MUSCLE, but regular movies with a specific focus on pro wrestling. I can think of two - Fist of Thunder (with Jushin Liger) and the Calamari Wrestler, about a wrestling squid-man. Any others? The US and Mexico wrestling scenes have contributed quite a few entries to the silver screen, but can't really think of too many from the world of puro.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Jan 2, 2019 13:53:26 GMT -5
  Starring Shinya Hashimoto Heck of a plot description. Non-spoiler version- Hashimoto agrees to appear in a reality tv show where he wrestles in a haunted house, after his wife contracts a virus that starts turning her into a mermaid. Full spoiler version. {Spoiler}Shishioh, a popular and successful professional wrestler, builds a large mansion for his wife Asami and their kids. During the housewarming party, Ichijo, an angry competitor, causes a riot that destroys the house. Asami is hospitalized, where she contracts a rare virus that slowly transforms her into a mermaid.Desperate for money to finance his new house and find a cure for Asami, Shishioh agrees to a reality TV show in which he wrestles several competitors in a haunted house. His opponents turn out to be homicidal killers and include a zombie among them. Eventually, Shishioh learns that the television producer infected Asami with an experimental virus in order to get him to compete. |
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Jan 2, 2019 14:00:10 GMT -5
Not Japanese, but South Korean The Foul King  Rikidozan (A SK/JAP co production)  |
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Jan 2, 2019 14:29:01 GMT -5
I'll add that I haven't seen any of the movies I posted, so I cannot comment on their quality.
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Post by mrpeacock on Jan 2, 2019 14:39:11 GMT -5
I'll add that I haven't seen any of the movies I posted, so I cannot comment on their quality. I watched Oh! My Zombie Mermaid recently and the movie is a total trip. It’s absolutely crazy and features tons of cameos from wrestlers. Off the top of my head there’s Jun Kasai, Yoshaki Fujiwara, Masato Tanaka, Sylvester Terkay and April Hunter. I’d say definitely worth a watch. |
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jan 5, 2019 10:39:06 GMT -5
Thanks guys, and for those who haven't seen the two I originally mentioned, here's the covers in case you want to chase them down:   |
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Post by thirteen3 on Jan 5, 2019 10:41:07 GMT -5
Weren't Minoru Suzuki and Kota Ibushi in some sort of Kaiju movie recently?
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jan 5, 2019 10:51:16 GMT -5
Weren't Minoru Suzuki and Kota Ibushi in some sort of Kaiju movie recently? Was it a wrestling movie, and not just wrestlers in an unrelated kaiju movie? That's what this thread is asking. |
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Post by thirteen3 on Jan 5, 2019 10:54:29 GMT -5
Weren't Minoru Suzuki and Kota Ibushi in some sort of Kaiju movie recently? Was it a wrestling movie, and not just wrestlers in an unrelated kaiju movie? That's what this thread is asking. Well it appears it's a Kaiju movie with the way they battle the monsters iby turning people into giant pro wrestlers. |
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jan 5, 2019 10:59:54 GMT -5
Was it a wrestling movie, and not just wrestlers in an unrelated kaiju movie? That's what this thread is asking. Well it appears it's a Kaiju movie with the way they battle the monsters iby turning people into giant pro wrestlers. Close enough to count for me, thanks! And now I have a new kaiju film to track down too, so double-thanks! |
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Jan 5, 2019 21:52:31 GMT -5
Ringside Story (2017). Keiji Mutoh and Jiro Kuroshio have roles in this.  |
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