Rikidōzan

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Popular culture

In 2004, A South Korean film, "Rikidōzan" was made about the life of the wrestler, with Sol Kyung-gu playing the titular role.

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Further reading

cite book
last = Li
first = Ho In
title = I Am a Korean The story of the world professional wrestling champion Rikidozan
year = 1989
publisher = Foreign Languages Pub. House
location = Pyongyang, (North) Korea
oclc = 25966342
quote = Biography of Rikidozan

cite book
last = Whiting
first = Robert
title = Tokyo Underworld The fast times and hard life of an American gangster in Japan
year = 1999
publisher = Pantheon Books
location = New York
isbn = 0679419764
oclc = 39169916
quote = Discusses Rikidozan's impact on Japanese pop-culture and the Yakuza underworld during the American occupation of Japan, and also includes a small photo collection of Rikidozan, and his killer, Katsuji Murata

External links

* [http://www.puroresu.com/wrestlers/rikidozan/ Puroresu.com: Rikidozan]
* [http://www.wrestlingmuseum.com/pages/bios/halloffame/rikibio.html Ring Chronicle Hall of Fame: Rikidozan]
* [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/r/rikidozan.html Rikodozan at the Online World of Wrestling]
*imdb title|id=0435931|title=Yeokdosan: a film about his life