The Fighter in the Ring
1956, Japanese. Directed by Seiichiro Uchikawa.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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- Released
- 29 August 1956
- Original title
- 力道山 男の魂
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Seiichiro Uchikawa, Katsuya Susaki
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The Fighter in the Ring runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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The Fighter in the Ring isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 August 1956. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Fighter in the Ring?
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Who directed The Fighter in the Ring?
The Fighter in the Ring (1956) was directed by Seiichiro Uchikawa and stars Rikidōzan, Hisaya Morishige, Keiko Kishi.