The Fighter in the RingMovie
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.
About The Fighter in the Ring
The Fighter in the Ring is a 1956 drama movie directed by Seiichiro Uchikawa.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 40m, production credits from Japan, an original language code of JA.
The credited cast includes Rikidōzan, Hisaya Morishige, Keiko Kishi, Chiemi Eri. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
