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Produced by Sidus Pictures
Co-produced by Do-rae-mi Pictures STUDIO 3
This movie is based on a true story.
I am IoneIy, a feeIing onIy for the strong ''Life is a match'' - Rikidozan
That was the Ebihara Ichiro Band!
Now, Iadies and gentIeman It's time to swing!
That Iady over there...
Looks Iike our bandmaster has the hots for you!
Want some bedtime music?
Ladies and gentIemen!
You wouId not beIieve who just showed up at our cIub!
The great Rikidozan!
- Look. It's Rikidozan! - Mr. Rikidozan!
PIease say a few words to our audience!
- No. - WouId you pIease?
There's a mob hit man in this cIub.
I can see you don't beIieve me.
I have heard that cIubs Iike this
contain at Ieast one man who can easiIy kiII me.
I have something to say in case any of you sees him.
TeII him that if he wants to kiII me,
to chaIIenge the greatest fighter,
then he better get a ticket...
anyone with a ticket is weIcome.
See you in the ring!
What's going on...?
What the heII is going on...
RIKIDOZAN
No flames, no cIouds...
No wind or waves.
The YeIIow Sea was caIm...
then cIouded over.
It must be thunder...
or Iightning over water.
The skies are abIaze...
the sun and sky aII cIoudy.
Lights out!
Thank you for the Iesson.
You worm! I wish you were dead!
Go back where you came from!
- Die, you Korean! - Thank you!
Thank you!
- Get out of here! - Thank you.
Eat shit and die!
Thank... you...
StiII gratefuI?
Then here's more!
Are you OK, Kim?
This is too much...
If I were you, I'd have run away.
Kim... Let's get out of here.
It can't be any worse than here.
Hamayu...
I've nowhere to go.
I can't...
I can't face my mom Iike this. I can't Iet her down.
Just go to bed.
Out of the way! Coming through!
- Air raid! - Run!
Into the sheIter! Hurry!
This way, pIease.
Thank you.
Are you aII right?
It hurts.
I'm sorry...
Aren't you a wrestIer at the Nishonoyama?
I've seen you before.
What's your name?
Kim! That's what they caII me.
Where are you from?
Far away.
Just Iike me...
I'm from far away, too.
Do you know Nagasaki?
Your name is...?
- It's Aya. - Aya...
You know Chairman Mr. Kanno...
Thanks to his support...
I'm abIe to Iearn and pIay music at the geisha house.
It's good.
ActuaIIy, it's kind of spicy.
We have prepared this feast for Azumanami's ascension to yokozuna...
and the formation of his sponsorship committee.
Enjoy the evening!
Now...
I propose a toast, for the Azumanami
our newest yokozuna (Sumo Champion)!
- Cheers! - Cheers
Aren't the geisha's here spIendid?
Indeed.
Pour me more.
Lucky bastard! Azuma's just got reaIIy Iucky!
You shouId get an officiaI rank and a sponsor, too.
Idiot!
Do you know how hard it is to get a sponsor Iike Mr. Kanno?
Thank you for the Iesson, sir!
You knew Hamayu was going to run way?
No, I didn't.
You can Ieave, too. I'm giving you a chance.
I wiII not, sir!
Bastard!
- Get out! - I wiII not Ieave, sir...!
I wiII become a yokozuna!
What?
What wiII you do if you become yokozuna?
I wiII smiIe aII I want!
So, you want to smiIe?
You know what?
I reaIIy hate a smiIing Korean!
Hey, Kim!
Mind if I rescue you from boredom?
Pick it up!
What did you just say?
Pick it up, you bastard!
How dare you! I'm your senior!
I said, pick it up!
You scumbag!
You won't get away with this!
I'II cut you if you don't shut up!
Look...
It's hard enough without you around.
Must you give me a hard time Iike that?
It was... a prank. A friendIy joke...
You Iisten to me good...
Leave me aIone!
Good-bye, sir!
Kim!
Who the heII is Kim?
It's... It's me, sir...
- What's the matter? - You thief!
You stoIe this, didn't you! We found this in your Iocker!
You're a Korean, aren't you?
I didn't do it! It wasn't me!
The heII you didn't! You better start taIking!
What's going on here?
- I didn't do it! - You stop there!
Stop there!
- Stop! - Out of the way!
I said stop!
Stop right there!
What's going on?
Get him!
Out of the way!
Kim! Stop running!
You'II never wrestIe if you keep running.
You must go to the station.
I didn't steaI anything.
I may be from Korea but I'm no thief!
I am a sumo wrestIer!
Mr. Kanno!
I didn't steaI anything!
AII I want to do... is wrestIe. To wrestIe!
Buttons on the red-bIooded soIdier...
dropping away Iike sakura bIossom...
as he flies over the beach this day.
The great cIoud of hope appears inside.
The arms of a mighty piIot...
...are stronger than steeI...
And his heart is on fire...
Mr. Kanno...
We march, we march... into enemy Iands...
Open it.
It is a name you must carry for eternity.
Rikidozan! Now you are officiaIIy a sumo wrestIer!
If there is something you want
I wiII give it to you.
Speak, before I have a change of heart.
Sir...
What is it?
I want Aya.
Aya?
You want Aya?
Off with you!
Wait!
Why did you caII for me?
What do you mean, sir?
There were many peopIe on the bridge.
At Ieast 50.
Of aII those peopIe,
why me?
Why not your master?
You stood out from the rest...
I don't understand...
I was scared as heII bringing those cops here.
I mean, they shot at you.
I did what you asked me to,
but wasn't it a bit too dangerous?
What if Mr. Kanno just Ieft?
Then what?
WeII, sir... I was just testing my Iuck.
Sumo Is the Way to Power
TeII me why!
PIease, Riki! CaIm down!
- Mr. Rikidozan! - PIease controI yourseIf!
- PIease!
Why am I not on the roster?
You... you know the answer to that!
I'm sorry but Iet's caII it a day.
Take care, now.
What are you doing?
Cutting this damned topknot off!
No!
- No, you can't! - Let go!
Give me the knife!
Out of my way!
Listen to me!
Have you forgotten your dreams?
I miss my mother...
Because of this... I've wasted ten years of my Iife
I just can't stand it!
Aya...
What wiII I do now if not sumo?
Things wiII be fine.
My dear...
AII wiII go weII.
Don't worry.
You wiII do fine... Rikidozan.
It was not an easy decision!
A year's suspension is very Ienient considering what you did!
Do you think this matters to me now?
You're not a sumo wrestIer without it!
You wiII be nobody if you don't have it!
Nobody... Iike a 'Korean', right?
My apoIogies, gentIemen...
Good...
Go and take better care of yourseIf now.
You reaIIy thought I'd apoIogize?
G... Get out! That's it! You're finished!
The nerve...!
No more! Kanno or no Kanno!
LowIife fooI!
- UngratefuI idiot! - What nerve...!
W... What the...!
Easy now...!
I sacrificed ten years of my Iife
for this damned thing!
But no more!
I, Rikidozan...
wiII go...
my own way!
Are you ok?
Of course! Who am I?
Stop taIking nonsense and bring some more meat!
Yes, it's fine.
By the way, how's going with the war?
Don't know. Everyone says different story.
We don't need to worry.
What am I doing?
NearIy forgot.
Where are you? Hair...
It's the Ietter from home. It took 4 months.
WeII...
What's with big bro? He sent me a Ietter?
Must be good news!
What is it?
Huh?
My mother... passed away.
What?
Myoung-GiI
My mother...
passed away.
Give me more!
Sir, I think you've had enough...
What?
Hey! I'm not a 'sir'.
I'm Rikidozan!
You shouId be more carefuI.
UnIess you want to face the Kousei FamiIy.
How dare a yakuza bum threaten me?
We don't need any troubIe, sir.
Son of a bitch!
I'II kiII you! You dare...
...to threaten me!
What the...?
That's enough.
OK. I'II stop.
You bastard!
Ouch! AII right! I'II stop!
You're big.
Are you a sumo wrestIer?
The heII with you!
My name is HaroId Sakada professionaI wrestIer.
Come to my gym when you come to your senses.
The nerve...!
You're dead meat!
Where is Sakada?
Hey, sumo wrestIer!
You don't need aII that to wrestIe.
Just to Iet you know I fight to the death.
Come on then!
Son of a bitch!
I'II show you what pro wrestIing is aII about.
Riki...
Sumo is a sport for Japan onIy.
But there's a sport for the entire worId...
and that's pro-wrestIing!
Sir...
What's the bike for?
Exercise.
I have to move my body whiIe I stiII can.
Otherwise, I'II regret Iater.
Riki...
Looks Iike you couId use a good barber.
Sir... I need a favor.
Who did you hit this time?
No one, sir.
My entire Iife may depend on it.
Sir... send me to America.
What?
I wouId Iike to take up western wrestIing.
I understand.
It's good that you want to try something new.
But Riki... Aren't you a bit oId to start something new?
Are you sure you won't give up?
Pro wrestIing is a gIobaI sport.
My race and country do not matter.
Life is short, and I have wasted haIf of it.
I want no regrets for the rest of my Iife.
I just can't end it here.
Not Iike this!
It's not fair!
PIease heIp me!
PIease sir...
HeIp me make it.
Stop drinking on an empty stomach.
Food's aImost ready.
Aya...
I'm going to America.
What did you say?
I'm going to America.
There's a western sumo caIIed ''pro-wrestIing''.
I'm taking it up.
How Iong wiII it take?
A year or two?
Five or ten?
I don't know.
ActuaIIy, to be frank...
I'm not coming back untiI I succeed.
Oh, not again...!
Now, where's that candIe?
I came to Japan ten years ago.
Now it's America.
I probabIy won't get another chance.
The candIe shouId be here somewhere...
You can Ieave me if you want.
I don't care.
I'II get myseIf an American girI.
You get yourseIf another guy.
TeII me I can do it.
Don't be siIIy.
AII wiII go weII.
I know you can do it.
Aya. I am training unbeIievabIy hard.
Write back, siIIy.
You know writing is hard for me. AIoha!
I wish my horse was as good as he is!
I hope you are weII. I am doing fine.
I pray for your heaIth aIways.
AIoha!
- Can I heIp you sir? - Nothing
Can I heIp you with anything?
Nothing
Mind if I ask for an autograph?
You know me?
You're a bit young for a sumo fan.
But aren't you the Rikidozan The pro-wrestIer?
That's me, aII right.
'Rikidozan, professionaI wrestIer'
Riki, want to know the fastest way to get rich?
There's a secret?
What is it, Yoshimachi? TeII him.
To be rich, you have to spend Iess, and earn more.
This is Yoshimachi. He wiII heIp you from now on.
Yoshimachi, say heIIo.
How do you do? I've aIways wanted to meet you, Mr. Rikidozan.
My pIeasure.
The pIeasure is aII mine.
How does it feeI to be back?
FeeI anything different?
Dear... Do you Iove me?
Do you truIy Iove Aya?
- Do you Iike Audrey Hepburn then? - Yes.
Oh, you...! Let me off!
Nothing's changed.
You must be hungry.
I wiII fix you dinner.
What's wrong?
Sorry
but I'm not coming in.
I feeI I won't be abIe to come back out
- This is your home - I know, but...
I saw something amazing in the U.S
You know what I saw?
I ran aII day Iong...
And didn't even see one person
It's such a big country.
I Iiked it
The next day, I caught a fever
That moment, a thought came to me.
Aya
I'm reaIIy sorry but I'm not coming in.
I don't know what you've seen.
I'm not sure either.
But I bet it's something big?
Dear.
Wherever you are and
Whatever you do...
Don't forget our home is here.
That there's a home waiting for you.
PIease don't forget.
It's too earIy.
PeopIe in Kansai
don't even know what pro-wrestIing is.
Rikidozan onIy made it
to the fourth rank in sumo!
He just does not have the name recognition!
UnIess he is Imura the Judo Champion.
Imura, you say?
The five-time champion of the Grand Judo Tournament!
The greatest Judoka ever! That Imura!
We might consider it for Imura.
Of course!
That's enough now.
WeII... I heard you Ioud and cIear.
Then we wiII take a vote.
AII those who are for pro-wrestIing, raise your hands.
Rikidozan's pro-wrestIing?
Yes. Pro-wrestIing by Rikidozan.
That won't work.
LastIy...
Now we wiII hear someone
who says pro-wrestIing...
must come to Japan.
Come in!
GentIemen...
PIease Iook around you.
The war may be over...
but there is fear in our eyes when we Iook upon an American.
When did Japan faII into such weakness?
These are not the eyes of the
young men who died in Manchuria...
the PhiIippines, and in the Pacific.
for my benefit aIone.
I am not bringing pro-wrestIing
I want to show the chiIdren of Japan...
a man who can stand up and fight
the big and bad white men.
PIease Iook not at me but at my true intentions.
Japan Pro WrestIing Association
Look this way... One more shot...
This way, pIease...
S, Sir!
I am here to be taught by you.
I am Kim-II who came from Cho-Sun
Go back.
Sir...
I'II be IoyaI...
I'II be IoyaI to you.
PIease accept me.
What's your taIent?
Ladies & GentIemen!
Pro-wrestIing has Iaunched in Japan!
The tournament wiII be March 26 at the NationaI Auditorium.
The Sharpe Brothers the worId tag-team champions...
against Rikidozan and Imura!
Don't miss this exciting match with the American GoIiaths!
So Riki, you're the big gun around here now, huh?
Nah. Not yet...
This is pocket money for you. Make free with them.
What do you mean by giving this to me?
No meaning.
It may sound a bit strange...
but it means that onIy you guys
couId save me or break me at this moment.
Get your newspaper! Newspaper!
Ladies and gentIeman! We come to Kuramae NationaI Auditorium...
for Japan's first-ever live TV broadcast.
Rikidozan has just entered the arena.
He has returned proud and strong...
after competing in over 300 matches in the States!
A big around of appIause, pIease!
Now the Americans who will fight the Japanese team!
At six feet seven inches...
and weighing in at 270 pounds....
Ben Sharpe!
And at six feet five inches.... weighing in at 268 pounds...
Mike Sharpe!
Who wiII win this fatefuI rematch between Japan and America?
And the frst match gets under way!
The historic match has fnaIIy begun!
Imura is off to a good start.
That's Ben Sharpe's power-kick!
He trounces Imura easiIy!
The Japan team's in troubIe!
He escapes! That's Imura for you!
No one can take Imura IightIy!
Imura attempts a kick!
He does a heeI throw!
WiII Imura knock down America?
Ben Sharpe fghts back.
He's stiII pretty tough!
Is Imura getting tired?
Imura is down!
And he misses the tag!
Ben is too strong for Imura.
It hurts me just Iooking at it.
Is Japan being broken again?
Imura is getting trounced.
WiII Japan be trampIed by America again?
Imura has been pinned!
Team Japan Ioses the frst round.
UnbeIievabIe.
Rikidozan Iifts up the huge American!
The famed karate chop!
Riki's secret weapon!
The same karate chop that destroyed America!
Rikidozan is avenging aII of Japan!
He's crawIing Iike a rodent!
This Rikidozan is awesome!
The karate chops are taking the Americans out!
Rikidozan is regaining the Iost pride of Japan!
Rikidozan is trouncing America!
Rikidozan is fghting one heII of a match!
Rikidozan is attacking again!
- Riki does the head - Scissors!
The sumo man has been reborn as a great wrestIer!
This is awesome!
Rikidozan wins! He has just defeated America.
It is a great moment!
The third round begins.
Everything comes down to Imura! Here they go again!
Imura pushes Ben to the ropes!
A reverse stomach throw!
A cIassic judo technique!
Ben Sharpe is fghting back.
Imura dodges the bIow!
Consecutive shouIder throws!
Imura grabs Ben Sharpe's neck!
Mike Sharpe jumps into the ring!
Imura is in troubIe! A flagrant fouI!
They're ganging up on him!
I feeI sorry for Imura!
Come on!
Japan's prestige is on the Line...
but it Iooks Iike the Japanese cannot beat the Americans.
Imura is absoIuteIy heIpIess!
Isn't there anything that can be done?
Rikidozan brings Japan back to Iife!
He's chopping away!
Mike sharpe goes down!
The arena is on fre!
Imura starts to fght again!
You are Iooking at Japan's true power!
This is a great moment!
Banzai! Long Iive Japan!
The crowd is going crazy!
DoubIe team! Success!
Banzai! HaiI Japan!
Japan is crushing America!
Japan has its pride back!
Japan has not had this much
excitement since the surrender. This is an exciting moment!
The Japan team is disquaIifed.
The crowd has surrounded the ring.
They are protesting the referee's decision.
Japan may have Iost the match,
but we have won the great battIe!
Rikidozan has done it! This is a historic moment!
There no postaI codes nor addresses on these Ietters.
It simpIy says...
Rikidozan, Japan
We bring you the hero Rikidozan!
- HeIIo, sir... - Hi!
- It's an honor to meet you. - the honor is mine.
The onIy other person who
can get maiIs with just his name on is the emperor.
Thank you.
You may criticize me for putting my Iife at risk...
over a knight in a chess game.
The moon that faIIs high on the bridges in my hometown...
recaIIs our courage.
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I got a shot!
How do I Iook?
You Iook great.
Look at you! Can't you wear something better?
Mr. Rikidozan!
Your Highness... This is Toyonobori...
Endo Kokichi...
and this man is Rikidozan.
So this is the hand that defeated those America giants.
It is an honor, Your Highness.
It is an honor to see you.
- What do you think? - It's great!
Endo was a judoka.
Is that aII you can do? Enough!
Do it Iike this!
PIease excuse me...
That is quite enough.
- I said that's enough! - It's not even haIf over.
Rikidozan! I said stop!
No. I'm not even haIf done yet.
What on earth is this?
Permission to enter Mr. Kanno...
Isn't that seaweed?
It's notjust seaweed.
It's medicine.
- WouId you Iike some? - No, thank you.
I trust in western medicine, and nothing eIse.
OrientaI is better.
Riki,
do you know what's considered most vaIuabIe in men?
I may not know how many peopIe...
wouId give up their Iife for you.
But I strongIy beIieve there are many...
who wouId die for me.
Trust is what matters.
Trust is never easy to get back once you Iose it.
AIways keep that in mind.
- Want to try some? - I'm fine, thank you.
I onIy trust Western medicine.
Come on, Nakajima!
You can do it!
One more step!
Are you aII right, sir?
Yes. I'm fine. Don't worry.
Maybe it wants to be paid Iike an actor.
One more time!
I'd be dead if it hit me...
No. Some tried to kiII me.
I'm taking it now. Out of the way!
Good! Look at the camera...
Here goes.
One, two...
Sir! Try Iifting her up, wouId you?
WeII, excuse me then...
Yes, madam.
You make a great coupIe!
Where do I unhook it?
Right here.
Who is it?
- Never mind that. - Wait...
Who is it?
I am sorry, sir. But I must speak with you.
Here...
Imura ChaIIenges Rikidozan. Says Riki's wrestIing is fake
Are you aII right?
Sir... I cannot Iet this pass.
You fooI!
Look at yourseIf...
There are things that you must Iet sIide.
Don'tjust think of yourseIf. Look at the big picture.
How about three fights?
Tokyo, Osaka, and Hakata.
You'II get to win the Iast fight.
No matter what...
Japanese pro wrestIing is Rikidozan's wrestIing!
No. It is my wrestIing!
You haven't been yourseIf...
since you started taking aII that western medicine.
I meant no disrespect.
But pIease remember, the peopIe Who come to see wrestIing...
who come to see wrestIing come for Rikidozan.
Where are you going?
The naiI that sticks out receives the first bIow.
- Yoshimachi? - Sir?
What do you think?
I am sure he won't disobey you.
A normaI fooI wouId.
But that is no normaI fooI.
Be prepared, because it wiII get tougher for you.
Rest assured, sir.
I thought we couId be good partners...
But since it has come to this I accept his chaIIenge.
Mr. Imura says that wrestIing is a show and no sport...
that he was beaten up according to a script Iast time.
Do you think wrestIing is just a show?
Not aII of it... but...
PIease step out.
Dear reporters...
Every sport has ruIes.
CaIm down, everyone!
Look here... Your bones wiII snap if this bends more than 15 degrees.
We have our ruIes...
just as boxers use boxing gIoves.
Do you get it?
Are you aII right?
Fine!
I don't care if he's the god ofjudo!
Let's see who fights better!
You have come.
You know Imura aIready...
Come and take a seat.
Who is it?
It's me. Kim Shin-rak.
Shin-rak?
- Eat up. - CIose the door.
Are you ready for the fight?
No probIem there...
It's just that I have no one around me I can trust.
My boss, my students, my wife...
WeII, then... You won't be back any time soon.
I wiII.
I'm going home, Shin-rak.
I've signed on to the repatriation project to North Korea yesterday.
Guess this is my Iast buIgogi!
Now that it's out, I have something to teII you.
Isn't it time to say that you're Korean?
What did Korea ever do for me?
O.K.
If I had stayed home...
I'd have ended up cannon fodder In the Korean War.
My onIy choice wouId have been whether the buIIet in my head...
was American or Russian or...
Even then, I probabIy wouIdn't have had a choice.
Japan, Korea... who cares about aII of that?
I'm Rikidozan, and I beIong to the worId.
You wiII die a IoneIy man, then...
Who isn't aIone?
Thanks for the meat...
It's Rikidozan against Imura...
A battIe to decide who is the best fghter in aII of Japan!
And here they go!
WiII it be Imura, the god of Judo?
Or wiII Rikidozan come out on top with his karate chop?
Imura gets the upper hand with his judo techniques.
Imura seems to be in good condition.
It Iooks Iike Rikidozan is Iosing to Imura!
Imura gets three-count!
What's wrong, Riki?
Rikidozan goes on the attack!
They are engaged in a test of strength!
The air is so tense you can feeI it!
They're at it again!
Oh no! Rikidozan takes hit to the crotch.
Imura gets a warning from the ref.
Riki's Iaunches a surprise attack!
Rikidozan is furious!
Stop him. Referee!
The match has just gotten rougher...
and rather one-sided.
This is no match. This is pure brutaIity
There's bIood everywhere.
Imura is down!
This is a contract for a draw signed by Imura himseIf.
Imura acted Iike a coward.
He had gangsters threaten me
so he couId get his draw.
The draw contract was a scheme designed to ruin me!
A scheme?
We can'tjust Iet him go!
- PIease Iet me... - No!
The resuIt is what matters!
Winners make history.
That's what competition is.
Mr. Kanno wants you to go back.
Do you think I'm bad, Yoshimachi?
No, sir. But...
I had doors sIammed in my face aII my Iife.
They wouId teII me to stop that I shouId keep my pIace...
and be good.
But Iife is much too short to pretend to be good.
Don't you agree?
You may go home.
- I wiII stand by you, sir. - Go. That's an order!
Isn't it your son's birthday?
How did you know?
I know everything.
Got that?
Everything...
Now, go...
Do you want the card?
Yes, I'II
Did you write something funny?
Yes, but I don't know about my son.
What did you write?
Happy birthday!
Life is onIy one time experience. Don't pretend!
Pretend not to be... Nice?
Yes. Pretend not to be nice!
Is Rikidozan stiII outside?
Yes, sir.
What shouId we do, sir?
Imura wiII not stand for this.
Rikidozan stiII beIongs to me.
TeII them...
if they do anything to Riki they wiII have to answer to me.
That it is not negotiabIe.
Yes, sir. But...
Wakayama...
Rikidozan has grown beyond us.
If we want bIood,
it shouId be in the ring.
Have you decided on a finishing move, yokozuna?
Azumanami WrestIing Debut Press Conference
It wiII be, ''The Mask Ripper''.
And don't forget the three count!
Don't wipe it.
Get the reporters in here.
You're hurt badIy. You must get treated first.
So send them in quickIy!
Sir. You must get treatment.
I'II take care of the reporters.
PIease get it Iooked at. PIease!
PIease sit down.
- PIease... - Out of the way!
Azumanami just made his debut... and the reporters went there.
It's Rikidozan!
GentIemen...
I see Mr. Rikidozan is here to congratuIate Azumafuji's debut...
into the pro-wrestIing worId.
I heard you were a big fan of his when you were sumo wrestIing.
Yes. Azumanami bought me stew and noodIes many times.
So aII you remember is eating?
Azumanami was born in Tokyo.
And he won the sumo championship.
He may become a bigger star than Rikidozan.
Be good to me, Riki.
There's no need for that.
WrestIing is a sport where you stand by yourseIf.
You aII heard him...
WeII, even the great Rikidozan
seems scared of the yokozuna.
Yokozuna or whatever...
no one with a big, fat beIIy
can become a great wrestIer.
Oh, boy...!
Looks Iike your senior wrestIer...
is giving you Iesson in discipIine aIready!
You better watch out.
PIease go easy on me, teacher.
SmaIIer than I thought.
There's nowhere to run to, here.
Rikidozan...
So you asked for my shares.
What wiII you do for me in return?
I wiII give you my Iife.
I don't need it...
Sing for me, wiII you?
Sing...?
Which song?
How about an army song?
A river of youngbIood flows...
I, too, ran across bridges when I was young...
just Iike you did to survive.
I aIways think back to those times whenever I see you...
and I Iiked it.
And I'm aIways gratefuI for that.
But you made enemies...
out of too many peopIe.
I want pro-wrestIing for Japan itseIf...
notjust for Rikidozan.
I am sure Azumanami can maintain the popuIarity...
of pro-wrestIing after you.
Are you teIIing me to retire?
As you say...
the ring is onIy big enough for one hero.
I wiII arrange an honorabIe retirement for you.
Sir... A hero never retires.
There is no shame in a samurai
Iaying down his sword... after Iosing an arm.
If you do, aII my shares wiII be yours.
Satisfied?
- HeIp yourseIf... - Thank you.
When was that picture taken?
He Iooks very young in there.
How was he when he was young?
FiIthy...
- Yes, I was. - Sir!
Not as fiIthy as now.
So what do you want?
Go back to the good oId times?
Give up wrestIing and Iive
happiIy ever after? Is that it?
I wouId if I couId...
I reaIIy wouId.
Kanno toId me to go back to myseIf.
Are the two of you pIaying with me? Huh?
Is that it?
So that is it!
Return to the good oId days...
Oh no...
We have no pIace to go back to now...
- Sir, caIm down. - Back off!
Where's my medicine? Get me my medicine!
Where's my medicine, Aya?
I threw it away.
What?
I threw them aII away.
Now I know what reaIIy is in your heart.
One faIse step and we're back doing the same crap.
Is that what you want?
You can't!
Why are you doing this?
Sir! Sir!
Sir!
I mean the great Rikidozan. CongratuIations!
Stop being siIIy.
''Rikidozan Receives MedaI from Red Cross''
What's wrong?
Let's have a party tonight.
Yes!
Can the wrestIers drink, too?
- Of course. - Thank you!
Sir...?
Someone get a doctor!
Sir...!
How is he?
What did the doctor say?
- WeII, you see... - What is it?
He didn't want anyone to know. Not even the doctor.
CaII a doctor and say I caIIed him.
Hurry!
Yes, ma'am.
Do you want some water?
How Iong was I asIeep?
Very Iong.
I had this dream.
I know.
Did you see your mother? Was she weII?
You know, hoIding your hands
reminds me of the oId days.
I saw the paper, too.
So Azumanami is going to wrestIe, too.
And Iike aIways you wiII try to beat him.
But my dear I have one thing to ask you.
No...
Anything but Ieaving me...
PIease say it one more time...
that aII wiII go weII. PIease say it.
No. I don't want to Iie anymore.
Then what is it that you want to say?
PIease back down...
and accept defeat just this once.
What's happening to Rikidozan?
He's getting pummeIed.
It is an unIikeIy scene for a champion!
Rikidozan is heIpIess! Off the ropes!
He must be hurting.
Just what is going on with Riki?
He's using the chair!
This is too much!
Riki is aImost out of it.
Such treachery!
It's painfuI just watching him.
Atomic is biting into Riki's face!
Just what is going on with Riki?
Azumanami is in the ring!
Just Iook at Azumanami!
He is taking revenge for Riki!
Wait. That's a sumo technique!
Azumanami is having a very successfuI debut.
The Yokozuna TackIe!
He attacks with his body!
WiII the yokozuna conquer the wrestIing ring as weII?
He pins his opponent.
Azumanami wins! He's the champion!
Riki is getting destroyed as soon as he comes out!
Atomic is manhandIing Riki!
It's a repeat of the frst bout.
Atomic is chewing on his face again!
This is a shocker, foIks.
It is utterIy shocking to see Rikidozan being destroyed.
Riki faiIs to make the tag and is dragged back.
He is bIeeding profuseIy.
This is terribIe!
How couId Rikidozan faII Iike this?
PIease Iose a match for me...
PIease...
Just one match...
Get up, Rikidozan!
You can't Iose!
Come on, Rikidozan!
Fight!
Rikidozan is fghting back!
He Iooks stronger than ever!
MuItipIe karate chops!
Where did he get his burst of power?
I have come with seaweed for Mr. Kanno.
It tastes bitter today.
Why didn't you Iose?
I apoIogize... but I couIdn't get used to the idea of Iosing.
Did you not say...
you wouId consider the future of Japanese pro-wrestIing?
Sir...
I feIt that Azumanami had to Iose for the good of pro-wrestIing.
Pro-wrestIing stiII needs Rikidozan to get into the ring to bIeed...
to fight, and to win.
Now I know what you want.
From now on...
our reIationship is finished.
But I wiII not take personaI revenge upon you.
Mr. Kanno!
It's over!
We wiII no Ionger meet ever again.
You stupid idiot!
Kim-iI! What happened?
My timing was off!
We have to go now.
Wait!
You can't stop broadcasting wrestIing.
It was pro-wrestIing that saved Japan TV.
There is nothing I can do.
Everyone's taIking about basebaII these days.
And then there's the OIympics next year.
I'm sorry...
Sir...
OIympics, duIIimpics!
Next year, 5,500 peopIe
From 94 countries... wiII be our competition.
Yoshimachi...
Why are you stiII here?
Didn't you aIready finish what Mr. Kanno sent you to do?
- So, you knew. - Of course.
But you don't know why I haven't Ieft?
I'm not sure myseIf.
WeII, maybe I'II give you a chance...
to fight the worId's greatest wrestIer sometime.
Wait! What are you doing?
I think I'm starting to hate wrestIing now...
- Hey! You bit me! - I'm sorry...
I'm a cheater by nature.
Then I'm the fouI king!
May I heIp you...?
Do you Iive here?
Yes. Why?
I... used to Iive here.
What?
I don't anymore...
but I used to a Iong time ago.
WeII, I'm busy right now...
Sorry...
Try to eat more.
- Who was that? - No one speciaI.
Strange...
I keep wanting to go outside today.
Strange...
It's very strange...
Don't sIeep... Come dance with me.
Hey, you! Riki is mine!
- Let's dance! - I'II give you chocoIate.
- Dance! - ChocoIate!
You'II dance, won't you?
- OK! - OK?
He's dancing. Yes!
I'm sorry...
You!
Why are you grinning?
I am a big fan of yours...
Who hired you?
Let me go.
You're here to kiII me, right?
No!
I was just Iooking at you. I'm sorry!
Anyone out there? HeIp me!
- How dare you? - HeIp!
HeIp!
You scumbag!
Damn! How stupid of me...!
It hasn't snowed in a whiIe.
Who did this to you?
I, KimiI, wiII find him and kiII him!
Are you aII right, sir?
Idiot!
Kim-iI... Back in my hometown,
peopIe wouId smiIe a Iot.
My mother cracked a Iot of jokes, too.
But here, there was nothing
to smiIe and Iaugh about
The Japs wouId think
a Korean must crazy...
To waIk around smiIing when There was nothing to smiIe about.
So I thought I had to make it big, so I couId smiIe.
I thought I couId smiIe aII I want by making it big.
I wouId be the one who Iaughs the most in aII of Japan.
But untiI that day came I wouId not smiIe or cry.
When I get out, I wiII buiId the Rikidozan Recreation Center.
In Ginza there wiII be a buiIding which I've buiIt
And that buiIding wiII have the biggest biIIboard in Japan
Then they wiII know that
I Iived my Iife smiIing aII I want
even after my death.
Sir...
Right... Everything starts over, now!
Rikidozan died from peritonitis one week after the stabbing.
Aya died soon after his death.
Come on.... hurry!
Come.
PIease waIk faster.
Why are we doing this? It's not even New Year's.
So what if it's not? Come on!
Let's make a wish.
A man's dreams don't come true by praying at pIaces Iike this.
I bet you want to be yokozuna, right?
How many times do I have to teII you?
Notjust any yokozuna.
Yes. I know. The greatest yokozuna ever, right?
What did you pray for?
I'm not teIIing you!
WouId you do me The honor of taking a picture...
with a yokozuna?
SmiIe.
I need a bigger smiIe.
Here goes!
One, Two, three!