Rikidozan (Movie - 2004)

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  Sol Kyung-gu
  설경구
  As
  Rikidozan [Yeokdosan]/Kim Sin-rak
  (역도산/김신락)
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  Miki Nakatani
  中谷美紀
  As
  Aya
  (아야)
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  Fuji Tatsuya
  藤竜也
  As
  Kanno Takeo
  (칸노 타케오)
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  Masato Hagiwara
  萩原聖人
  As
  Yoshimichi Yuzuru
  (요시마치 유즈르)
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  Suzuki Sawa
  鈴木砂羽
  As
  Oki Hamako
  (오키 하마코)
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  Taro Yamamoto
  山本太郞
  As
  Kasai Koichi
  (카사이 코우이치)

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  [HanCinema's Film Review] "Rikidozan"
  2018/11/17
  Sin-rak (played by Sol Kyung-gu) was just a kid on a farm in Korea during the thirties, until circumstances conspire to send him to Japan during the forties and begin a career as a sumo wrestler. While Sin-rak had an excellent physique and a fair amount of talent, ultimately, he lacked discipline. Well, as an ethnically Korean man living in Japan Sin-rak also had to contend with racism. But in the end Sin-rak's personality, an odd mix of quick temper coupled with excessive theatricality, proved a better fit for a far more eccentric sort of athletic career,...More

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  (37) 'Yonsama': Korean love god captures Japanese hearts
  2012/05/30, Source
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  [INTERVIEW] Actor Sol Kyung-gu (Part 1)
  2010/01/11, Source
  Actor Sol Kyung-gu [Beck Una/10Asia] Sol Kyung-gu (Seol): Wow, it's been such a long time. I came here today with the thought of meeting an old friend, not to do an interview. Was the last time we met for an interview for "Rikidozan"? At the trailer on set in Bucheon? Beck Una (Beck): Yes, you remember. That was the last time. Seol: Ha... That's when I started going through rough times. "Rikidozan" flopped (laugh), I didn't have any work for eight months after that and then tried frantically to lose weight in a month to shoot "Another Public Enemy", going into a state of panic. You can guess how I was from the fact that I would ask the director, "Can we stop shooting today?" Beck: Really? You're someone who would ask to do a re-shoot, not stop shoot. Seol: Exactly. Beck: To be frank, I think that's when it started. When, as an observer of the path you take as an actor, I started thinking 'What's this?' It seemed like you were going to another world.,...More

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  [INTERVIEW] Actor Sol Kyung-gu (Part 2)
  2010/01/11, Source
  Actor Sol Kyung-gu [Beck Una/10Asia] Beck Una (Beck): And that is when you decided to take the civil service examination. Sol Kyung-gu (Seol): Haha. Let me explain that to you. I was dying to leave the Hanyang Repertory. I'd already graduated but that place was an extension of school while I wanted to meet a larger variety of people. I didn't think they'd let me go for no reason so I lied that I'm going to take the civil service exam. (laugh) But what's so spontaneous about me is that although I had left because I didn't like it, I didn't have anything to do right away. And I needed money but I didn't want to ask my parents for it so I ended up asking a senior of mine to give me a part-time job putting up posters. The interesting thing is that I ended up staying in the industry. Of course, if I had really taken off, I might have ended up becoming human trash. (laugh) Anyway, I had been at the job for about a month and a half? I was suddenly asked if I would want to take part in the musical "Line 1". Mr. Kim Min-ki had seen me about, putting up the posters and asked me if I would want to take part thinking that I'm hardworking. That had been my audition for it. Me and actors from all walks of life with all sorts of experience rehearsed for three months and wow, it was so much fun. That was the start of "Line 1". It also did very well. Before I took on film "Girls' Night Out", I was making two million won per month and drove a Sephia. (laugh) But after "Line 1", I had no work at all. That's when scenarist Lee Seon-mi, who used to do plays, recommended me to writer Jeong Seong-joo. And that is how I got to become part of the cast for morning TV series "Sisters". I think I'm a very person when it comes to human relationships. Beck: Did you not think of taking on dramas after "Sisters"? Seol: Why wouldn't I have? I was also asked to quite a lot. Not official auditions but one-on-one. But you know how you get glanced at from head to toe? I really hated the look they gave me when they do that. So after "Girls' Night Out" and then "Rainbow Trout", a man called Lee Chang-dong called me. Beck: After he watched "Girls' Night Out"?,...More

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  [INTERVIEW] Actor Sol Kyung-gu (Part 3)
  2010/01/11, Source
  Actor Sol Kyung-gu [Beck Una/10Asia] Beck Una (Beck): "Haeundae" is actually on weird coordinates in terms of your filmography. In comparison to your past films which had a single main character, "Haeundae" was a film which didn't necessarily need you to be part of. On top of that, director Yoon JK is known for creating commercial films. So I've been curious to know how you got to work on this film. Seol: I was once asked which director I work best with. To that I answered, "None of them". I make things work. "Haeundae" seemed like a movie calling for trouble. Like it would become a massive hit or flop horribly. Director Yoon may seem smart and clever on the outside but he seemed innocent in my eyes. I didn't see any murkiness in his eyes. And I am great with directors. Ryoo Seung-bum was surprised at me while shooting "No Mercy". He said I listen to well to the director. But what would I do? I'm not the director. The actor should listen. Of course, it gets annoying when my actions become limited. It's tough when the director limits my actions within the camera's angle. As long as I'm not trapped inside an angle, I can listen to what the director wants. Beck: I felt from interviews that you were a hard time especially while shooting "Voice of a Murderer" -- that you were feeling lonely. Seol: I was having a hard time personally. And it peaked during the times I shot "Cruel Winter Blues" and "Venus and Mars". To an extent I felt bad for my manager. I'm usually not the type that lets my personal life interfere with my work. But I felt that I failed to cut off my emotions in front of the camera during those days. Couldn't hide it in the expression -- it would all show. I feel very bad for director Han Ji-seung and actress Kim Tae-hee. I really was at my worst during "Venus and Mars"! The phrase I used often back then was that I had hit rock bottom. But I feel much more at ease after hitting rock bottom. The phrase I use most often nowadays is to 'go with the flow'. In a way, I might be even more bold than I used to be. (laugh),...More

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  Sol Kyung-gu: no Ordinary Action Hero
  2006/11/08, Source
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  Local Movies Thrive on Nationalism
  2006/07/19, Source
  By Kim Tae-jong
  Staff Reporter
  
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  By Kim Tae-jong, Park Chung-a
  Staff Reporters
  
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• Actor Seol Kyeong-gu to be highly praised by Japanese media
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  Movie Industry Set for Another Successful Year
  2005/10/27, Source
  By Kim Tae-jong
  Staff Reporter
  
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• Tokyo Film Festival to screen Korean movies of 1980-90s
  2005/09/22, Source
  Korean movies produced in the 1980s and '90s will be screened at the 18th Tokyo International Film Festival to be held Oct. 22-30 in Japan.
  
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• Wrestler Movie to Close Tokyo Fest
  2005/09/19, Source
  The joint South Korean-Japanese movie "Rikidozan" will close the 18th Tokyo International Film Festival set to open next month.
  
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• "Rikidozan" to hit Japanese theaters in March
  2005/08/22, Source
  A remake of the movie "Rikidozan", starring Sol Kyung-gu, will open in Japan in March of next year. Unlike the previous version, which opened in Korea last December, the new version f,...More
• "Marathon" sweeps South Korea's most prestigious film awards
  2005/07/09, Source
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  2005/07/04, Source
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• NK-Chinese Film `Secret of Yoktosan' to Be Released
  2005/06/20, Source
  A feature film co-produced by North Korea and China based on the life of the ethnic Korean wrestler Yoktosan will be released in China next month, the Yonhap News Agency reported yesterday.
  
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• Hard Lessons for Big Budget Films
  2005/06/13, Source
  By Kim Tae-jong
  Staff Reporter
  
  After a series of commercial failures of local blockbusters, many are starting to think tough times are ahead for the domestic movie industry.
  
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  2005/04/14, Source
  SubtitlesRikidozan (Yokdosan) (2004)
  
  At noon on April 16
  
  Seoul Selection
  
  
  The movie portrays the life of a legendary Korean professional wrestler Kim Shin-rak, who became a wrestling hero in 1950s and '60s Japan. Immigrating from,...More
• Tribeca Film Festival to invite 'Smoke-flavored Life' to its Film Festival
  2005/03/22, Source
  Filmmaker Ryoo Eun-jeong's cinema 'Smoke-flavored Life' is invited by the Tribeca Film Festival to be held from Apr.19 in New York, U.S.
  
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• Film Sequels to Hit Local Theaters
  2005/01/09, Source
  By Kim Tae-jong
  Staff Reporter
  
  It is commonly said that film sequels are rarely better than the original, which has been true for all the local sequels in recently years except for such movies as "Hi Dharma 2: Showdown in Seoul (Talmaya Seoul-kaja)", a sequel for gangster comedy ",...More
• December Market Share of Korean Movies Lowest in 4 Years
  2005/01/04, Source
  In December 2004 Korean movies recorded a market share of 16.5 percent, the lowest since June 2000, when it dropped to 15 percent. But the average market share of Korean movies for 2004 as a whole was 55.2 percent thanks to the advertising effects of "Taegugki" and ",...More
• Co-productions Open Doors to Overseas Market
  2005/01/03, Source
  By Kim Tae-jong
  Staff Reporter
  
  With the unprecedented commercial success of local films in recent years, international studios are showing more and more interest in co-production projects with Korean movie companies.
  
  "The number of co-productions is definitely on the increase", said Soh Eun-s,...More
• Sol Kyung-gu Brings a Touch of Muscle to Wrestling Role
  2004/12/15, Source
  "Rikidozan" (Yokdosan), the biopic narrativizing the life of the legendary Korean-Japanese wrestler of the same name, debuts on Dec. 15, 41 years to the day since the heroic figure passed away.
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  2004/12/14, Source
  By Joon Soh
  Culture Editor
  
  There's not a whole lot of drama you can make out of professional wrestling. After all, it might sometimes be fun to watch grown men in their underwear throw each other around the ring, but when it comes down to it, everyone knows the whole thing is fake. Or is it?
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• Life of Korean Wrestler in Japan Brought to Film
  2004/12/07, Source
  By Shim Sun-ah
  Yonhap News Agency
  A South Korean film brought back to life a legendary Korean-born Japanese professional wrestler 41 years after his death.
  
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• "I Reflected on Myself in Rikidozan"
  2004/12/01, Source
  by Seung-Jae Lee (sjda@donga.com)
  Interview with Sol Kyung-gu
  
  - How did you interpret the character of Rikidozan?
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• Movie 'Rikidozan': the first public preview on Dec. 6
  2004/11/19, Source
  Movie 'Rikidozan' has the first public preview for the world movie fans on Dec. 6.
  
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• Korean Movie-makers Joining Hands with Foreign Capital and Staff
  2004/11/15, Source
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