Release Date

October, 9th, 2004

Running Time

98 min

Genre

Feature

Color

Color

Screening Format

35mm

Screen Size

-

Sound Processing

-

[ Directed by ]

• LEE Toshio

[ Produced by ]

• HARADA Izumi

[ Cast ]

• UKAJI Takashi ── Shimoda Ushinosuke
• KAMIKI Ryunosuke ── Shimoda Kazuo
• MINAMI Kaho ── Kanamoto Hanae

[ Staff ]

• LEE Bong-woo ── Executive Producer
• ISHIHARA Hitomi ── Co-producer
• NAKAJIMA Ramo ── Original Story
• CHONG Wishing ── Screenplay
• coba ── Music
• MIYAJIMA Ryuji ── Editor
• KANAYA Koji ── Cinematography

[ Production Company ]

Backdrop del mio Papa production associates, CINE QUA NON, SNAP, LEERiDERS

[ Story ]

Middle-aged pro wrestler Ushinosuke's (Ukaji Takashi) wife passes away, and he and his son, Kazuo (Kamiki Ryunosuke), move in with his father. His fellow wrestlers help them shift house and celebrate their new home, but in the midst of their revelry sits Kazuo with a pained look on his face. He hates pro wrestling with a passion and is embarrassed by his father who has made a heel turn in order to save the ailing wrestling organization he belongs to. He even keeps his dad's profession a secret from his new classmates. When Ushinosuke finds out how his son feels, he sets up an unusual death match with a karate champion in a bid for acceptance. He is knocked down several times, but each time manages to rise to his feet and inch towards the championship. Finally he manages to unleash his finishing move, a devastating backdrop, and achieves a miraculous upset victory with Kazuo watching on proudly.
A rib-tickling, bone-crunching tale of redemption from debut director, Lee Toshio.

[ Contact (International) ]

J CINE QUANON, Inc.
8F 2nd Akiyama Bldg., 3-6-2 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001
Rep: CHUNG Kwang Jin
tel: +81 3 5408 6176
fax: +81 3 5408 6074
http://www.j-cqn.co.jp