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My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler
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My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler

2018-09-21 · 110 min · ★ 6.5

Family · Drama

Takashi Omura was once a popular professional wrestler, but he isn't popular anymore. He now wears a cockroach mask and wrestles as a villain. He is married to Shiori and they have an elementary school aged son named Shota. Takashi and Shiori have not yet told their son what Takashi does for a living. One day, Shota finds out that Takashi is a professional wrestler and a villain with a cockroach mask. Shota is shocked and tells a lie to his classmate that his dad is a popular professional wrestler.

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Directors
Kyohei Fujimura
Production companies
Bridgehead, Pipeline, AMUSE, Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures, TV Asahi, New Japan Pro-Wrestling, Bushiroad
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Hiroshi TanahashiHiroshi TanahashiTakashi Omura
Yoshino KimuraYoshino KimuraShiori Omura
Kokoro TeradaKokoro TeradaShota Omura
Riisa NakaRiisa NakaMichiko Oba
Kazuchika OkadaKazuchika OkadaDragon George
Ryusuke TaguchiRyusuke TaguchiBlue Bottle Mask
Togi MakabeTogi MakabeSweetGorilla Maruyama
Satoshi KojimaSatoshi Kojima
Yuji NagataYuji Nagata
Manabu NakanishiManabu Nakanishi
Hirooki GotoHirooki Goto
Ukyo MatsumotoUkyo Matsumoto
Yasushi FuchikamiYasushi Fuchikami
Noa KawazoeNoa Kawazoe
Yo OizumiYo OizumiChief Editor
Ryohei OtaniRyohei OtaniOtomo
Yasufumi TerawakiYasufumi TerawakiKo Honda
Hirai KawatoHirai Kawato
Tomoyuki OkaTomoyuki Oka
Katsuya KitamuraKatsuya Kitamura

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