Family ·Drama · Japan · 2018 · 1h 50m

My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler

パパはわるものチャンピオン

Director

Cast

Hiroshi Tanahashi as Takashi Omura Yoshino Kimura as Shiori Omura Kokoro Terada as Shota Omura Riisa Naka as Michiko Oba Kazuchika Okada as Dragon George Ryusuke Taguchi as Blue Bottle Mask

Crew

Hironori Yamasaki — Director of Photography Masahiro Itabashi — Writer Hisanori Yoshida — Writer Kyohei Fujimura — Writer

Synopsis

Takashi Omura (Hiroshi Tanahashi) 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 (Yoshino Kimura) and they have an elementary school aged son named Shota (Kokoro Terada). 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.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

wrestler parenthood

Key Collaborators

Kyohei Fujimura Director Hironori Yamasaki Director of Photography Masahiro Itabashi Writer Hisanori Yoshida Writer Kyohei Fujimura Writer

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