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Kanji Inoki

Kanji Inoki

Actor · Born 1943-02-20 · Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

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Biography

Muhammad Hussain Inoki (Arabic: مُحَمَّد حُسَيْن إينوكي‎, romanized: Muḥammad Ḥusayn ʻIinuki; born Kanji Inoki (Japanese: 猪木寛至, Hepburn: Inoki Kanji)), was a Japanese retired professional wrestler, martial artist, politician, and promoter of professional wrestling and mixed martial arts. He was best known by the ring name Antonio Inoki (アントニオ猪木, Antonio Inoki), a homage to fellow professional wrestler Antonino Rocca. Inoki is a twelve-time professional wrestling world champion, notably being the first IWGP Heavyweight Champion and the first Asian WWE Champion – a reign not officially recognized by WWE. Inoki began his professional wrestling career in the 1960s for The Japanese Wrestling Association under the tutelage of Rikidōzan. Inoki quickly became one of the most popular stars in the history of Japanese professional wrestling. He parlayed his wrestling career into becoming one of Japan's most recognizable athletes, a reputation bolstered by his 1976 fight against world champion boxer Muhammad Ali – a fight that served as a predecessor to modern day mixed martial arts. In 1995, with Ric Flair, Inoki headlined two shows in North Korea that drew 150,000 and 190,000 spectators, th…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Dark Side of the Ring (2019) — Self
  2. The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978) — Self
  3. New Japan Pro Wrestling (1972) — Antonio Inoki
  4. Vice Versa: Chyna (2021) — Self
  5. Acacia (2010) — Antonio Inoki
  6. In Search of Antonio Inoki (2023) — Self (archive footage)
  7. Most Unusual Matches (1985) — Antonio Inoki
  8. WWE The Brawl to End it All (1984) — Antonio Inoki
  9. NJPW & WCW Collision In Korea (1995) — Antonio Inoki
  10. WWE Hall of Fame 2010 (2010) — Antonio Inoki
  11. World Wrestling Peace Festival (1996) — Antonio Inoki
  12. WWE Showdown at Shea '80 (1980) — Antonio Inoki
  13. NJPW Ganryujima Island Deathmatch (1987) — Antonio Inoki
  14. Life is a Battle (1970)
  15. WCCW Christmas Star Wars '85 (1985) — Antonio Inoki
  16. WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII (1994) — Antonio Inoki
  17. NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1995 (1995) — Antonio Inoki
  18. NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993 (1993) — Antonio Inoki
  19. Kings of the Square Ring (1978)
  20. Vice Versa (2020) — Self
  21. WWE Old School (1973) — Antonio Inoki
  22. Clash of the Champions (1988) — Antonio Inoki

Directed

  1. NJPW & WCW Collision In Korea (1995) — Director
  2. WCW/New Japan Supershow III (1993) — Director
  3. WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun (1991) — Director
  4. WCW/New Japan Supershow II (1992) — Director