Calamari Wrestler, The (2004)
Genre Comedy
Studio Pathfinder Home Entertainment
Movie Release Date 2004
Country Japan
Language Japanese
Audience Rating NR
Running Time 86 mins
Format DVD-RIP
Color Color
IMDb Rating 6.0
Cast
Miyako Kamohashi
Osamu Nishimura
Koji Taguchi
Kana Ishida
Matthew Saliba Himself
Miho Shiraishi Sister
Yoshihiro Takayama Himself
Crew
Director Minoru Kawasaki
Writer Minoru Kawasaki
Writer Masakazu Migita
Producer Shuntaro Kanai
Plot
"A cross between 'The Muppets' and 'Godzilla'"

A championship wrestling match pits Koji Taguchi against Crush Volcano, the latter no match for Koji's signature move, the Torture Ring Strangler. Koji beams as he clutches the Championship Belt, only to have it snatched away by a mysterious new challenger in the ring - a giant squid! A giant squid, in fact, who not only evades Koji's key attack, but destroys him with a Northern Light Suplex! Koji's fiancée Miyako watches tearfully, though there’s something about this Calamari Wrestler that seems familiar to her...

The tentacled tackler is the hottest story in the Japanese sports press. The president of the Cho-Nippon wrestling team proposes a fixed match as a publicity stunt, but the honourable Calamari Wrestler will hear nothing of it. Wrongfully banned from the sport, he retreats to the Monhonji Temple to train and meditate. where a young reporter tracks him down and begins to unravel his enigma. But the squid's problems are just beginning - treacherous businessmen, unrequited love and the wrestling-ring menace of the Octopus Wrestler and the insectoid Squilla Boxer await!
Special Features
Making of...
Music Video
Theatrical Trailer(s)
TV Spots
Trailer
TV Spots
Making-of Featurette
Music Video
Personal Details
Collection Status In Collection
Links DVD Empire
IMDB
Edition Details
Format DVD-RIP
Region Any Region
Release Country USA
TV System NTSC
No. of Disks/Tapes 1
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.85:1 (Anamorphic)
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
Release Date 13-09-2005