Saigo no Hiryu

[Machine Translation] Fujinami was born in Musashi-machi, Higashikunito-gun, Oita Prefecture, in 1953, the year Japan's first television broadcast began. Fujinami saw on TV the struggles of Rikidozan, the father of Japanese professional wrestling and a symbol of postwar reconstruction, and he aspired to become a professional wrestler because of his favorite disciple, Antonio Inoki. Who could have predicted that this 16-year-old boy, who was so thin that he was not even treated as a trainee, would eventually become a superstar reigning at the top of the world? On the day his mentor, Inoki, was expelled from Nippon Pro Wrestling, he ran away in the night. The day New Japan Pro-Wrestling was launched, and the days were filled with selfless devotion. The longed-for overseas expedition and the Dragon Boom after his triumphant return to Japan. The emergence of his mortal rival, Choshu Riki, and the never-ending song of great fights and victories. Ambitions and struggles to surpass Inoki, and the Hiryu Revolution due to his love for the sport. He was absent from the ring for an indefinite period of time with wounds all over his body, and he spent a hellish period of rehabilitation, even contemplating suicide. The heavy responsibility and friction after becoming the president of New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Then, the parting of ways and independence in pursuit of his ideal. The only official documentary of the turbulent 40 years filled with glory and pain is born here, with Fujinami himself speaking for himself. The truth that can only be told now, the true image of Tatsumi Fujinami as told by the witnesses.... The miracle of Friday 8 o'clock at the 40th anniversary of Tatsumi Fujinami's debut and exclusive interviews with the all-stars of the golden era of professional wrestling will unravel the whole picture of Tatsumi Fujinami and the history of Japanese professional wrestling.

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16歳の少年は、ただ強さに憧れ、頂点を目指した――日本初のテレビ放送が始まった1953年、藤波は大分県東国東郡武蔵町に生を受けた。 戦後復興の象徴と称された日本プロレス界の父・力道山の奮闘をテレビで目の当たりにした藤波は、その愛弟子アントニオ猪木に憧れプロレスラーを志す。この時、体が細く練習生扱いさえしてもらえなかった16歳の少年が、やがて世界の頂点に君臨するスーパースターとなることを誰が予想し得ただろうか。師・猪木の日本プロレス追放、夜逃げ同然で走り出したあの日。新日本プロレス旗揚げ、無我夢中だった毎日。 念願の海外遠征、そして凱旋帰国後のドラゴンブーム。宿命のライバル長州力の出現、終わることなき名勝負数え唄。猪木越えの野望と葛藤、愛するが故の飛龍革命。満身創痍の無期限欠場、自殺をも考えた地獄のリハビリ期間。新日本プロレス社長就任、その重責と軋轢。そして決別、理想を追い求めての独立。・・・栄光と苦悩に満ちた激動の40年を、藤波本人が独白する唯一の公式ドキュメンタリーが、ここに誕生。今だからこそ話せる真実、証言者たちが語る、藤波辰爾の真の姿とは・・・。藤波辰爾デビュー40周年記念大会に実現した金曜8時の奇跡、プロレス黄金期を彩ったオールスターズへの独占インタビューから、藤波辰爾と日本プロレス史の全貌が紐解かれてゆく。