Acting
Akihisa Mera
Born 1948-09-08 · Nobeoka, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
Akihisa Mera, better known as The Great Kabuki, is a Japanese professional wrestler. He was famous for being the first to blow "Asian mist" in his opponents' faces. Mera was born on September 8, 1948 in Nobeoka, Japan. He started wrestling in 1964 at the age of 16 for the Japanese Wrestling Association. He left Japan to compete in the United States in the 1970s. From there he wrestled all over the world, including All Japan Pro Wrestling, several territories of the National Wrestling Alliance including Jim Crockett Promotions, Mid-South Wrestling, Mid-Southern Wrestling and World Class Championship Wrestling under the name Akihisa Takachihō. He also used the name Yoshino Sato (with authorization from his mentor the original Yoshinosato, former sumotori Junzo Hasegawa, who lead JWA during its dying days), which was later shortened to Mr. Sato (not to be confused with Akio Sato, who later used the moniker in other U.S. territories). Mera adopted the Great Kabuki persona in World Class in 1981. The character was created by Gary Hart, based on an old gimmick used by Filipino wrestler Rey Urbano, a former partner of Hasegawa's in the U.S. Kabuki kept his hair in a mop cut which kept his facial features mostly hidden; he also painted his face. Hart explained that his face was scarred in a bed of hot coals during a match with Tiger Jeet Singh in Singapore. He was most often a heel and was managed by most of the top heel managers of the 1970s and early 1980s. When he was a baby-face, he was very unpredictable and could turn at any time, making him somewhat of an anti-hero, or tweener. Kabuki had a pre-match ritual of showing his skills with the nunchaku that intimidated most opponents. In WCCW, he joined H & H Limited while managed by Arman Hussein and Gary Hart and tagged with masked wrestler Magic Dragon while building on his singles work. After an injury in 1983, he joined Skandor Akbar's Devastation Inc.
Acting credits
Witness a brutal battle when The Von Erichs clash with The Freebirds
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '85
1985
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WWE Royal Rumble 1994
1994
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The Triumph and Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling
2007
NRSuper World of Sports presents WrestleFest in TokyoDome on March 30, 1991.
SWS WrestleFest
1991
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NWA Starrcade 1983
1983
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NWA Night of Champions
1984
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Heroes of World Class
2006
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Female Neo-Ninjas
1991
NRA combined WWF, AJPW and NJPW supershow: April 13th, 1990 from the Tokyo Dome.
WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
1990
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993
1993
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NWA The Last Battle of Atlanta
1983
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NWA Boogie Jam
1984
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WCCW Fritz Von Erich Retirement Show
1982
The second annual David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions held at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas
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1985
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NJPW Summer Struggle 1994 - Day 8
1994
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1981
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WCCW Parade of Champions
1984
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WCCW Parade of Champions '86
1986
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WCCW Star Wars (August 1982)
1982
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WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars 1985
1985
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WCCW Christmas Star Wars '81
1981
The Dynamic Duo of Gino Hernandez & Chris Adams square off with Kerry & Kevin Von Erich in a Hair vs. Hair Tag Team encounter.
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '85
1985
NJPW's Hyper Battle Tour continues.
NJPW Hyper Battle 1993 - Day 11
1993