Masanori Murakawa

Acting

Masanori Murakawa

Born 1969-07-18 · Morioka, Iwate, Japan

Masanori Murakawa (村川 政徳 Murakawa Masanori), is a Japanese professional wrestler who is best known by his stage name The Great Sasuke, as well as a former Iwate Prefectural Assembly legislator. He has wrestled in Japan and in the United States in various wrestling promotions. He is said to have an incredible tolerance for pain, mainly in reference to the injuries he has had including a cracked skull on two occasions.

Acting credits

FMW Year End Spectacular '95 - Day 10 poster
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Year End Spectacular (1995) was the second Year End Spectacular professional wrestling event produced by Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW). The event took place on December 21, 1995, at the Bunka Gym in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. The event aired as a television special on Gaora TV on January 26, 1996.

FMW Year End Spectacular '95 - Day 10

1995

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Four wrestlers compete for in the B Cup Tournament, along with other exciting action from stars from across the globe.

Battlarts Battle Fiction

1998

NOAH Wrestle Magic 2026 poster
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Wrestle Magic 2026 was a professional wrestling event promoted by Pro Wrestling NOAH for its MONDAY MAGIC brand, held on June 15, 2026 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. It aired as a Wrestle Universe-exclusive pay-per-view (PPV).

NOAH Wrestle Magic 2026

2026

FMW 4th Anniversary Show: Origin poster
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FMW 4th Anniversary Show: Origin was a professional wrestling event produced by Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW). The event took place on May 5, 1993 at the Kawasaki Stadium in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. This was the fourth edition of the company's flagship event Anniversary Show, commemorating the fourth anniversary of the company.

FMW 4th Anniversary Show: Origin

1993

JTO TAKA Michinoku Debut 30th Anniversary: TAKATaichiDespeMania poster
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JTO celebrates TAKA Michinoku's 30th anniversary in wrestling with this independent show featuring wrestlers from some of Japan's biggest promotions.

JTO TAKA Michinoku Debut 30th Anniversary: TAKATaichiDespeMania

2022

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1 poster
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The first night of Wrestle Kingdom 14 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), which took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 4, 2020, headlined by Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Kota Ibushi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1

2020

AJW Big Egg Wrestling Universe poster
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The Big Egg Wrestling Universe was a professional wrestling event held by All Japan Women’s Pro-Wrestling (AJW) inside the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on November 20, 1994 and was attended by 32,500 fans. However, some sources claim the event was attended by over 42,000 fans. The event featured representatives from joshi promotions GAEA Japan (GAEA), JWP Joshi Puroresu (JWP) and Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling (LLPW), as well as puroresu promotions Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (MPW) and American wrestling promotion the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). In addition to female wrestlers, the event also featured matches with male wrestlers, midget wrestling, female amateur wrestlers, female kickboxers and female shootboxers. The event lasted lasted ten hours and was promoted as the biggest card in the history of women’s wrestling, featuring 23 matches of various styles.

AJW Big Egg Wrestling Universe

1994

ECW Barely Legal 1997 poster
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ECW presents Barely Legal. Terry Funk, the Sandman, and Big Stevie Cool compete in a Three-Way Dance with the winner facing Raven for the ECW Heavyweight Championship. Taz and Sabu face off in singles action. The Dudley Boyz face The Eliminators for the ECW Tag Team Championship. Lance Storm goes one-on-one with Rob Van Dam and more.

ECW Barely Legal 1997

1997

WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede poster
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In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede took place on July 6, 1997 at the Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta. The card of the event featured four matches. The main event was a ten-man tag team match featuring The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart, Jim Neidhart, Owen Hart, British Bulldog and Brian Pillman) against Steve Austin, Ken Shamrock, Goldust and the Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal). The featured matches on the undercard were The Undertaker versus Vader for the WWF Championship.

WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede

1997

World Wrestling Peace Festival poster
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The World Wrestling Peace Festival was a professional wrestling supercard event produced by Japanese professional wrestler Antonio Inoki, which took place on June 1, 1996 at the Los Angeles Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. The event was organized by Inoki to promote world peace with an interpromotional event involving major promotions from around the world. Forty wrestlers from six countries ended up taking part in the event. Inoki's home promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), as well as smaller independent groups, represented Japan, while World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) took part on behalf of the United States. Both of Mexico's top promotions Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) participated in the event, which was considered unlikely by many in the industry given their own heated rivalry.

World Wrestling Peace Festival

1996

ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2 poster
9.0

Following the success of ECW Unreleased Vol 1, WWE delves even deeper into the ECW archives, delivering even more hardcore action that fans continue to demand. The voice of ECW, Joey Styles, returns to call the action as only he can for over 7 hours of previously unreleased ECW classics. From ECW stalwarts to WWE Legends' stints on the hardcore circuit, this compilation is a must have for the hardcore aficionado. Several lost battles are presented, such as: *The first ECW match between Extreme Originals Tommy Dreamer and Tazz *WWE Hall of Famers Cactus Jack (Mick Foley) & Terry Funk squaring off *Aerial warfare between Chris Jericho and Sabu *Matches for the ECW Championship, Japanese death matches and of course, Mexican lucha libre.

ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2

2013

NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Even More Ridiculous poster
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Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Even More Ridiculous was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling and Taiji Ishimori that took place on October 7, 2025 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Even More Ridiculous

2025

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Extreme action from The Town Hall Auditorium in Webster, Massachusetts.

ECW Fan Cam: February 14, 1997

1997

Universe Magic 2026 poster
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◯The 1st Match・Tag Team Match 15-Minute Single Match Yuki Toki & Nobuhiko Kimura vs Sentaro Motojima & Takeru Inoue ◯The 2nd Match・The 1st UNIVERSE CUP 1st Round Match Unlimited Time Single Match Sanshiro Takagi(DDT) vs Great Mummy(MONDAY MAGIC) ◯The 3rd Match・The 1st UNIVERSE CUP 1st Round Match Unlimited Time Single Match Naomichi Marufuji(NOAH) vs Kuroshio TOKYO Japan(UPTOWN) ◯The 4th Match・6-man Tag Team Match 20-Minute Single Match Miyuki Takase & Utami Hayashishita & Takumi Iroha vs Mio Momono & Mika Iwata & Mayu Iwatani ◯Semi-Final・The 1st UNIVERSE CUP 1st Round Match Unlimited Time Single Match Isami Kodaka(Pro-Wrestling Basara) vs The Great Sasuke(Michinoku Pro Wrestling) ◯Main Event・The 1st UNIVERSE CUP 1st Round Match Unlimited Time Single Match Hayabusa(ZERO1) vs Yumehito Imanari(Ganbare Pro-Wrestling)

Universe Magic 2026

2026

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A compilation of Eddy Guerreros best bouts in Mexico, Japan and The United States as both the son of Mexican legend Gory Guerrero and the ominous Black Tiger.

The Best of Eddy Guerrero

1999

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See some of the brightest international stars in New Japan Pro Wrestling in this compilation of hard-hitting action.

NJPW V-Mania Vol. 3

1994

Ring of Dreams poster
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Toyohiko "Yuki" Ishikawa is a world renowned wrestling master. This is his legendary tale. "Ring of Dreams" documents Ishikawa's history of learning from Karl Gotch and Yoshiaki Fujiwara, establishing the original BATTLARTS in Japan, and eventually teaching his craft in Canada at Battle Arts Academy.

Ring of Dreams

2017

NJPW Battle Formation '96 poster
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NJPW and WCW's biggest stars clash in the Tokyo Dome.

NJPW Battle Formation '96

1996

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King of Trios climaxes! The Rey de Voladores is decided in one of the most outstanding bouts in CHIKARA history! In addition, Night 3 also features the annual Tag Team Gauntlet and three spectacular singles matches as Osaka Pro's Ultimate Spider, Jr. wrestles Jigsaw, the legendary Manami Toyota meets Madison Eagles, and Eddie Kingston fights Dragon Gate star Akira Tozawa!

CHIKARA King Of Trios 2011 - Night 3

2011

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Michinoku Pro Wrestling celebrates its 4th anniversary, including an appearance by The Undertaker.

Michinoku Pro 4th Anniversary

1997

The Great Sasuke poster
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The Great Sasuke chronicles a-year-in-the-life of an aging Japanese professional wrestler and politician who once enjoyed a great fame. Reflecting on his 20 turbulent years as a wrestler, Sasuke decides to climb back into both arenas -- wrestling and politics -- for a final battle royale.

The Great Sasuke

2016

Michinoku Pro 3rd Anniversary: These Days poster
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‘These Days’ was Michinoku Pro Wrestling's 3rd anniversary card from the Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Michinoku Pro 3rd Anniversary: These Days

1996

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Sky Diving J was a professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on June 17, 1996 at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. The event was notable for revolutionizing junior heavyweight wrestling in NJPW and Japanese wrestling history.

NJPW Skydiving J

1996

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New Japan Pro Wrestling's Summer Struggle tour continues from Sapporo, Japan.

NJPW Summer Struggle 1994 - Day 8

1994