Yoshihiro Takayama

Acting

Yoshihiro Takayama

Born 1966-09-19

Yoshihiro Takayama is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. Takayama is well known for his ability to endure massive amounts of punishment, especially after his fight at PRIDE 21 against Don Frye. He is one of two men to hold all 3 of puroresu's major heavyweight titles (the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship, and the GHC Heavyweight Championship), the other being Kensuke Sasaki.

Acting credits

Silence poster
7.1

In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism.

Silence

2016

Tokyo Tribe poster
6.5

In an alternate Japan, territorial street gangs form opposing factions collectively known as the Tokyo Tribes. Merra, leader of the Wu-Ronz tribe of Bukuro, joins forces with heavy-hitting gangster Buppa of Buppa Town. With Buppa's support, Merra aims to initiate a gang war between the Wu-Ronz and the Musashino Saru, and in a confrontation between the two attempts to kill Kai of the Musashino Saru. The inadvertent murder of Kai's friend Tera (a Musashino Saru member beloved by all Tribes since before their formation) leads to the joining of forces between all of the Tribes in an all-out war against Merra and Buppa.

Tokyo Tribe

2014

NOAH: Great Voyage poster
NR

December 23rd, 2000 :: Pro Wrestling Noah presents The Great Voyage. In the wake of the great Exodus from All Japan Pro Wrestling the young upstart Pro Wrestling Noah promotion embarks on one of its' inaugural shows which took place in Tokyo at the Ariake Colosseum. The show marked third event held by the Pro Wrestling Noah and was considered the biggest show up to that point. Matches include: ⦁ Kenta Kobashi vs. Jun Akiyama ⦁ Mitsuhara Misawa vs. Vader ⦁ Shinya Hashimoto vs. Takao Omori ⦁ Akira Taue vs. Yoshihiro Takayama ⦁ Daisuke Ikeda & Yoshinari Ogawa vs. Akitoshi Saito & Masashi Aoyagi ⦁ Tsuyoshi Kikuchi & KENTA vs. Scorpio & Kishin Kawabata ⦁ Naomichi Marufuji & Tamon Honda vs. Kodo Fuyuki & Tetsuhiro Kuroda ⦁ Kentaro Shiga, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Takeshi Morishima vs. Masao Inoue, Takeshi Rikio & Takashi Sugiura ⦁ Rusher Kimura, Mitsuo Momota & Makoto Hashi vs. Jun Izumida, Satoru Asako & Haruka Eigen

NOAH: Great Voyage

2000

Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles: Legend of Yagyu Part 2 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles: Legend of Yagyu Part 2

1998

NJPW The New Beginning 2012 poster
NR

The New Beginning (2012) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on February 12, 2012, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium. The event featured eight matches, four of which were contested for championships. It was the third event under the New Beginning name, and the first major event held by NJPW after the promotion had been sold to Bushiroad.

NJPW The New Beginning 2012

2012

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NR

AJPW's Giant Series comes to a conclusion as Mitsuharu Misawa and Kenta Kobashi face off in a classic encounter.

AJPW October Giant Series 1998 - Day 18

1998

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NR

Pro Wrestling Expo was a three part series of pro wrestling shows in Japan.

Pro Wrestling Expo Part I: Green Chapter

2008

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5 poster
NR

Wrestle Kingdom V in Tokyo Dome 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, 2011, and was headlined by Satoshi Kojima (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5

2011

Cromartie High School: The Movie poster
5.7

When a good student named Kamiyama gets placed in a high school filled with disobedient kids, he steps up to the plate and takes a position of leadership. Urging the young slackers and rebels to clean up their act, Kamiyama is in store for a lot of resistance.

Cromartie High School: The Movie

2005

Muscle Heat poster
6.3

In the year 2009, a young policeman must collapse a Yakuza family whose members make a large profit with a new drug.

Muscle Heat

2002

The Calamari Wrestler poster
5.5

This wild comedy pokes fun at the world of pro-wrestling by placing its accomplished wrestler protagonist Koji Taguchi against a giant squid known as the Calamari Wrestler. The Calimari Wrestler not only proves to be Koji's most difficult opponent yet, but also has an effect on several people's personal lives when he becomes the unlikely object of a young girl's affection.

The Calamari Wrestler

2004

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10.0

A foppish English businessman (Christian Storms) stages a martial-arts contest between champions of two rival yakuza gangs to resolve a dispute over a wonder drug he is dealing and that both sides want.

Nagurimono: Love & Kill

2005

Kenka-gumi: Bloody Crest poster
NR

After being released from prison, Ichigo Muromachi, the greatest fighter known by the yakuza, the raiser of their empire, decides to start his own gang. However, with a vengeful man searching from him, a mysterious group causing mayhem, and betrayal around the corner, it will be far from as easy as he though it would be.

Kenka-gumi: Bloody Crest

1998

NJPW Nexess poster
NR

NJPW presents a wrestling pay-per-view event from the Tokyo Dome in Tokoy, Japan.

NJPW Nexess

2004

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6 poster
NR

Wrestle Kingdom VI in Tokyo Dome 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, 2012, headlined by Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Minoru Suzuki for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6

2012

Don's Road 14 poster
NR

The fourteenth 'Don's' Road' film.

Don's Road 14

2015

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The 10th Best of Super Juniors tournament comes to a close as some of the world's greatest junior heavyweights square off.

NJPW Best Of The Super Junior X - Finals

2003

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6.0

No synopsis available yet.

AAA Lucha Libre World Cup 2015

2015

Kenka-gumi 2: Hong Kong Underworld poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kenka-gumi 2: Hong Kong Underworld

1998

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Pro Wrestling NOAH's Summer Navigation tour rolls on from Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan.

NOAH Summer Navigation '07 - Day 12

2007

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV poster
8.0

Wrestle Kingdom IV in Tokyo Dome 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, 2010, headlined by Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Yoshihiro Takayama for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV

2010

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NR

The 1999 Super Power Series comes to a close with its 14th day of action, headlined by Mitsuharu Misawa taking on Kenta Kobashi in an instant classic.

AJPW Super Power Series 1999 Finals

1999

NJPW G1 Climax 21: Day 10 (Final) poster
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The tenth and final night of the tournament took place at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan on August 14, 2011.

NJPW G1 Climax 21: Day 10 (Final)

2011

Don's Road Final poster
NR

The final 'Don's Road' film.

Don's Road Final

2015