The Calamari Wrestler
6.0
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.
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Cast
9 people
Osamu Nishimura
The Calamari Wrestler
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Akira Nogami
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Zero Woman Returns
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Miho Shiraishi
Sister
Known for
L♡DK
Swing Girls
Nobuo Kameko
Yoshihiro Takayama
Himself
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Silence
Tokyo Tribe
Matthew Saliba
Himself
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First Night
Kana Ishida
Hiroyuki Taniguchi
mantis shrimp boxer
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Nômaru Abe
Known for
Antiporno
Minoru Kawasaki Director · Masakazu Migita Writer
First release July 30, 2004 · Produced in Japan · Original title いかレスラー
Production
IMAGICA Lab.
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
いかレスラー
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · July 30, 2004
Premiere · Source: IMDB (Fantasia)
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
January 26, 2014 · Premiere · Eiga-Sai Film Festival
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