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Beautiful Wrestler: Down for the Count
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Beautiful Wrestler: Down for the Count

1984-01-13 · 72 min · ★ 5.6

Comedy

Two good friends entering different women's colleges, joining the wrestling club, and fighting as rivals.

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Directors
Hiroyuki Nasu
Production companies
Nikkatsu Corporation, New Century Producers
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Natsuko YamamotoNatsuko YamamotoMegu Shinohara
Ryōko WatanabeRyōko WatanabeAya Matsumori
Kiriko ShimizuKiriko ShimizuMami Shinohara
Mai InoueMai InoueMayumi Hori
Naomi HagioAkiko Yamakura
Makoto YoshinoMakoto YoshinoJunko Tateno
Kaoru OdaKaoru OdaShinobu Yokoyama
Rika IshiiRika IshiiKaori Ichinose
Miyuki AmanoKyôko Shiraki
Michiru BeppuYoshiko Kawamoto
Hiroshi FukamiHiroshi FukamiUkai
Tamaki KomiyamaNakatsu
Sakae MatsuzawaNaomi Yamashita
Chino SatoChino SatoSaeko Ikeshita
Katsumi SawadaKazuo Mashiro
Sanae TakadaSanae TakadaNorie Toriyama
Hiroshi TakayamaMorishita
Tomoyuki TauraRyûma Yamada
Hitomi YuriHitomi YuriSumire Kôzuki
Yasuharu ÔkuboKurauchi

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