Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 79

Also known asAntonio InokiGenderMaleNationalityEmpire of JapanBorn20/02/1943Born inYokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, JapanDied01/10/2022 (aged 79)Died inMinatoCausewild-type transthyretin amyloidWikidataQ45207 ↗TMDb#1241094 ↗

Antonio Inoki was a Japanese professional wrestler, professional wrestling trainer, martial artist, politician, and promoter of professional wrestling and mixed martial arts (MMA). He is best known as the founder and 33-year owner of New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is considered to be one of the most influential professional wrestlers of all time, and one of the biggest key influences on MMA in Japan and internationally.

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Filmography22 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2023	In Search of Antonio InokiMovie	Self (archive footage)	80
2021	Vice Versa: ChynaMovie	Self	78
2020	Vice VersaSeries	Self	77
2019	Dark Side of the RingSeries	Self	76
2010	WWE Hall of Fame 2010Movie	Antonio Inoki	67
2010	AcaciaMovie	Antonio Inoki	67
2000	Millennium Fighting Arts INOKI BOM-BA-YEMovie	Antonio Inoki	57
1996	World Wrestling Peace FestivalMovie	Antonio Inoki	53
1995	NJPW & WCW Collision In KoreaMovie	Antonio Inoki	52
1995	NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1995Movie	Antonio Inoki	52
1994	WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIIIMovie	Antonio Inoki	51
1993	NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993Movie	Antonio Inoki	50
1988	Clash of the ChampionsSeries	Antonio Inoki	45
1987	NJPW Ganryujima Island DeathmatchMovie	Antonio Inoki	44
1985	WCCW Christmas Star Wars '85Movie	Antonio Inoki	42
1985	Most Unusual MatchesMovie	Antonio Inoki	42
1984	WWE The Brawl to End it AllMovie	Antonio Inoki	41
1980	WWE Showdown at Shea '80Movie	Antonio Inoki	37
1978	The Bad News Bears Go to JapanMovie	Self	35
1978	Kings of the Square RingMovie	—	35
1973	WWE Old SchoolSeries	Antonio Inoki	30
1970	Life is a BattleMovie	—	27