My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler

Takashi Omura (Hiroshi Tanahashi) was once a popular professional wrestler, but he isn't popular anymore. He now wears a cockroach mask and wrestles as a villain. He is married to Shiori (Yoshino Kimura) and they have an elementary school aged son named Shota (Kokoro Terada). Takashi and Shiori have not yet told their son what Takashi does for a living. One day, Shota finds out that Takashi is a professional wrestler and a villain with a cockroach mask. Shota is shocked and tells a lie to his classmate that his dad is a popular professional wrestler.

Cast

Hiroshi Tanahashi

as Takashi Omura

Yoshino Kimura

as Shiori Omura

Kokoro Terada

as Shota Omura

Riisa Naka

as Michiko Oba

Kazuchika Okada

as Dragon George

Ryusuke Taguchi

as Blue Bottle Mask

Togi Makabe

as SweetGorilla Maruyama

Satoshi Kojima

Yuji Nagata

Manabu Nakanishi

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