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Fight of The Ring 10th Anniversary matches | Pro Wrestling The Movie Vol.1

This is a documentary film that captures the inside of a professional wrestling organization's event, from the set-up of the ring to the end of the matches, including all five bouts.
The music director is BASSNINJA Quagero Imazawa, who has twice been selected as one of the world's top 10 bassists.
The entire film is made to look like a music video.

  • Kenji Ogusu
    Director
    Why do you fight? Masked Fighter2. The last disciple of the 1st Tiger Mask.
  • Kenji Ogusu
    Producer
    Why do you fight? Masked Fighter2. The last disciple of the 1st Tiger Mask.
  • Nagase President
    Key Cast
  • The Great Sasuke
    Key Cast
    "The Great Sasuke"
  • Kozo Urita
    Key Cast
    "The Blue Shark"
    Masked Fighter. MMA was born in Japan. 1985
  • The Wolf
    Key Cast
  • Quagerou BASSNINJA Imazawa
    Music Director
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Music Video, Short
  • Genres:
    Sports, wrestling, Martialarts, MMA
  • Runtime:
    29 minutes 40 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 27, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Japan
  • Country of Filming:
    Japan
  • Language:
    Japanese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Kenji Ogusu

Film director. Winner of more than 100 awards at film festivals around the world. I was born in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

I was formerly 2nd rank in the world in the MMA division Shooto. and the first fighter in the world to compete in the flyweight division of MMA. Winner of the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Asia Tournament and All Japan Tournament. Black belt.
Representative of All Win Media.

Author of 28 books.

Published films: "Lighthouse Lights," "What I Learned from Cycling 6 times around the world," "Masked Fighter: Mixed Martial Arts was born in Japan. 1985," "Why Do You Fight? Masked Fighter 2: The Last disciple of the First Tiger Mask".

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Director Statement

I met Mr. Nagase, the president of Fight of the Ring when I was filming Masked Fighter.

At that time, Nagase president was also running the Fight of the Ring event.

I also met The Blue Shark, the star of Masked Fighter 2, at the same time.

About five months later, the filming of "Masked Fighter 2" began.

In the middle of the filming, The Blue Shark competed in a title match in the Fight of the Ring, and during the filming, I had some communication with Nagase president.

I am grateful to Nagase president for his willingness to allow me to shoot the film, as I am not able to shoot everything I want to shoot.

In July 2023, the Fight of the Ring 10th anniversary event and the Blue Shark 15th anniversary event were held on the same day at Shimokita Town Hall.

We decided to film both events and make a movie of them, which is the reason why this movie was made.

The other reason was that I had always wanted to make a one-take movie.

I believe that a one-hour movie can be created in one hour. (Of course, a lot of time and effort goes into the preparation...)

I thought that a one-day pro wrestling event could do that. This is one of the reasons why we decided to make this film.

I am also a former professional MMA fighter. (Formerly ranked 2nd in the world in MMA Shooto, and winner of the Asian and All-Japan Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championships) I had hoped that I could use my experience in the film production.

In the process, Masked Fighter 1 and 2 and martial arts and pro wrestling films were created.

Our life experiences and connections are important for filmmaking.

When I think about it, I have been able to film at martial arts and pro wrestling venues without too much difficulty.

I gradually began to think that it would be a good idea to use professional wrestling as a motif for my film.

And I titled the film "Professional Wrestling The Movie".

This is the first in a series of films that I plan to make.

This movie is almost wordless.

I don't use words as a form of expression in this film.

Almost all of the film contains music by Quagero Imazawa.

In a sense, this film is a music video of Quagero Imazawa.

A film is expressed through images and sound.

In a documentary film, we cannot film the past.

Therefore, it can only be expressed in words at that time.

I don't like that.

This film was created with the idea of expressing "human beings" through images and sound.

The film was made with the collaboration of Director Nagase, the contestants, Kagelo Imazawa, and everyone else.

The film could not have been made without any one of them.

I think that the production of a movie is a mysterious coincidence.

Thank you very much to everyone who cooperated in the production of this film.