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Masaharu Funaki is a Japanese actor, mixed martial artist and professional wrestler known professionally as Masakatsu Funaki , who has previously wrestled in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi (PWFG), Newborn UWF (UWF), and Wrestle-1 (W-1). He is also the co-founder of Pancrase, one of the first mixed martial arts organizations and non-rehearsed shoot wrestling promotions. Funaki was also Pancrase's biggest star; Josh Barnett described him as the "symbol of Japan", Frank Shamrock labeled Funaki "the golden boy" of Pancrase, and Guy Mezger called Funaki "hands down the smartest and most skilled fighter in Pancrase next to Ken Shamrock".
Birth Name
Masaharu Okada
Born
Thursday, 13 March 1969
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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TNA One Night Only | Masakatsu Funaki | 2013 |
Baton | (voice) / Hades (voice) | 2009 |
The Sword of Alexander | 2007 | |
Honor | Mr. Sato / Mr Sato | 2006 |
LoveDeath | 2006 | |
Like a Dragon: Prologue | Kazuma Kiryu | 2005 |
Yakuza | Kazuma Kiryu | 2005 |
Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinary | Mashahiko Imura / Imura Mashahiko | 2004 |
Godzilla: Final Wars | M-Unit Commanding Officer Kumasaka / Commander Kumasaka | 2004 |
Devilman | Jinmen | 2004 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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TNA One Night Only | Masakatsu Funaki | 2013 |
Baton | (voice) / Hades (voice) | 2009 |
The Sword of Alexander | 2007 | |
Honor | Mr. Sato / Mr Sato | 2006 |
LoveDeath | 2006 | |
Like a Dragon: Prologue | Kazuma Kiryu | 2005 |
Yakuza | Kazuma Kiryu | 2005 |
Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinary | Mashahiko Imura / Imura Mashahiko | 2004 |
Godzilla: Final Wars | M-Unit Commanding Officer Kumasaka / Commander Kumasaka | 2004 |
Devilman | Jinmen | 2004 |
Kibakichi: Bakko-yokaiden 2 | Sakura Maru | 2004 |
Ginji the Slasher | Ōmuta (young) | 2003 |
Hard Luck Hero | Chef | 2003 |
Shootfighter Tekken: Round 1 | Oton Miyazawa | 2002 |
Shadow Fury | Takeru | 2001 |
Desert Moon | Matsushima | 2001 |
Electric Dragon 80.000 V | Narrator | 2001 |
Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle | Tankai | 2000 |
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie | Fei Long / Fei-Long (voice) | 1994 |
Tekken | 1990 |