Rikidozan's granddaughter looks at portrait in Pyongyang

Rikidozan's granddaughter looks at portrait in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Pro wrestler Rikidozan's granddaughter looks up at a large portrait of him at her home in Pyongyang, North Korea, in November 2014. Korean-born Rikidozan is regarded as the father of Japanese pro wrestling.

Rikidozan's kin wins judo practice match in Pyongyang

Rikidozan's kin wins judo practice match in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Japanese professional wrestler-turned-politician Antonio Inoki congratulates Yu Il Hun after the 14-year-old North Korean boy won a judo practice match at a pro wrestling promotion event in Pyongyang in August 2014. Yu's grandmother Kim Yong Suk is known in North Korea as the daughter of Rikidozan, a Korean-born wrestler regarded as the father of Japanese pro wrestling.

Son of legendary wrestler Rikidozan still active at age 58

Son of legendary wrestler Rikidozan still active at age 58

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuo Momota, 58, son of the legendary Rikidozan and the oldest wrestler appearing in matches on a regular basis, is in action at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.

Late pro wrestler Rikidozan's life-size gold statue

Late pro wrestler Rikidozan's life-size gold statue

Mitsuo Momota, a son of the late legendary pro wrestler Rikidozan, stands beside a life-size statue of his father at the Matsuzakaya Nagoya department store in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on March 18, 2015. The statute, made of fiber-reinforced plastic gilded with gold leaf, is priced at 19.44 million yen (about $161,000). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Rikidozan's kin wins judo practice match in Pyongyang

Rikidozan's kin wins judo practice match in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Japanese professional wrestler-turned-politician Antonio Inoki congratulates Yu Il Hun after the 14-year-old North Korean boy won a judo practice match at a pro wrestling promotion event in Pyongyang in August 2014. Yu's grandmother Kim Yong Suk is known in North Korea as the daughter of Rikidozan, a Korean-born wrestler regarded as the father of Japanese pro wrestling. (Kyodo)