Masakatsu Funaki

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Biography

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, New Japan Pro-Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi, Newborn UWF, and Wrestle-1.

Known For

Godzilla: Final Wars

Commander Kumasaka

Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie

Fei-Long (voice)

Electric Dragon 80000V

Narrator (voice)

Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle

Tankai

GARO

Wosca

Shadow Fury

Takeru

Desert Moon

Matsushima

Like a Dragon: Prologue

Kazuma Kiryu

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2024	Josh Barnett's Bloodsport Bushido MOVIE	Self
2022	NOAH: The New Year 2022 MOVIE	Masakatsu Funaki
2021	NOAH: Destination 2021 - Back To Budokan MOVIE	Self
2020	NOAH: 20th Anniversary - NOAH The Chronicle Vol. 4 MOVIE	Masakatsu Funaki
2020	GLEAT TV	Self
2014	Extremely Crushed MOVIE	Self
2014	TNA One Night Only: Global IMPACT Japan 2014 MOVIE	Masakatsu Funaki
2013	Wrestle-1 Raising An Army Tour - Day 1 MOVIE	Self
2012	NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love MOVIE	Self
2012	NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6 MOVIE	Masakatsu Funaki
2009	Baton MOVIE	Hades (voice)
2009	Baton TV	Hades (voice)
2008	DREAM 6 MOVIE	Self
2008	Dream 2 MOVIE	himself
2008	Shinjuku Gangster Hanabi 2 MOVIE	Self
2007	K1 Dynamite!! MOVIE	Self
2007	Shinjuku Gangster Hanabi MOVIE	Self
2007	Young Thugs: Chinatown Romeo and Juliet MOVIE	Self
2007	The Successful Businessmen Handbook II: Leadership Skills You Can Learn from the Yakuza MOVIE	Self
2007	The Sword of Alexander MOVIE	Self
2006	Honor MOVIE	Mr. Sato
2006	Colors MOVIE	Self
2006	MURAMASA Chapter 7: Orochi MOVIE	Self
2006	Like a Dragon: Prologue MOVIE	Kazuma Kiryu
2006	LoveDeath MOVIE	Self
2006	MURAMASA Chapter 6: Golden Dragon MOVIE	Self
2005	Leviathan MOVIE	Self
2005	GARO TV	Wosca
2005	New Shadow Warriors VI: The Final Chapter MOVIE	Self
2004	Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire MOVIE	Imura Mashahiko
2004	Godzilla: Final Wars MOVIE	Commander Kumasaka
2004	New Shadow Warriors IV: Jiraika 2 MOVIE	Self
2004	Kibakichi 2 MOVIE	Sakura Maru
2003	Young Thugs: Kaoru-chan's Strongest Legend Banchou Soccer MOVIE	Self
2003	New Shadow Warriors II MOVIE	Kimutsuyoshi Maru
2003	Ginji the Slasher MOVIE	Ōmuta (young)
2003	New Shadow Warriors MOVIE	Kimutsuyoshi Maru
2002	The Private Detective Mike TV	Self
2002	Shootfighter Tekken TV	Seiko Miyazawa (voice)
2001	Shadow Fury MOVIE	Takeru
2001	Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle MOVIE	Tankai
2001	Desert Moon MOVIE	Matsushima
2001	Electric Dragon 80000V MOVIE	Narrator (voice)
1995	Pancrase: Eyes of Beast 2 MOVIE	Himself
1995	Pancrase: Eyes of Beast 1 MOVIE	Self
1994	Pancrase: King of Pancrase Tournament Second Round MOVIE	Himself
1994	Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie MOVIE	Fei-Long (voice)
1994	Pancrase: Road to the Championship 1 MOVIE	Himself
1994	Pancrase: Pancrash! 1 MOVIE	Self
1993	Pancrase: Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 2 MOVIE	Self
1993	Pancrase: Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 1 MOVIE	Self
1992	PWFG: Try Again Vol 1 MOVIE	Self
1992	PWFG: Stack of Arms MOVIE	Self
1992	PWFG: Lion King Legend Side Story MOVIE	Self
1992	PWFG: Lion King Legend MOVIE	Self
1992	PWFG: Shootfighting MOVIE	Self
1992	PWFG: Roar of The Lion Kingdom Part 2 MOVIE	Self
1992	PWFG: Roar of The Lion Kingdom Part 1 MOVIE	Self
1991	PWFG: Battle of The Lions MOVIE	Self
1991	PWFG: Hataage Dai-yonsen MOVIE	Self
1991	PWFG: One For All And All For One MOVIE	Self
1991	PWFG: Hataage Daiissen 2 MOVIE	Self
1991	PWFG: Hataage Daiissen MOVIE	Self
1990	Tekken MOVIE	Self

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