Tiger Mask

Tiger Mask

2013 · 87 min · ★ 8.5 · Action, Adventure, Drama

As an orphan, Naoto Date was scouted by mysterious organization Tiger's Cave. The group trains young men to become villainous wrestlers and collects half of their earnings. Naoto Date goes through a harsh training regime and eventually graduates from Tiger's Cave. He hopes other orphans will not have to go through the difficult life he has. Naoto Date then makes his debut as the villain Tiger Mask. With his earnings, he also begins to donate his earnings to an orphanage where he grew up. When Naoto Date hears of the orphanage's desperate financial situation, he donates all of his earnings, including the portion that is supposed to go to Tiger Cave. Tiger Cave now considers Naoto Date a traitor and they send assassins to get ride of Tiger Mask.

Directed by Ken Ochiai · Written by Hidehiro Ito

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Eiji Wentz Naoto Date/Tiger Mask
Show Aikawa Mister X
Natsuna Watanabe Ruriko Wakatsuki
Aya Hirano Maki
Katsunobu Joe
Yoichi Nukumizu Kotaro Wakatsuki
Shinji Rachi Dan
Yumiko Shaku Reina
Sachi Lovatt Girl in Park (uncredited)

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