TV series

New Japan Pro Wrestling

1972 · 55 seasons

Watching is like following a long-running athletic drama where choreographed combat and crowd energy carry the spectacle.

Overview: New Japan Pro-Wrestling is a Japanese promotion founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972. Owing to its TV program aired on TV Asahi, it is the largest wrestling promotion in Japan and one of the largest in the world.
How it feels: Measured and fine in the background.
About: Sport, ambition, power, loyalty
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: sport
ambition
power
loyalty
survival
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: drama
Created by: Kanji Inoki
Starring: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Taiji Ishimori, Alipate Leone, Lance Hoyt, Fale Simitaitoko, William Ospreay, Tevita Fifita, Kazuchika Okada
Length: 55 seasons, 1016 episodes
Network: tv asahi, AXS TV, ABEMA, NJPW World
Country: Japan, United States of America
Languages: English, Japanese