Yoshikuni Kimura
Biography
Yoshikuni Kimura (木村 吉公, Kimura Yoshikuni, February 15, 1977 – October 6, 2010) was a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Gran Naniwa (愚乱・浪花, Guran Naniwa). Kimura died on October 6, 2010, due to a heart attack.
Known For & Full Filmography5 Titles
Movie - 2013, 2h 15m • as Himself
Following the success of ECW Unreleased Vol 1, WWE delves even deeper into the ECW archives, delivering even more hardcore action that fans continue to demand. The voice of ECW, Joey Styles, returns to call the action as only he can for over 7 hours of previously unreleased ECW classics. From ECW stalwarts to WWE Legends' stints on the hardcore circuit, this compilation is a must have for the hardcore aficionado. Several lost battles are presented, such as: *The first ECW match between Extreme Originals Tommy Dreamer and Tazz *WWE Hall of Famers Cactus Jack (Mick Foley) & Terry Funk squaring off *Aerial warfare between Chris Jericho and Sabu *Matches for the ECW Championship, Japanese death matches and of course, Mexican lucha libre.
Movie - 1994, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
The Big Egg Wrestling Universe was a professional wrestling event held by All Japan Women’s Pro-Wrestling (AJW) inside the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on November 20, 1994 and was attended by 32,500 fans. However, some sources claim the event was attended by over 42,000 fans. The event featured representatives from joshi promotions GAEA Japan (GAEA), JWP Joshi Puroresu (JWP) and Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling (LLPW), as well as puroresu promotions Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (MPW) and American wrestling promotion the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). In addition to female wrestlers, the event also featured matches with male wrestlers, midget wrestling, female amateur wrestlers, female kickboxers and female shootboxers. The event lasted lasted ten hours and was promoted as the biggest card in the history of women’s wrestling, featuring 23 matches of various styles.
Movie - 1998, 2h 15m • as Gran Naniwa
Date: 1998, January 10 Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attendance: 1,650 Axl Rotten, Balls Mahoney and Tommy Dreamer vs. The Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido, Tommy Rich and Tracy Smothers) Chris Candido vs. Jerry Lynn Gran Hamada vs. Gran Naniwa Al Snow vs. Roadkill The Great Sasuke vs. Justin Credible Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Rob Van Dam Taz vs. Too Cold Scorpio The Dudleys (Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) vs. The Gangstanators (Kronus and New Jack) Stairway to Hell Match Sabu vs. The Sandman
Movie - 1996, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
‘These Days’ was Michinoku Pro Wrestling's 3rd anniversary card from the Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
Movie - 1995, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
WAR brings together the best Junior Heavyweights from across the globe for this single elimination tournament.