Actor

Genichiro Tenryu

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Movies: 17Series: 2

TMDB ID: 1240557

IMDb ID: nm1106518

Known for: Acting

Born: February 2, 1950

Age: 76

Place of birth: Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1985 - 2025

Years active: 41

Average TMDB rating: 6.95

Wikidata: Q610157

Also known as

Tenryu • Hustle General • Genichiro Shimada • 嶋田源一郎

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Biography

Genichiro Shimada (嶋田源一郎, Shimada Gen'ichirō), better known as Genichiro Tenryu (天龍源一郎, Tenryū Gen'ichirō) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler and professional wrestling promoter. At age 13, he entered sumo wrestling and stayed there for 13 years, after which he turned to Western-style professional wrestling. "Tenryu" was his shikona. He had two stints with All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he spent the majority of his career while also promoting Super World of Sports (SWS), Wrestle Association R (WAR) and Tenryu Project. At the time of his retirement, professional wrestling journalist and historian Dave Meltzer wrote that "one could make a strong case [that Tenryu was] between the fourth and sixth biggest native star" in the history of Japanese professional wrestling. He is a 5 times professional wrestling world champion.