
Yuji Nagata
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 24, 1968 (age 58)
- Birthplace
- Togane, Chiba, Japan
Biography
Yuji Nagata is a Japanese professional wrestler, and former mixed martial artist and amateur wrestler currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Considered one of the greatest Japanese wrestlers of all time, he is the fifth longest-reigning IWGP Heavyweight Champion with a reign of 392 days, and formerly held the record for most successful title defenses with 10, until Hiroshi Tanahashi broke the record at Wrestle Kingdom VI. He is the only wrestler to have won Japanese professional wrestling's three biggest singles tournaments; New Japan Pro-Wrestling's G1 Climax (in 2001), All Japan Pro Wrestling's Champion Carnival (in 2011) and Pro Wrestling Noah's Global League (in 2013). In addition, he is the only man to have held all four major heavyweight championships in Japanese professional wrestling, the IWGP, World, GHC and Triple Crown heavyweight championships, making him the only "Grand Slam" champion.
Known For

Saint Seiya Heaven Chapter: Overture

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler

99.9 Criminal Lawyer

WCW Thunder

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13

New Japan Pro Wrestling

99.9 Criminal Lawyer: SP

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2

NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1
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Filmography

NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVII ~ Aoyi Transition ~
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GCW: Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XV
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NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVIII
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DDT Super Japan Beer Garden Pro Wrestling
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NJPW Tiger Mask's Retirement Match
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NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XIX ~Aogi Futotsu~
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 18
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DDT Dramatic Infinity 2026 ~ Pro-Wrestling in Autumn~
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![DDT Super Japan Pro Wrestling ~Farewell, Shinjuku FACE~ [SHINJUKU FACE COUNTDOWN SERIES] poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/aWirltXtfLybIdt2ATT8YQb79Kj.jpg)
DDT Super Japan Pro Wrestling ~Farewell, Shinjuku FACE~ [SHINJUKU FACE COUNTDOWN SERIES]
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NJPW World Tag League 2026 - Day 1
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NJPW World Tag League 2026 - Day 12
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NJPW World Tag League 2026 - Day 14
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19
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NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
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NJPW Blue Justice XV - Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata
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NJPW Tanahashi Jam
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2025 - Day 8
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NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVI
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NJPW New Japan Road in Ishikari 2025
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NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Ridiculous One More Time
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 1
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DDT Ring Finale 2025 ~Everyone is the star of the curtain call~
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 8
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Mission: Sorta Possible
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 1
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NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~ 2024
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7
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NOAH: Destination 2024
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3
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NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2024
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NJPW Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XIV
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NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome
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NJPW Destruction In Ryogoku 2023
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NOAH Monday Magic
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NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2
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NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 2
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NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 1
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NJPW Windy City Riot 2022
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West Coast Pro Game Related
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 1
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 2
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Togane! Festival Club
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NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo Dome
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NJPW Power Struggle 2021
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2021
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NJPW Resurgence 2021
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99.9 Criminal Lawyer: SP
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 4
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 5
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 10
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 11
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NJPW Sengoku Lord in Nagoya
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NJPW Best Bout Collection Vol. 2
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NJPW Dominion 7.12 in Osaka-Jo Hall 2020
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NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2020 - Day 9 (Final)
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2019
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NWA & ROH: The Crockett Cup
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NJPW 47th Anniversary Show
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NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 1
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 3
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 4
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All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
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NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1
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My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2018
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NJPW 46th Anniversary Show
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 2
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 3
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 4
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 2
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 2
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NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 1
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NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2017
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NJPW 45th Anniversary Show
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NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
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NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 18
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NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 10
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017
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NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017
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RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2017 - Night 1
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RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2017 - Night 2
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 1
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 1
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016
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NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2016
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NJPW The New Beginning in Niigata 2016
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NJPW Invasion Attack 2016
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2016
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NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2016
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NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2016
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 6
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 1
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 7
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NJPW Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall 2016
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 14 (Final)
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 5
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW Power Struggle 2016
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 2
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NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016
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RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2016 - Night 1
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RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2016 - Night 2
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99.9 Criminal Lawyer
TV · as Judge · 1 ep

NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2015
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NJPW The New Beginning in Sendai
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NJPW Invasion Attack 2015
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015
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NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall 2015
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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015
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NJPW Destruction In Okayama
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NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015
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NJPW Tag League Finals 2015
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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 2
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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 1
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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 18
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8
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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 7
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NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6
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NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014
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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 1
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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 8
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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)
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NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 2
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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 3
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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 6
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NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2014
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NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2014
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NJPW Invasion Attack 2014
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NJPW Back to the Yokohama Arena
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2014
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NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 1
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NJPW Destruction 2013
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NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013
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NJPW Power Struggle 2013
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NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 2
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NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 4
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
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NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 9 (Final)
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NJPW Dominion 6.22
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NJPW Dominion 6.16
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NJPW 40th Anniversary Show
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NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2012
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6
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NJPW The New Beginning 2012
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NJPW G1 Climax 22: Day 9 (Final)
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NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5
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NJPW G1 Climax 21: Day 10 (Final)
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NJPW Dominion 6.19
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NJPW G1 Climax 20: Day 8 (Final)
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV
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NJPW Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary ~ Aristrist In Ryogoku Kokugikan~
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NJPW Resolution 2009
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NJPW G1 Climax 19: Day 8 (Final)
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3
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NJPW Destruction 2009
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NJPW G1 Climax 18: Day 7 (Final)
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2
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TNA Wrestling: Global Impact! Japan
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NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1
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NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 2
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NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 1
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NJPW New Japan Cup
TV · as Yuji Nagata · 4 eps

Saint Seiya Heaven Chapter: Overture
Movie · as Invisible God (voice)

NJPW Nexess
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NOAH Navigation Over The Date Line 2003 - Day 13
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NJPW Bisshibishi Tradition! Makai World 2003 - Day 8: Memorial Rainbow Dash35
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NJPW G1 Climax 2003 - Day 3
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NJPW Best Of The Super Junior X - Finals
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INOKI BOM-BA-YE 2003
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NJPW The Spiral
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NOAH Navigate For Evolution 2002 - Day 10
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NJPW Hyper Battle 2001 - Day 15
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2001
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NJPW Wrestling World 2001
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INOKI BOM-BA-YE 2001
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Millennium Fighting Arts INOKI BOM-BA-YE
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NJPW Final Dome
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WCW Thunder
TV · as Yuji Nagata · 3 eps

WCW Halloween Havoc 1997
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WCW World War 3 1997
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NJPW Battle Formation '96
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1995
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NJPW & WCW Collision In Korea
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NJPW Summer Struggle 1994 - Day 8
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One Armed Swordsman - Tange Sazen: The Ghosts of the Past
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NJPW Battle Zone Space II
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New Japan Pro Wrestling
TV · as Yuji Nagata · 518 eps

