Tatsumi Fujinami

Tatsumi Fujinami

Known for
Acting
Born
December 28, 1953 (age 72)
Birthplace
Kunisaki, Ōita, Japan

Biography

Tatsumi Fujinami is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to WWE on a legend's contract. Fujinami is most well known for his long tenure with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he was a six-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion. He was famously nicknamed "The Dragon", and is credited for inventing the dragon sleeper and the dragon suplex.

Known For

Filmography

2026
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20 poster

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20

Movie · as Tatsumi Fujinami (Appearance)

2026
NJPW 54th Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 3 poster

NJPW 54th Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 3

Movie · as Tatsumi Fujinami

2026
NJPW Tanahashi Jam 2 poster

NJPW Tanahashi Jam 2

Movie · as Tatsumi Fujinami

2025
NJPW Tanahashi Jam poster

NJPW Tanahashi Jam

Movie · as Tatsumi Fujinami

2025
NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Even More Ridiculous poster

NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Even More Ridiculous

Movie · as Tatsumi Fujinami

2023
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome poster

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome

Movie · as Tatsumi Fujinami

2023
NOAH Monday Magic poster

NOAH Monday Magic

TV · as Tatsumi Fujinami · 1 ep

2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 15 (Final) poster

NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 15 (Final)

Movie · as Tatsumi Fujinami

2020
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1 poster

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1

Movie · as Tatsumi Fujinami

2019
Extro poster

Extro

Movie · as Self

2017
Sakura no Oyakodon poster

Sakura no Oyakodon

TV · as Self · 8 eps

2015
WWE Hall of Fame 2015 poster

WWE Hall of Fame 2015

Movie · as Self

2012
Budokan Peter Pan: DDT 15th Anniversary poster

Budokan Peter Pan: DDT 15th Anniversary

Movie

2011
Princess Go poster

Princess Go

TV · as Masayuki Sanada · 46 eps

2008
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2 poster

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2

Movie · as Tatsumi Fujinami

2005
Catch: The Hold Not Taken

Catch: The Hold Not Taken

Movie · as Himself

2005
NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 1

NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 1

Movie

2005
NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 2

NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 2

Movie

1999
NJPW Final Dome poster

NJPW Final Dome

Movie

1998
Shinjuku Boy Detectives poster

Shinjuku Boy Detectives

Movie

1996
World Wrestling Peace Festival poster

World Wrestling Peace Festival

Movie

1996
NJPW Battle Formation '96 poster

NJPW Battle Formation '96

Movie

1994
NJPW Summer Struggle 1994 - Day 8

NJPW Summer Struggle 1994 - Day 8

Movie

1993
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993 poster

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993

Movie

1993
NJPW Hyper Battle 1993 - Day 11

NJPW Hyper Battle 1993 - Day 11

Movie

1992
NJPW Battle Zone Space II

NJPW Battle Zone Space II

Movie

1992
WCW WrestleWar 1992 poster

WCW WrestleWar 1992

Movie · as Himself

1991
WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun poster

WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun

Movie · as Himself

1991
WCW SuperBrawl 1 poster

WCW SuperBrawl 1

Movie · as Tatsumi "Dragon" Fujinami

1989
The Men Who Made Ultraman poster

The Men Who Made Ultraman

Movie · as Shozo

1988
The Best of the WWF: volume 15 poster

The Best of the WWF: volume 15

Movie · as Tatsumi Fujinami

1988
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World poster

The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World

Movie · as Tatsumi Fujinami

1985
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '85

WCCW Christmas Star Wars '85

Movie · as Tatsumi Fujinami

1980
WWE Showdown at Shea '80 poster

WWE Showdown at Shea '80

Movie · as Tatsumi Fujinami

1973
WWE Old School poster

WWE Old School

TV · as Tatsumi Fujinami · 1 ep