1. Robert "Kinji" Shibuya was an American professional wrestler and actor.
11 Facts About Kinji Shibuya
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In 1952, promoter Al Karasick suggested Kinji Shibuya try professional wrestling.
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Kinji Shibuya was originally given a gimmick of a Japanese heel, leveraging anti-Japanese sentiment stemming from World War II.
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Kinji Shibuya wrestled in the US and Canada's Stampede Wrestling and All-Star Wrestling.
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Kinji Shibuya credited Verne Gagne for first making him popular as a villain in 1955.
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Kinji Shibuya was a frequent tag team partner of Mitsu Arakawa, who was billed as his cousin.
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Kinji Shibuya was featured on a "This is Your Life" segment on the television show Canvas Cavity and appeared on the show several times in the 1970s and 1980s.
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Kinji Shibuya appeared in the films Days of a Bawdy Ballad and Hammett.
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Kinji Shibuya loved large automobiles, painting and Japanese gardening as well as raising koi.
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Kinji Shibuya died of natural causes on May 3,2010.
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Kinji Shibuya was cremated, and his funeral service was held at a Buddhist temple.