Masanori Murakawa

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Masanori Murakawa

Acting 57 July 18, 1969

Morioka, Iwate, Japan

Masanori Murakawa (村川 政徳 Murakawa Masanori), is a Japanese professional wrestler who is best known by his stage name The Great Sasuke, as well as a former Iwate Prefectural Assemb…

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Raw

Raw

6.8 1993 TV Show
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2015 TV Show
ECW Barely Legal 1997

ECW Barely Legal 1997

8.0 1997 Movie
WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede

WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede

8.0 1997 Movie
World Wrestling Peace Festival

World Wrestling Peace Festival

1996 Movie
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2

ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2

9.0 2013 Movie
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1

9.7 2020 Movie
FMW Year End Spectacular '95 - Day 10

FMW Year End Spectacular '95 - Day 10

1995 Movie
ECW House Party 1998

ECW House Party 1998

7.0 1998 Movie
AJW Big Egg Wrestling Universe

AJW Big Egg Wrestling Universe

9.0 1994 Movie
NOAH Wrestle Magic 2026

NOAH Wrestle Magic 2026

2026 Movie
FMW 4th Anniversary Show: Origin

FMW 4th Anniversary Show: Origin

1993 Movie

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Masanori Murakawa (村川 政徳 Murakawa Masanori), is a Japanese professional wrestler who is best known by his stage name The Great Sasuke, as well as a former Iwate Prefectural Assembly legislator. He has wrestled in Japan and in the United States in various wrestling promotions. He is said to have an incredible tolerance for pain, mainly in reference to the injuries he has had including a cracked skull on two occasions.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    NOAH Wrestle Magic 2026

    Movie The Great Sasuke

  2. 2026
    Universe Magic 2026

    Movie Great Sasuke

  3. 2025
    NJPW Purge Night of Torture

    Movie The Great Sasuke

  4. 2025
    NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Even More Ridiculous

    Movie The Great Sasuke

  5. 2022
    JTO TAKA Michinoku Debut 30th Anniversary: TAKATaichiDespeMania

    Movie The Great Sasuke

  6. 2021
    Kyushu Pro Monday Night Vai

    TV show The Great Sasuke

  7. 2020
    NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1

    Movie The Great Sasuke

  8. 2019
    GCW Tournament Of Survival 4

    Movie Great Sasuke

  9. 2017
    Ring of Dreams

    Movie Himself / "Great Sasuke"

  10. 2016
    The Great Sasuke

    Movie The Great Sasuke

  11. 2015
    SEAdLINNNG

    TV show The Great Sasuke

  12. 2013
    ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2

    Movie Great Sasuke

  13. 2011
    CHIKARA King Of Trios 2011 - Night 3

    Movie The Great Sasuke

  14. 1999
    The Best of Eddy Guerrero

    Movie The Great Sasuke

  15. 1998
    Battlarts Battle Fiction

    Movie SASUKE

  16. 1998
    ECW House Party 1998

    Movie The Great Sasuke

More credits
  1. 1997
    Michinoku Pro 4th Anniversary

    Movie The Great Sasuke

  2. 1997
    WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede

    Movie Great Sasuke

  3. 1997
    ECW Barely Legal 1997

    Movie Great Sasuke

  4. 1997
    ECW Fan Cam: February 14, 1997

    Movie The Great Sasuke

  5. 1996
    FMW Year End Spectacular 1996

    Movie The Great Sasuke

  6. 1996
    Michinoku Pro 3rd Anniversary: These Days

    Movie The Great Sasuke

  7. 1996
    NJPW Skydiving J

    Movie The Great Sasuke

  8. 1996
    World Wrestling Peace Festival

    Movie

  9. 1996
    NJPW Battle Formation '96

    Movie The Great Sasuke

  10. 1995
    FMW Year End Spectacular '95 - Day 10

    Movie The Great Sasuke

  11. 1994
    NJPW V-Mania Vol. 3

    Movie The Great Sasuke

  12. 1994
    AJW Big Egg Wrestling Universe

    Movie

  13. 1994
    NJPW Summer Struggle 1994 - Day 8

    Movie The Great Sasuke

  14. 1994
    NJPW Super J-Cup 1994

    Movie The Great Sasuke

  15. 1993
    FMW 4th Anniversary Show: Origin

    Movie The Great Sasuke

  16. 1993
    Raw

    TV show Great Sasuke