Keiichi Yamada

Acting • Born 1964-11-30

Acting1Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Biography

Keiichi Yamada, better known as Jyushin Liger and later Jyushin Thunder Liger, is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist who debuted in 1984 for New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Over a career spanning more than three decades, he competed against many of the world’s top wrestlers in major events worldwide and is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most revolutionary junior heavyweights of all time.

Filmography

234 credits

NJPW Dominion 6.16

Movie • 2012

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2011

Movie • 2011

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Summer Struggle 1994 - Day 8

Movie • 1994

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary ~ Aristrist In Ryogoku Kokugikan~

Movie • 2009

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW The Spiral

Movie • 2002

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Resolution 2009

Movie • 2009

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW 40th Anniversary Show

Movie • 2012

Jushin Thunder Liger

World Wrestling Peace Festival

Movie • 1996

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1

Movie • 2007

Jushin Thunder Liger

NOAH Navigate For Evolution 2002 - Day 10

Movie • 2002

Jushin Thunder Liger

AAA Triplemania VIII

Movie • 2000

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Bisshibishi Tradition! Makai World 2003 - Day 8: Memorial Rainbow Dash35

Movie • 2003

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 1

Movie • 2016

Jushin Thunder Liger

WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun

Movie • 1991

Himself

WCW/New Japan Supershow II

Movie • 1992

Jushin "Thunder" Lyger

WCW Starrcade 1995

Movie • 1995

Jushin "Thunder" Lyger

WCW Slamboree 1996

Movie • 1996

Jushin "Thunder" Lyger

WCW Starrcade 1996

Movie • 1996

Jushin "Thunder" Lyger

NJPW Destruction 2013

Movie • 2013

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013

Movie • 2013

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW World Tag League 2013 Finals

Movie • 2013

The Best of Eddy Guerrero

Movie • 1999

Jushin "Thunder" Lyger

The Best of Dean Malenko

Movie • 1998

Jushin "Thunder" Lyger

ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds

Movie • 2014

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW The New Beginning in Sendai

Movie • 2015

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2015

Movie • 2015

Jushin Thunder Liger

NEW Wrestling Under The Stars V

Movie • 2016

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Skydiving J

Movie • 1996

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 2003 - Day 3

Movie • 2003

Jushin Thunder Liger

WrestleCon Supershow 2015

Movie • 2015

Jushin Thunder Liger

WAR Warfare '97 - Day 6

Movie • 1997

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW V-Mania Vol. 3

Movie • 1994

Jushin Liger

WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1

Movie • 2014

Jushin Liger

NJPW Invasion Attack 2015

Movie • 2015

Jushin Thunder Liger

ROH: Supercard of Honor IX

Movie • 2015

Jushin Thunder Liger

ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 1

Movie • 2015

Jushin Thunder Liger

ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 1

Movie • 2015

PWG: Kurt Russellreunion

Movie • 2010

Himself

ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 2

Movie • 2015

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015

Movie • 2015

Jushin Thunder Liger

ROH & NJPW: Global Wars

Movie • 2014

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall

Movie • 2015

Jushin Thunder Liger

ECW International Invasion: The Best of Super Crazy, Tajiri, Taka & Tanaka

Movie • 1999

Jushin "Thunder" Lyger

NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn

Movie • 2015

Jushin Thunder Liger

Jushin Liger: Fist of Thunder

Movie • 1995

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 19 (Final)

Movie • 2015

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015

Movie • 2015

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Destruction In Okayama

Movie • 2015

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015

Movie • 2015

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Power Struggle 2015

Movie • 2015

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Power Struggle 2014

Movie • 2014

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6

Movie • 2014

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014

Movie • 2014

Keiichi Yamada

NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)

Movie • 2014

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2015 - Day 6

Movie • 2015

NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11

Movie • 2014

NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11

Movie • 2014

Himself

ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 2

Movie • 2015

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016

Movie • 2016

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2016 - Day 1

Movie • 2016

Self

NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2016 - Day 2

Movie • 2016

Jushin Thunder Liger

RPW & NJPW: Global Wars UK

Movie • 2015

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW The New Beginning in Niigata 2016

Movie • 2016

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2016

Movie • 2016

Himself

NJPW Invasion Attack 2016

Movie • 2016

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2016

Movie • 2016

Keiichi Yamada

ROH & NJPW: Global Wars

Movie • 2016

Self

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018

Movie • 2018

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018

Movie • 2018

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017

Movie • 2017

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall

Movie • 2019

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 1)

Movie • 2016

NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 6)

Movie • 2016

NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 7)

Movie • 2016

ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 3

Movie • 2016

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 1

Movie • 2017

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 2

Movie • 2017

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 2

Movie • 2017

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (FINAL)

Movie • 2016

NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019

Movie • 2019

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 2

Movie • 2016

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 4

Movie • 2016

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 6

Movie • 2016

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 3

Movie • 2016

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 5

Movie • 2016

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 10

Movie • 2016

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 8

Movie • 2016

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 9

Movie • 2016

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Power Struggle 2018 ~ Super Junior Tag League 2018 Final

Movie • 2018

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 12

Movie • 2016

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 11

Movie • 2016

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 7

Movie • 2016

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 13

Movie • 2016

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 16

Movie • 2016

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 14

Movie • 2016

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 15

Movie • 2016

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 19 (Final)

Movie • 2016

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 17

Movie • 2016

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 18

Movie • 2016

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Power Struggle 2016

Movie • 2016

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6

Movie • 2012

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Power Struggle 2017

Movie • 2017

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW The New Beginning 2012

Movie • 2012

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2

Movie • 2008

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5

Movie • 2011

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12

Movie • 2018

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 1

Movie • 2015

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017

Movie • 2017

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1

Movie • 2018

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 4

Movie • 2015

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 3

Movie • 2015

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 2

Movie • 2015

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 7

Movie • 2015

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 5

Movie • 2015

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 6

Movie • 2015

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 12

Movie • 2015

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 14

Movie • 2015

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 13

Movie • 2015

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 16

Movie • 2015

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 1

Movie • 2017

Jushin Thunder Liger

PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One

Movie • 2016

Himself

Kabuto-O Beetle

Movie • 2005

Himself

ROH Final Battle 2016

Movie • 2016

NJPW G1 Climax 19: Day 8 (Final)

Movie • 2009

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)

Movie • 2007

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2018

Movie • 2018

Jushin Thunder Liger

Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living

Movie • 2017

Self

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018

Movie • 2018

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2018 - Day 1

Movie • 2018

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2018 - Day 2

Movie • 2018

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2018

Movie • 2018

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1

Movie • 2018

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 2

Movie • 2018

Jushin Thunder Liger

WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit

Movie • 1990

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall

Movie • 2018

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall

Movie • 2017

Jushin Liger

ROH: Bryan Danielson - The American Dragon

Movie • 2012

Jushin Liger

ROH: Death Before Dishonor XVI

Movie • 2018

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2018

Movie • 2018

Jushin Thunder Liger

OTT Scrappermania 5

Movie • 2019

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017

Movie • 2017

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Best of the Super Jr 26 FINAL

Movie • 2019

Jushin Thunder Liger

RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2016 - Night 1

Movie • 2016

Jushin Thunder Liger

Wrestlecon Supershow 2019

Movie • 2019

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2017

Movie • 2017

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1

Movie • 2019

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4

Movie • 2019

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)

Movie • 2019

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 1

Movie • 2019

Jyushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 2

Movie • 2019

Jyushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 3

Movie • 2019

Jyushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1

Movie • 2020

Jyushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2

Movie • 2020

Jyushin Thunder Liger

TNA Bound for Glory 2005

Movie • 2005

Jushin "Thunder" Lyger

TNA Sacrifice 2006

Movie • 2006

Jushin "Thunder" Lyger

The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2

Movie • 2013

Jushin Liger

CEOxNJPW When Worlds Collide

Movie • 2018

Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson

Movie • 2013

Jushin Liger

ROH: Year Three

Movie • 2013

Jushin Liger

The Many Adventures of El Generico

Movie • 2012

Jushin Liger

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3

Movie • 2009

Jushin Liger

ROH: Japan's Finest

Movie • 2012

Jushin Liger

TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments

Movie • 2006

Jushin Liger

The Best of Samoa Joe: Unstoppable

Movie • 2006

Jushin Liger

Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story

Movie • 2004

Jushin Liger (archive footage)

WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection

Movie • 2012

Jushin Liger

WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Biggest Little Man

Movie • 2007

Jushin Liger

The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1

Movie • 2011

Jushin Liger

Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall - 2020

Movie • 2020

Jushin "Thunder"Liger

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1

Movie • 2019

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 2

Movie • 2019

Jushin Thunder Liger

NOAH: Departure 2004

Movie • 2004

Jushin Thunder Liger

AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular

Movie • 2001

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993

Movie • 1993

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW 45th Anniversary Show

Movie • 2017

Jushin Thunder Liger

RevPro British J Cup 2018 - Night 1

Movie • 2018

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Super J-Cup 1994

Movie • 1994

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Nexess

Movie • 2004

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Battle Zone Space II

Movie • 1992

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Destruction 2009

Movie • 2009

Jushin Thunder Liger

WAR Super J Cup 1995

Movie • 1995

Jushin Thunder Liger

RevPro British J Cup 2018 - Night 2

Movie • 2018

Jushin Thunder Liger

RevPro Uprising 2015

Movie • 2015

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Battle Formation '96

Movie • 1996

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Best Of The Super Junior X - Finals

Movie • 2003

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2011 - Day 1

Movie • 2011

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2011 - Day 2

Movie • 2011

Jushin Thunder Liger

WCW Starrcade 1992

Movie • 1992

Jushin "Thunder" Lyger

NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love

Movie • 2012

Jushin Thunder Liger

WCW/New Japan Supershow III

Movie • 1993

Jushin "Thunder" Lyger

WCW Starrcade 1991

Movie • 1991

Jushin "Thunder" Lyger

WCW SuperBrawl II

Movie • 1992

Jushin "Thunder" Lyger

NJPW Hyper Battle 2001 - Day 15

Movie • 2001

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2001

Movie • 2001

Jushin Thunder Liger

WCW Clash of The Champions XIX

Movie • 1992

Jushin "Thunder" Lyger

ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 1

Movie • 2004

Jushin Thunder Liger

ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 2

Movie • 2004

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Final Dome

Movie • 1999

Jushin Thunder Liger

WCW The Great American Bash 1992

Movie • 1992

Jushin "Thunder" Lyger

NJPW Hyper Battle 1993 - Day 11

Movie • 1993

Jushin Thunder Liger

WWE Hall Of Fame 2020

Movie • 2021

Jushin "Thunder" Liger

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV

Movie • 2010

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2019

Movie • 2019

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017

Movie • 2017

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015

Movie • 2015

Jushin Thunder Liger

RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2016 - Night 2

Movie • 2016

Jushin Thunder Liger

The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro

Movie • 2004

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 18

Movie • 2017

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final)

Movie • 2017

Jushin Thunder Liger

ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 2

Movie • 2017

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 11

Movie • 2017

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 12

Movie • 2017

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW 47th Anniversary Show

Movie • 2019

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Wrestling World 2001

Movie • 2001

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017

Movie • 2017

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017

Movie • 2017

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW 46th Anniversary Show

Movie • 2018

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019

Movie • 2019

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2014

Movie • 2014

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2014

Movie • 2014

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Back to the Yokohama Arena

Movie • 2014

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017

Movie • 2017

Jushin Thunder Liger

ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 1

Movie • 2017

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2

Movie • 2018

Jushin Thunder Liger

ROH & NJPW & RPW & CMLL: War of the Worlds UK - Day 1

Movie • 2017

Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 1

Movie • 2017

Jushin Thunder Liger

WCW Monday Nitro

TV • 1995

TNA iMPACT!

TV • 2004

All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts

TV • 2022

Jushin Thunder Liger

New Japan Pro Wrestling

TV • 1972

Jyushin Thunder Liger

WCW Monday Nitro

TV • 1995

Jushin Liger

New Japan Pro Wrestling

TV • 1972

Jushin Thunder Liger

WWE NXT

TV • 2010

Clash of the Champions

TV • 1988

Jushin "Thunder" Lyger