Genichiro Tenryu
Acting • Born 1950-02-02
Biography
Genichiro Shimada (嶋田 源一郎, Shimada Gen'ichirō), better known as Genichiro Tenryu (天龍 源一郎, Tenryū Gen'ichirō) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler and professional wrestling promoter. At age 13, he entered sumo wrestling and stayed there for 13 years, after which he turned to Western-style professional wrestling. "Tenryu" was his shikona. He had two stints with All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he spent the majority of his career while also promoting Super World of Sports (SWS), Wrestle Association R (WAR) and Tenryu Project. At the time of his retirement, professional wrestling journalist and historian Dave Meltzer wrote that "one could make a strong case [that Tenryu was] between the fourth and sixth biggest native star" in the history of Japanese professional wrestling. He is a 5 times professional wrestling world champion.
Filmography
26 credits
AWA Super Clash
Movie • 1985
Genichiro Tenryu
WAR Warfare '97 - Day 6
Movie • 1997
Genichiro Tenryu
WWE WrestleMania VII
Movie • 1991
Genichiro Tenryu
NJPW G1 Climax 20: Day 8 (Final)
Movie • 2010
Genichiro Tenryu
WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
Movie • 1990
AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular
Movie • 2001
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993
Movie • 1993
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1995
Movie • 1995
NJPW Nexess
Movie • 2004
NJPW Battle Zone Space II
Movie • 1992
NOAH: Destiny 2005
Movie • 2005
NOAH: 3rd Great Voyage 2005
Movie • 2005
NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre
Movie • 1989
Genichiro Tenryu
CSW International Bash
Movie • 1989
Himself
WCCW Star Wars (June 1983)
Movie • 1983
Genichiro Tenryu
NJPW Battle Formation '96
Movie • 1996
WAR Ryogoku Crush Night
Movie • 1996
Genichiro Tenryu
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
Movie • 1993
Genichiro Tenryu
NJPW Final Dome
Movie • 1999
Hustle Aid 2007
Movie • 2007
“Monster General” Genichiro Tenryu
NJPW Hyper Battle 1993 - Day 11
Movie • 1993
Genichiro Tenryu
The Curtain Rises
Movie • 2015
SWS WrestleFest
Movie • 1991
Genichiro Tenryu
Tenryu Genichiro Retirement 10th Anniversary Event
Movie • 2025
Genichiro Tenryu
I'm Standing on a Million Lives
TV • 2020
Game Master (voice)
Clash of the Champions
TV • 1988
Genichiro Tenryu