Keiichi Yamada
Known for: Acting
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
Series
WWE NXT
2010
Series
New Japan Pro Wrestling
Jyushin Thunder Liger
1972
Series
New Japan Pro Wrestling
Jushin Thunder Liger
1972
Series
Clash of the Champions
Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
1988
Series
All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts
Jushin Thunder Liger
2022
Series
WCW Monday Nitro
1995
Series
WCW Monday Nitro
Jushin Liger
1995
Film
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017
Jushin Liger
2017
Film
NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 2018
Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
Film
NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 2019
Jushin Thunder Liger
2019
Film
ROH: Year Three
Jushin Liger
2013
Film
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 1
Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
Jushin Liger: Fist of Thunder
Jushin Thunder Liger
1995
Film
NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall 2015
Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
Film
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
Jushin Liger
2012
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK
Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
Film
The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro
Jushin Thunder Liger
2004
Film
The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2
Jushin Liger
2013
Film
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 6
Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
Film
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 7
Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
Film
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 15 (Final)
Jushin Thunder Liger
2019
Film
WCW Starrcade 1992
Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
1992
Film
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
Jushin Liger
2011
Film
WCW Starrcade 1991
Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
1991
Film
WCW SuperBrawl II
Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
1992
Film
World Wrestling Peace Festival
1996
Film
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 14 (Final)
Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
Film
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2014
Jushin Thunder Liger
2014
Film
Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living
Self
2017
Film
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2016
Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
Film
WCW Starrcade 1995
Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
1995
Film
NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2018
Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
Film
WCW Starrcade 1996
Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
1996
Film
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Biggest Little Man
Jushin Liger
2007
Film
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015
Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
Film
WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1
Jushin Liger
2014
Film
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015
Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
Film
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2015
Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
Film
WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
Jushin Thunder Liger
1990
NJPW World Tag League 2013 Finals
2013
Film
NJPW The New Beginning in Niigata 2016
Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
Film
TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments
Jushin Liger
2006
Film
NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2014
Jushin Thunder Liger
2014
Film
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 2
Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
NJPW Best Of The Super Junior X - Finals
Jushin Thunder Liger
2003
Film
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015
Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
Film
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XVI
Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
Film
WCW The Great American Bash 1992
Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
1992
Film
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
Film
ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 2
Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
Film
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2014
Jushin Thunder Liger
2014
Film
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 1
Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
2014
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
Himself
2014
NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6
2014
Film
PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One
Himself
2016
Film
Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story
Jushin Liger (archive footage)
2004
Film
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3
Jushin Liger
2009
Film
NJPW Power Struggle 2014
Jushin Thunder Liger
2014
Film
NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2018
Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 18
Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
Film
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5
Jushin Thunder Liger
2011
Film
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2
Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
Film
NJPW The New Beginning in Sendai
Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
Film
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1
Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
Film
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018
Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
Film
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2018
Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
Film
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1
Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
Film
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
Film
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars
Jushin Thunder Liger
2014
Film
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 2
Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 19 (Final)
Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
Film
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2
Jyushin Thunder Liger
2020
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)
Jushin Thunder Liger
2019
Film
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV
Jushin Thunder Liger
2010
Film
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 2
Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
Film
NJPW Destruction In Okayama
Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
Film
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017
Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
Film
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014
Keiichi Yamada
2014
Film
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2016
Keiichi Yamada
2016
WrestleCon Supershow 2015
Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
Film
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 3
Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
Film
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 8
Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
Film
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2017
Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
Film
Kabuto-O Beetle
Himself
2005
Film
TNA Bound for Glory 2005
Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
2005
Film
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017
Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
Film
NJPW Nexess
Jushin Thunder Liger
2004
Film
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017
Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
Film
AAA Triplemania VIII
Jushin Thunder Liger
2000
Film
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2011
Jushin Thunder Liger
2011
Film
NJPW Power Struggle 2017
Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)
Jushin Thunder Liger
2014
Film
ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 1
Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
Film
WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun
Himself
1991
Film
NJPW Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary ~ Aristrist In Ryogoku Kokugikan~
Jushin Thunder Liger
2009
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 11
Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final)
Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
Film
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1
Jushin Thunder Liger
2007
Film
NJPW 45th Anniversary Show
Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
Film
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1
Jushin Thunder Liger
2019
Film
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6
Jushin Thunder Liger
2012
Film
The Many Adventures of El Generico
Jushin Liger
2012
ECW International Invasion: The Best of Super Crazy, Tajiri, Taka & Tanaka
Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
1999
Film
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993
Jushin Thunder Liger
1993
Film
NJPW Power Struggle 2016
Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
NJPW Summer Struggle 1994 - Day 8
Jushin Thunder Liger
1994
Film
NJPW Power Struggle 2015
Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
Film
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2019
Jushin Thunder Liger
2019
Film
WrestleCon Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow 2019
Jushin Thunder Liger
2019
Film
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars
Self
2016
Film
NJPW Back to the Yokohama Arena
Jushin Thunder Liger
2014
Film
WCW Clash of The Champions XIX
Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
1992
Film
NJPW 40th Anniversary Show
Jushin Thunder Liger
2012
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 12
Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
Film
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013
Jushin Thunder Liger
2013
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 19 (Final)
Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2015 - Day 6
2015
Film
WCW Slamboree 1996
Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
1996
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 5
Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
Film
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019
Jushin Thunder Liger
2019
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 11
Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)
Jushin Thunder Liger
2007
Film
ROH: Supercard of Honor IX
Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2001
Jushin Thunder Liger
2001
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 4
Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
Film
ROH & NJPW & RPW & CMLL: War of the Worlds UK - Day 1
Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 19: Day 8 (Final)
Jushin Thunder Liger
2009
NJPW Destruction 2009
Jushin Thunder Liger
2009
Film
NJPW 47th Anniversary Show
Jushin Thunder Liger
2019
Film
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1
Jyushin Thunder Liger
2020
Film
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017
Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
Film
ROH: Bryan Danielson - The American Dragon
Jushin Liger
2012
Film
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 1
2015
Film
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 1
Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
Film
NJPW Invasion Attack 2016
Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
Film
NJPW Power Struggle 2018 ~ Super Junior Tag League 2018 Final
Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 14
Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 6
Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
Film
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 2
2015
The Best of Dean Malenko
Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
1998
Film
NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2018 - Day 2
Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
Film
NJPW The New Beginning 2012
Jushin Thunder Liger
2012
Film
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016
Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
NEW Wrestling Under The Stars V
Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
Film
NJPW Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017
Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
Film
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion
Himself
2010
Film
NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2018 - Day 1
Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 12
Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
Film
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019
Jushin Thunder Liger
2019
Film
NJPW Battle Formation '96
Jushin Thunder Liger
1996
Film
NJPW Invasion Attack 2015
Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
Film
The Best of Samoa Joe: Unstoppable
Jushin Liger
2006
Film
NJPW Destruction 2013
Jushin Thunder Liger
2013
Film
TNA Sacrifice 2006
Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
2006
The Best of Eddy Guerrero
Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
1999
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 4
Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
Film
ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 1
Jushin Thunder Liger
2004
Film
NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
Jushin Thunder Liger
2012
NJPW Resolution 2009
Jushin Thunder Liger
2009
Film
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds
Jushin Thunder Liger
2014
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015
Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 3
Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
Film
ROH Final Battle 2016
2016
Film
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 2
Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 16
Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular
Jushin Thunder Liger
2001
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 14
Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
Film
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 2
Jushin Thunder Liger
2019
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 18
Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
Film
ROH: Japan's Finest
Jushin Liger
2012
Film
ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 2
Jushin Thunder Liger
2004
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 10
Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 12
Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
Film
WWE Hall Of Fame 2020
Jushin "Thunder" Liger
2021
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4
Jushin Thunder Liger
2019
Film
NJPW Dominion 6.16
Jushin Thunder Liger
2012
Film
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2016 - Night 1
Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
RevPro British J Cup 2018 - Night 1
Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 7
Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
Film
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018
Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
Film
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2
Jushin Thunder Liger
2008
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 9
Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 2
Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 5
Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 1
Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
Film
CEOxNJPW When Worlds Collide
2018
Film
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 13
Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
Film
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn
Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 6
Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
Film
NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2016 - Day 1
Self
2016
NJPW Hyper Battle 1993 - Day 11
Jushin Thunder Liger
1993
Film
Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson
Jushin Liger
2013
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 16
Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 1
Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
NJPW Skydiving J
Jushin Thunder Liger
1996
Film
NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2016 - Day 2
Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 1
Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
Film
WAR Super J Cup 1995
Jushin Thunder Liger
1995
Film
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 2
Jyushin Thunder Liger
2019
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 3
Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 13
Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
NOAH Navigate For Evolution 2002 - Day 10
Jushin Thunder Liger
2002
Film
NOAH: Departure 2004
Jushin Thunder Liger
2004
Film
NJPW 46th Anniversary Show
Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 15
Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
Film
NJPW Final Dome
Jushin Thunder Liger
1999
Film
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 3
Jyushin Thunder Liger
2019
NJPW Battle Zone Space II
Jushin Thunder Liger
1992
Film
WCW/New Japan Supershow II
Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
1992
NJPW Hyper Battle 2001 - Day 15
Jushin Thunder Liger
2001
RevPro British J Cup 2018 - Night 2
Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
NJPW G1 Climax 2003 - Day 3
Jushin Thunder Liger
2003
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 17
Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2011 - Day 1
Jushin Thunder Liger
2011
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 2
Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
NJPW The Spiral
Jushin Thunder Liger
2002
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2011 - Day 2
Jushin Thunder Liger
2011
Film
RevPro Uprising 2015
Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
Film
WCW/New Japan Supershow III
Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
1993
Film
OTT Scrappermania 5
Jushin Thunder Liger
2019
NJPW Bisshibishi Tradition! Makai World 2003 - Day 8: Memorial Rainbow Dash35
Jushin Thunder Liger
2003
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 7
Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
Film
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 1
Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
NJPW Wrestling World 2001
Jushin Thunder Liger
2001
Film
NJPW Super J-Cup 1994
Jushin Thunder Liger
1994
WAR Warfare '97 - Day 6
Jushin Thunder Liger
1997
Film
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2016 - Night 2
Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
Film
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1
Jushin Thunder Liger
2019
Film
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 1
Jyushin Thunder Liger
2019
NJPW V-Mania Vol. 3
Jushin Liger
1994