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Keiji Muto

Acting

Keiji Muto

JA, EN, KO cinema · 87 credits

Born

23 December 1962 (age 63)

Birthplace

Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan

Also known as The Great Muta · The Black Ninja · The White Ninja · The Super Black Ninja · Keiji Muto · Viet Cong Ming

Keiji Muto (born born December 23, 1962) is a Japanese professional wrestling executive, actor and retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his work as The Great Muta in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) during the 1980s and 1990s, and his runs in other Japanese, American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican promotions. He was the president of All Japan Pro-Wrestling (AJPW) from 2002 to 2013 and representative director of WRESTLE-1 (W-1) from 2013 to 2020, before retiring from the industry in 2023 as a part of Pro Wrestling NOAH.

Known for

Filmography

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20 poster

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20

JA · 20268.0

as Keiji Muto (Appearance)

WWE Hall of Fame 2023 poster

WWE Hall of Fame 2023

EN · 20238.5

as The Great Muta

NOAH: Great Muta Final "BYE-BYE" poster

NOAH: Great Muta Final "BYE-BYE"

EN · 2023Not rated

as GREAT MUTA

NOAH: The New Year 2023 poster

NOAH: The New Year 2023

EN · 2023Not rated

as The Great Muta

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome poster

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome

JA · 20237.0

as Keiji Muto

NOAH: Keiji Muto Grand Final Pro-Wrestling "Last" Love ~Hold Out~ poster

NOAH: Keiji Muto Grand Final Pro-Wrestling "Last" Love ~Hold Out~

JA · 2023Not rated

as Keiji Muto

NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3 poster

NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3

JA · 2022Not rated

as Keiji Muto

NOAH: The New Year 2022

2022

NOAH: The New Year 2022

EN · 2022Not rated

as Keiji Muto

NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over poster

NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over

JA · 20228.0

as The Great Muta

CyberFight Festival 2021 poster

CyberFight Festival 2021

EN · 2021Not rated

as Keiji Muto

NOAH: Destination 2021 - Back To Budokan poster

NOAH: Destination 2021 - Back To Budokan

EN · 2021Not rated

Actor

NOAH: The Best - Final Chronicle 2020

2020

NOAH: The Best - Final Chronicle 2020

EN · 2020Not rated

Actor

NOAH: 20th Anniversary - NOAH The Chronicle Vol. 4 poster

NOAH: 20th Anniversary - NOAH The Chronicle Vol. 4

JA · 2020Not rated

as Keiji Muto

IMPACT Wrestling: A Night You Can't Mist poster

IMPACT Wrestling: A Night You Can't Mist

EN · 2019Not rated

as Great Muta

WrestleCade Supershow 2019

2019

WrestleCade Supershow 2019

EN · 2019Not rated

as The Great Muta

DDT Judgement poster

DDT Judgement

JA · 20187.0

as The Great Muta

WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness poster

WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness

EN · 20169.2

as The Great Muta (archive footage)

TNA One Night Only: Global Impact: USA vs The World 2015 poster

TNA One Night Only: Global Impact: USA vs The World 2015

EN · 2015Not rated

as The Great Muta

超限定能力

2015

超限定能力

JA · 2015Not rated

Actor

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8 poster

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8

JA · 201410.0

as The Great Muta

TNA Bound For Glory 2014 poster

TNA Bound For Glory 2014

EN · 2014Not rated

as The Great Muta

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

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

EN · 2014Not rated

as The Great Muta

WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash poster

WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash

EN · 201410.0

as The Great Muta

WWE: The Best of Sting poster

WWE: The Best of Sting

EN · 20147.7

as The Great Muta

TNA Lockdown 2014 poster

TNA Lockdown 2014

EN · 2014Not rated

as The Great Muta

TNA One Night Only: Global IMPACT Japan 2014 poster

TNA One Night Only: Global IMPACT Japan 2014

EN · 2014Not rated

as The Great Muta

Christopher Daniels: The Fallen Angel poster

Christopher Daniels: The Fallen Angel

EN · 201310.0

as Great Muta

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7 poster

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7

JA · 2013Not rated

as Keiji Muto

Wrestle-1 Raising An Army Tour - Day 1

2013

Wrestle-1 Raising An Army Tour - Day 1

EN · 2013Not rated

Actor

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6 poster

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6

JA · 2012Not rated

as Keiji Muto

ROH: Japan's Finest poster

ROH: Japan's Finest

EN · 201210.0

as The Great Muta

WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection poster

WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection

EN · 2012Not rated

as The Great Muta

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

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

EN · 2012Not rated

Actor

All Together poster

All Together

EN · 2011Not rated

Actor

Milocrorze: A Love Story poster

Milocrorze: A Love Story

JA · 20116.4

as gaming house owner

PWG: Kurt Russellreunion poster

PWG: Kurt Russellreunion

EN · 2010Not rated

as The Great Mutah

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

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

EN · 2009Not rated

Actor

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3 poster

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3

JA · 20095.0

as Keiji Muto

Bloodstained Memoirs poster

Bloodstained Memoirs

EN · 20094.0

as Himself

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2 poster

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2

JA · 20083.8

as Great Muta

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1 poster

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1

JA · 2007Not rated

as Keiji Muto

Hustle Aid 2007 poster

Hustle Aid 2007

JA · 2007Not rated

as Great Muta

Proud Ambition 2 poster

Proud Ambition 2

JA · 2006Not rated

Actor

Proud Ambition poster

Proud Ambition

JA · 2006Not rated

Actor

AJPW Realize

2005

AJPW Realize

EN · 2005Not rated

Actor

Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire poster

Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire

KO · 20046.0

as Harold Sakata

NOAH: Departure 2004 poster

NOAH: Departure 2004

EN · 2004Not rated

Actor

ROH Final Battle 2003 poster

ROH Final Battle 2003

EN · 2003Not rated

as The Great Muta

AJPW: 2ND WRESTLE-1 poster

AJPW: 2ND WRESTLE-1

EN · 2003Not rated

Actor

AJPW Road To Re-BirthxRe-Verse 2003 - Day 11: 31st Anniversary

2003

AJPW Road To Re-BirthxRe-Verse 2003 - Day 11: 31st Anniversary

EN · 2003Not rated

Actor

AJPW Grand Champion Carnival 2002 poster

AJPW Grand Champion Carnival 2002

JA · 2002Not rated

Actor

AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular

2001

AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular

EN · 2001Not rated

Actor

NJPW Hyper Battle 2001 - Day 15

2001

NJPW Hyper Battle 2001 - Day 15

EN · 2001Not rated

Actor

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2001

2001

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2001

EN · 2001Not rated

Actor

NJPW Wrestling World 2001

2001

NJPW Wrestling World 2001

EN · 2001Not rated

as Keiji Muto

WCW New Blood Rising poster

WCW New Blood Rising

EN · 20007.0

as The Great Muta

WCW Fall Brawl 2000 poster

WCW Fall Brawl 2000

EN · 2000Not rated

as The Great Muta

Millennium Fighting Arts INOKI BOM-BA-YE

2000

Millennium Fighting Arts INOKI BOM-BA-YE

JA · 2000Not rated

as Self

NJPW Final Dome poster

NJPW Final Dome

EN · 1999Not rated

as Keiji Muto

WCW Bash at the Beach 1997 poster

WCW Bash at the Beach 1997

EN · 19979.0

as The Great Muta

Dragon Blue poster

Dragon Blue

JA · 19966.0

as Ryusaki

NJPW Battle Formation '96 poster

NJPW Battle Formation '96

EN · 1996Not rated

as Great Muta

WCW Slamboree 1995 poster

WCW Slamboree 1995

EN · 1995Not rated

as The Great Muta

The Great Muta: The Origin Of The Demon poster

The Great Muta: The Origin Of The Demon

JA · 1995Not rated

as The Great Muta

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1995 poster

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1995

EN · 1995Not rated

Actor

NJPW Summer Struggle 1994 - Day 8

1994

NJPW Summer Struggle 1994 - Day 8

EN · 1994Not rated

Actor

WCW Spring Stampede 1994 poster

WCW Spring Stampede 1994

EN · 19949.0

as The Great Muta

WCW SuperBrawl III poster

WCW SuperBrawl III

EN · 1993Not rated

as The Great Muta

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993 poster

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993

EN · 1993Not rated

as Great Muta

WCW/New Japan Supershow III poster

WCW/New Japan Supershow III

EN · 199310.0

as The Great Muta

WCW/New Japan Supershow II poster

WCW/New Japan Supershow II

EN · 1992Not rated

as The Great Muta

NJPW Battle Zone Space II

1992

NJPW Battle Zone Space II

EN · 1992Not rated

Actor

WCW Starrcade 1992 poster

WCW Starrcade 1992

EN · 19926.7

as The Great Muta

WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun poster

WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun

EN · 1991Not rated

as The Great Muta

WCW Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA poster

WCW Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA

EN · 19913.3

as The Great Muta

NWA Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout poster

NWA Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout

EN · 19904.0

as The Great Muta

WCW Starrcade 1990 poster

WCW Starrcade 1990

EN · 19907.8

as The Great Muta

NWA The Great American Bash 1989 poster

NWA The Great American Bash 1989

EN · 19898.1

as The Great Muta

WCW Halloween Havoc 1989 poster

WCW Halloween Havoc 1989

EN · 19896.8

as The Great Muta

WCW Starrcade 1989 poster

WCW Starrcade 1989

EN · 19896.9

as The Great Muta

NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun poster

NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun

EN · 1989Not rated

as The Great Muta

NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89 poster

NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89

EN · 19897.0

as The Great Muta

WCW WrestleWar 1989 poster

WCW WrestleWar 1989

EN · 19897.0

as The Great Muta

WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '88

1988

WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '88

EN · 1988Not rated

as Super Black Ninja

Luminous Woman poster

Luminous Woman

JA · 19877.0

as Sensaku Matsunami

NWA Battle of the Belts III

1986

NWA Battle of the Belts III

EN · 1986Not rated

as The White Ninja

NWA Battle of The Belts II poster

NWA Battle of The Belts II

EN · 1986Not rated

as The White Ninja