Keiichi Yamada
Known for
Acting
Life
Born 1964 (age 61)
Born in
Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Credits
View on IMDb222 acting credits
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.
Known For
WWE NXT
23 Feb 2010
WCW Monday Nitro
04 Sep 1995
The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro
03 Feb 2004
Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story
19 Sep 2004
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn
22 Aug 2015
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
07 Aug 2011
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
04 Jan 2018
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Biggest Little Man
23 Oct 2007
Photos
Filmography
2022
- All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Beltsas Jushin Thunder Liger1 episode
2021
- WWE Hall Of Fame 2020as Jushin "Thunder" Liger
2020
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2as Jyushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1as Jyushin Thunder Liger
2019
- NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2019as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 3as Jyushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 2as Jyushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 1as Jyushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 2019as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 15 (Final)as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 2as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1as Jushin Thunder Liger
- WrestleCon Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow 2019as Jushin Thunder Liger
- OTT Scrappermania 5as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW 47th Anniversary Showas Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
- NJPW Power Struggle 2018 ~ Super Junior Tag League 2018 Finalas Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2018as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2018as Jushin Thunder Liger
- ROH: Death Before Dishonor XVIas Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018as Jushin Thunder Liger
- RevPro British J Cup 2018 - Night 2as Jushin Thunder Liger
- RevPro British J Cup 2018 - Night 1as Jushin Thunder Liger
- CEOxNJPW When Worlds Collide
- NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 2018as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 2as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2018as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW 46th Anniversary Showas Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2018 - Day 2as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2018 - Day 1as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12as Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
- NJPW Power Struggle 2017as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017as Jushin Thunder Liger
- ROH & NJPW & RPW & CMLL: War of the Worlds UK - Day 1as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final)as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 18as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 12as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 11as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 1as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 2as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 1as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017as Jushin Liger
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 2as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 1as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW 45th Anniversary Showas Jushin Thunder Liger
- ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 2as Jushin Thunder Liger
- ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 1as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW New Year Dash !! 2017as Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
- ROH Final Battle 2016
- RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2016 - Night 2as Jushin Thunder Liger
- RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2016 - Night 1as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Power Struggle 2016as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NEW Wrestling Under The Stars Vas Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 19 (Final)as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 18as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 17as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 16as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 15as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 14as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 13as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 12as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 11as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 10as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 9as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 8as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 7as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 6as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 5as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 4as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 3as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 2as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 1as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 14 (Final)as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 7as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 6as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 1as Jushin Thunder Liger
- ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 3as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2016as Keiichi Yamada
- NJPW Invasion Attack 2016as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2016 - Day 2as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW The New Beginning in Niigata 2016as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2016as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016as Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
- NJPW Power Struggle 2015as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015as Jushin Thunder Liger
- RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UKas Jushin Thunder Liger
- RevPro Uprising 2015as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Destruction In Okayamaas Jushin Thunder Liger
- NXT TakeOver: Brooklynas Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 19 (Final)as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 16as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 14as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 13as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 12as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 7as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 6as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 5as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 4as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 3as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 2as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 1as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall 2015as Jushin Thunder Liger
- ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 2
- ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 1
- ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 2as Jushin Thunder Liger
- ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 1as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Invasion Attack 2015as Jushin Thunder Liger
- WrestleCon Supershow 2015as Jushin Thunder Liger
- ROH: Supercard of Honor IXas Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW The New Beginning in Sendaias Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2015as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2015 - Day 6
- NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015as Jushin Thunder Liger
2014
- NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6
- NJPW Power Struggle 2014as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014as Keiichi Yamada
- NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Back to the Yokohama Arenaas Jushin Thunder Liger
- ROH & NJPW: War of the Worldsas Jushin Thunder Liger
- ROH & NJPW: Global Warsas Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2014as Jushin Thunder Liger
- WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1as Jushin Liger
- NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2014as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2014as Jushin Thunder Liger
2013
- NJPW World Tag League 2013 Finals
- NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Destruction 2013as Jushin Thunder Liger
- Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielsonas Jushin Liger
- The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2as Jushin Liger
- ROH: Year Threeas Jushin Liger
2012
- NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Loveas Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Dominion 6.16as Jushin Thunder Liger
- The Many Adventures of El Genericoas Jushin Liger
- ROH: Bryan Danielson - The American Dragonas Jushin Liger
- NJPW 40th Anniversary Showas Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW The New Beginning 2012as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6as Jushin Thunder Liger
- WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collectionas Jushin Liger
- ROH: Japan's Finestas Jushin Liger
2011
- The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1as Jushin Liger
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2011as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2011 - Day 2as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2011 - Day 1as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5as Jushin Thunder Liger
2010
- WWE NXT1 episode
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IVas Jushin Thunder Liger
2009
- NJPW Destruction 2009as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary ~ Aristrist In Ryogoku Kokugikan~as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 19: Day 8 (Final)as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Resolution 2009as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3as Jushin Liger
2008
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2as Jushin Thunder Liger
2007
- WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Biggest Little Manas Jushin Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1as Jushin Thunder Liger
2006
- TNA: The 50 Greatest Momentsas Jushin Liger
- The Best of Samoa Joe: Unstoppableas Jushin Liger
- TNA Sacrifice 2006as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
2005
- TNA Bound for Glory 2005as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
2004
- ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 2as Jushin Thunder Liger
- ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 1as Jushin Thunder Liger
- Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Storyas Jushin Liger (archive footage)
- NOAH: Departure 2004as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Nexessas Jushin Thunder Liger
- The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitroas Jushin Thunder Liger
2003
- NJPW Bisshibishi Tradition! Makai World 2003 - Day 8: Memorial Rainbow Dash35as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 2003 - Day 3as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Best Of The Super Junior X - Finalsas Jushin Thunder Liger
2002
- NJPW The Spiralas Jushin Thunder Liger
- NOAH Navigate For Evolution 2002 - Day 10as Jushin Thunder Liger
2001
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2001as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Hyper Battle 2001 - Day 15as Jushin Thunder Liger
- AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Spectacularas Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Wrestling World 2001as Jushin Thunder Liger
2000
- AAA Triplemania VIIIas Jushin Thunder Liger
1999
- NJPW Final Domeas Jushin Thunder Liger
- ECW International Invasion: The Best of Super Crazy, Tajiri, Taka & Tanakaas Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
- The Best of Eddy Guerreroas Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
1998
- The Best of Dean Malenkoas Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
1997
- WAR Warfare '97 - Day 6as Jushin Thunder Liger
1996
- WCW Starrcade 1996as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
- NJPW Skydiving Jas Jushin Thunder Liger
- World Wrestling Peace Festival
- WCW Slamboree 1996as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
- NJPW Battle Formation '96as Jushin Thunder Liger
1995
- WCW Starrcade 1995as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
- WAR Super J Cup 1995as Jushin Thunder Liger
- WCW Monday Nitroas Jushin Liger1 episode
- Jushin Liger: Fist of Thunderas Jushin Thunder Liger
1994
- NJPW V-Mania Vol. 3as Jushin Liger
- NJPW Summer Struggle 1994 - Day 8as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Super J-Cup 1994as Jushin Thunder Liger
1993
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Hyper Battle 1993 - Day 11as Jushin Thunder Liger
- WCW/New Japan Supershow IIIas Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
1992
- WCW Starrcade 1992as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
- NJPW Battle Zone Space IIas Jushin Thunder Liger
- WCW The Great American Bash 1992as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
- WCW Clash of The Champions XIXas Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
- WCW SuperBrawl IIas Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
- WCW/New Japan Supershow IIas Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
1991
- WCW Starrcade 1991as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
1990
- WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summitas Jushin Thunder Liger
1988
- Clash of the Championsas Jushin "Thunder" Lyger1 episode
1972
- New Japan Pro Wrestlingas Jushin Thunder Liger5 episodes