The Commute (2011)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 12M

Director : James Lefkowitz

Synopsis

Ride with professional wrestler Giant Bernard on his 12,000-mile monthly journey from his home in the USA to the ring in Japan. Using an innovative fusion of image and sound, The Commute captures a family man's struggle to balance the brutal and the beautiful.

Actors

Matthew Jason Bloom
Matthew Jason Bloom
Himself
Hiroshi Tanahashi
Hiroshi Tanahashi
Himself
Shinsuke Nakamura
Shinsuke Nakamura
Himself
Shinya Makabe
Shinya Makabe
Himself
Toru Yano
Toru Yano
Himself
Takayuki Iizuka
Takayuki Iizuka
Himself
Tomoaki Honma
Tomoaki Honma
Himself
Yujiro Takahashi
Yujiro Takahashi
Himself

Crews

James Lefkowitz
James Lefkowitz
Director
James Lefkowitz
James Lefkowitz
Writer
Jason B. Hurwitz
Jason B. Hurwitz
Writer

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