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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1968-04-24

Place of Birth

Togane, Chiba, Japan

Yuji Nagata

Biography

Yuji Nagata is a Japanese professional wrestler, and former mixed martial artist and amateur wrestler currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Considered one of the greatest Japanese wrestlers of all time, he is the fifth longest-reigning IWGP Heavyweight Champion with a reign of 392 days, and formerly held the record for most successful title defenses with 10, until Hiroshi Tanahashi broke the record at Wrestle Kingdom VI. He is the only wrestler to have won Japanese professional wrestling's three biggest singles tournaments; New Japan Pro-Wrestling's G1 Climax (in 2001), All Japan Pro Wrestling's Champion Carnival (in 2011) and Pro Wrestling Noah's Global League (in 2013). In addition, he is the only man to have held all four major heavyweight championships in Japanese professional wrestling, the IWGP, World, GHC and Triple Crown heavyweight championships, making him the only "Grand Slam" champion.

Known for

New Japan Pro Wrestling

New Japan Pro Wrestling

New Japan Pro-Wrestling is a Japanese promotion founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972. Owing to its TV program aired on TV Asahi, it is the largest wrestling promotion in Japan and one of the largest in the world.

New Japan Pro Wrestling

New Japan Pro Wrestling

New Japan Pro-Wrestling is a Japanese promotion founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972. Owing to its TV program aired on TV Asahi, it is the largest wrestling promotion in Japan and one of the largest in the world.

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

A world-class roster of diverse male and female wrestlers give fans a new wrestling experience for the first time in 20 years.

NOAH Monday Magic

NOAH Monday Magic

Monday Magic is a Japanese professional wrestling streaming television series produced by CyberFight and Pro Wrestling NOAH, airing on their Wrestle Universe platform.

99.9 Criminal Lawyer

99.9 Criminal Lawyer

Hiroto Miyama is an unconventional young lawyer who dances to his own tune and gets a little obsessive. For one thing, he’s only interested in criminal cases, and he will never give up in his pursuit of the truth even if offers only a 0.1% chance of being discovered. Japan’s 99.9% criminal case conviction rate leads the world, attesting to a “highly reliable” judicial system. In other words, once a crime suspect is indicted, prosecutor arguments tend to be accepted hook, line and sinker. In the face of those 99.9% odds, there’s no money in being a defense lawyer specializing in criminal cases, but for Miyama, that’s where the interest and kernels of truth lie. From unexpected places, the mold-breaking Miyama stakes his reputation on a prayer of a chance as he clashes with hotshot lawyers who’ll go to any lengths to win in this gloriously fun, legal mystery.

WCW Thunder

WCW Thunder

WCW Thunder was a professional wrestling show produced by World Championship Wrestling.

NJPW New Japan Cup

NJPW New Japan Cup

The NJPW New Japan Cup is an annual single-elimination professional wrestling tournament held by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) since 2005. It is considered the second most prominent heavyweight tournament in NJPW, after the G1 Climax which follows a round-robin format.

Togane! Festival Club

Togane! Festival Club

The story follows Minori Tochino, a girl who is into festivals, and her friends as they strive to revive the festivals that once were a dynamic cultural part of their city station's west side.

Saint Seiya Heaven Chapter: Overture

Saint Seiya Heaven Chapter: Overture

After the bloody battle against Hades, the goddess Athena and her saints are still recovering when they find themselves face to face with their newest and most formidable foe: the dreadful moon goddess Artemis. Artemis replaces Athena as the earth guardian deity and takes over the Sanctuary, turning Athena's Saints into her servants. Upon invading the Sanctuary, the Bronze Saints learn that Athena was banished by Artemis and decide to fight the moon goddess in order to rescue their true goddess and free the Earth from Artemis's ominous control.

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 14 (Final)

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 14 (Final)

The fourteenth and final night of New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s annual junior heavyweight round-robin tournament took place on July 7, 2016, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, and featured the final match to crown the winner of Best of the Super Juniors 23.

NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017

NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017

NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jō Hall was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on June 11, 2017, at Osaka-jō Hall in Osaka, Japan, and was headlined by Kenny Omega (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.

NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 10

NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 10

The tenth night of New Japan Cup 2021 took place on March 16, 2021, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, and featured two quarterfinal matches.

NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 3

NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 3

The third night of New Japan Cup 2025 took place on March 11, 2025, at Baycom Gymnasium in Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan, and featured three second-round matches.

NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 6

NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 6

The sixth night of New Japan Cup 2025 took place on March 15, 2025, at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan and featured four quarter-final matches. The show was headlined by an IWGP Heavyweight Championship match between Hirooki Goto (c) and Yuji Nagata.

NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 7

NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 7

The seventh night of New Japan Cup 2021 took place on March 13, 2021, at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, and featured two second-round matches.