Katsuya Kitamura
Acting
Biography
Katsuya Kitamura (December 14, 1985 – October 12, 2022) was a Japanese professional wrestler, bodybuilder and amateur wrestler trained by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he was the winner of the 2017 Young Lion Cup. Kitamura died on October 12, 2022, at age 36; reportedly, he felt unwell and called an ambulance to take him to a hospital, where his condition rapidly deteriorated. The cause of death was not released publicly.
Known For
Takashi Omura was once a popular professional wrestler, but he isn't popular anymore. He now wears a cockroach mask and wrestles as a villain. He is married to Shiori and they have an elementary school aged son named Shota. Takashi and Shiori have not yet told their son what Takashi does for a living. One day, Shota finds out that Takashi is a professional wrestler and a villain with a cockroach mask. Shota is shocked and tells a lie to his classmate that his dad is a popular professional wrestler.
My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2018 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on January 5, 2018, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, and was headlined by CHAOS (Gedo, Hirooki Goto, Kazuchika Okada, Will Ospreay & YOSHI-HASHI) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, EVIL, Hiromu Takahashi, SANADA & Tetsuya Naito).
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
Destruction in Kobe 2017 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro‑Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on September 24, 2017, at World Memorial Hall in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, and was headlined by Kenny Omega (c) vs. Juice Robinson for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship.
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017
Honor Rising: Japan is a professional wrestling event co-promoted by the Japanese New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and American Ring of Honor (ROH) promotions. The event has been held annually since 2016 and takes place in Japan as opposed to the Global Wars and War of the Worlds shows, which the two promotions co-promote in North America.
NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2018 - Day 1
The first night of NJPW The New Beginning in Sapporo 2018 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on January 27, 2018, at Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center in Sapporo, Japan, and was headlined by Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Minoru Suzuki for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship.
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1
Wrestle Kingdom 12 in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), which took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 4, 2018, headlined by Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
Wrestling Dontaku 2017 was a New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) event held on May 3, 2017, at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka, Japan, headlined by Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Bad Luck Fale for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 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 Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall
Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), held on April 29, 2017, at the Beppu Beacon Plaza in Beppu, Ōita, and headlined by Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Juice Robinson for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship.
NJPW Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017
The nineth night of G1 Climax 27 took place at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan on July 29, 2017.
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 9
The eighteenth night G1 Climax 27 took place at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan on August 12, 2017.
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 18
Sakura Genesis 2017 was a New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) event held on April 9, 2017, at Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan, headlined by Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Katsuyori Shibata for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
The fourth night of G1 Climax 27 took place at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan on July 22, 2017.
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 4
The tenth night of G1 Climax 27 took place at Gifu Industrial Hall in Gifu, Japan on July 30, 2017.
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 10
The New Beginning in Osaka (2018) was a New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) event held on February 10, 2018, at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan, headlined by Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Sanada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2018
The fifth night of G1 Climax 27 took place at the Machida Gymnasium in Machida, Tokyo, Japan on July 23, 2017.
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 5
The eighth night of G1 Climax 27 took place at Aore Nagaoka in Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan on July 27, 2017.
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 8
The second night of NJPW The New Beginning in Sapporo 2018 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on January 28, 2018, at Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center in Sapporo, Japan, and was headlined by Kenny Omega (c) vs. Jay White for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship.
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2
The seventeenth night of G1 Climax 27 took place at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan on August 11, 2017.
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 17
The twelfth night of G1 Climax 27 took place at Fukuoka Citizen Gymnasium in Fukuoka, Japan on August 2, 2017.