Keiichi Yamada
Born: 1964-11-30 in Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2022
- All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts as Jushin Thunder Liger
2021
- WWE Hall Of Fame 2020 as Jushin "Thunder" Liger
2020
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2 as Jyushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1 as Jyushin Thunder Liger
2019
- NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 15 (Final) as Jushin Thunder Liger
- WrestleCon Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow 2019 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2019 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW 47th Anniversary Show as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- OTT Scrappermania 5 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 3 as Jyushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 2 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 2 as Jyushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 1 as Jyushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final) as Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
- NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2018 - Day 2 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- ROH: Death Before Dishonor XVI as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW 46th Anniversary Show as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2018 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2018 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2018 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2018 - Day 1 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- CEOxNJPW When Worlds Collide
- NJPW Power Struggle 2018 ~ Super Junior Tag League 2018 Final as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 2 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- RevPro British J Cup 2018 - Night 2 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- RevPro British J Cup 2018 - Night 1 as Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
- NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 12 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 11 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 18 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall as Jushin Liger
- ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 2 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 1 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- ROH & NJPW & RPW & CMLL: War of the Worlds UK - Day 1 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 1 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Power Struggle 2017 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living as Self
- NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final) as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 1 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 2 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW New Year Dash !! 2017 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 2 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 1 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW 45th Anniversary Show as Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
- NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 14 (Final) as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 7 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 6 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 1 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2016 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 3 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 5 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NEW Wrestling Under The Stars V as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 8 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 15 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 11 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- ROH & NJPW: Global Wars as Self
- NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2016 - Day 2 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2016 - Night 1 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 1 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2016 - Night 2 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 2 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2016 - Day 1 as Self
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 19 (Final) as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 14 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 16 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 12 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 6 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2016 as Keiichi Yamada
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 9 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW The New Beginning in Niigata 2016 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 4 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One as Himself
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 10 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Invasion Attack 2016 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- ROH Final Battle 2016
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 3 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 17 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Power Struggle 2016 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 18 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 13 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 7 as Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
- RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 6 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 2 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- RevPro Uprising 2015 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Destruction In Okayama as Jushin Thunder Liger
- ROH: Supercard of Honor IX as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 19 (Final) as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 2 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 3 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 1 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 1 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 5 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2015 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 14 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 16 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Power Struggle 2015 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- WrestleCon Supershow 2015 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Invasion Attack 2015 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 2
- ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 1
- NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 7 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW The New Beginning in Sendai as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 12 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 13 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 4 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2015 - Day 6
2014
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2014 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Back to the Yokohama Arena as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2014 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- ROH & NJPW: Global Wars as Jushin Thunder Liger
- WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1 as Jushin Liger
- ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014 as Keiichi Yamada
- NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final) as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Power Struggle 2014 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2014 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11 as Himself
- NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6
2013
- ROH: Year Three as Jushin Liger
- NJPW World Tag League 2013 Finals
- The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2 as Jushin Liger
- NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Destruction 2013 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson as Jushin Liger
2012
- NJPW Dominion 6.16 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- ROH: Japan's Finest as Jushin Liger
- WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection as Jushin Liger
- The Many Adventures of El Generico as Jushin Liger
- ROH: Bryan Danielson - The American Dragon as Jushin Liger
- NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW 40th Anniversary Show as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW The New Beginning 2012 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6 as Jushin Thunder Liger
2011
- The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1 as Jushin Liger
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2011 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2011 - Day 2 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2011 - Day 1 as Jushin Thunder Liger
2010
- WWE NXT
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV as Jushin Thunder Liger
- PWG: Kurt Russellreunion as Himself
2009
- NJPW Destruction 2009 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Resolution 2009 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3 as Jushin Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 19: Day 8 (Final) as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary ~ Aristrist In Ryogoku Kokugikan~ as Jushin Thunder Liger
2008
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2 as Jushin Thunder Liger
2007
- WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Biggest Little Man as Jushin Liger
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final) as Jushin Thunder Liger
2006
- TNA Sacrifice 2006 as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
- TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments as Jushin Liger
- The Best of Samoa Joe: Unstoppable as Jushin Liger
2005
- TNA Bound for Glory 2005 as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
- Kabuto-O Beetle as Himself
2004
- NOAH: Departure 2004 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 2 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro as Jushin Thunder Liger
- Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story as Jushin Liger (archive footage)
- ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 1 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Nexess as Jushin Thunder Liger
2003
- NJPW Best Of The Super Junior X - Finals as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Bisshibishi Tradition! Makai World 2003 - Day 8: Memorial Rainbow Dash35 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW G1 Climax 2003 - Day 3 as Jushin Thunder Liger
2002
- NJPW The Spiral as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NOAH Navigate For Evolution 2002 - Day 10 as Jushin Thunder Liger
2001
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2001 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Wrestling World 2001 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Hyper Battle 2001 - Day 15 as Jushin Thunder Liger
2000
- AAA Triplemania VIII as Jushin Thunder Liger
1999
- The Best of Eddy Guerrero as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
- NJPW Final Dome as Jushin Thunder Liger
- ECW International Invasion: The Best of Super Crazy, Tajiri, Taka & Tanaka as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
1998
- The Best of Dean Malenko as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
1997
- WAR Warfare '97 - Day 6 as Jushin Thunder Liger
1996
- WCW Starrcade 1996 as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
- WCW Slamboree 1996 as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
- NJPW Battle Formation '96 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Skydiving J as Jushin Thunder Liger
- World Wrestling Peace Festival
1995
- WCW Monday Nitro
- WCW Starrcade 1995 as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
- Jushin Liger: Fist of Thunder as Jushin Thunder Liger
- WAR Super J Cup 1995 as Jushin Thunder Liger
1994
- NJPW V-Mania Vol. 3 as Jushin Liger
- NJPW Super J-Cup 1994 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- NJPW Summer Struggle 1994 - Day 8 as Jushin Thunder Liger
1993
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993 as Jushin Thunder Liger
- WCW/New Japan Supershow III as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
- NJPW Hyper Battle 1993 - Day 11 as Jushin Thunder Liger
1992
- WCW The Great American Bash 1992 as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
- WCW SuperBrawl II as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
- WCW Starrcade 1992 as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
- WCW Clash of The Champions XIX as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
- WCW/New Japan Supershow II as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
- NJPW Battle Zone Space II as Jushin Thunder Liger
1991
- WCW Starrcade 1991 as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
- WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun as Himself
1990
- WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit as Jushin Thunder Liger
1988
- Clash of the Champions as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
1972
- New Japan Pro Wrestling as Jyushin Thunder Liger