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  1. Hello, this is Noah And for the 1960s I thought
  2. we would look at how pure ASU influenced Japanese sense
  3. of self in the 1960s it would be a bit
  4. of fun and shake things up a bit.
  5. So let's start with the origins pure esu as another
  6. american import.
  7. So of course pure Rusu is the japanese term for
  8. pro wrestling and pro wrestling came to Japan in the
  9. american occupation, with american promoters eyeing up Japan as a
  10. potential new territory to expand their empire to.
  11. And so with the help of the Tokyo Oasis Shriners
  12. Club, The National Wrestling Alliance hosted their first tour of
  13. Japan beginning in September 30 1951.
  14. On the right hand side there you have bobby Bruns
  15. who was one of the lead wrestlers helping out and
  16. taking part on the tour.
  17. And on the left there you have Harold Sakata, the
  18. japanese american wrestler form an olympic power lifter and also
  19. went on to play odd job in Goldfinger and so
  20. on part of this tour they recruited some japanese wrestlers
  21. to take part and one of them was Ricky does
  22. up, so Ricky does.
  23. Um was a naturalist, Japanese citizen and former sumo wrestler.
  24. He was born in Korea under the name kim Re
  25. sack And came to Japan when he was 15 to
  26. join a sumo wrestling stable.
  27. So in 1951 he was recruited to join the N.
  28. W. A.
  29. Tour and became the forefather of pure ASU 1952.
  30. He traveled to Hawaii and California and learned the ways
  31. of the American Pro Wrestling.
  32. So we move on to how it became a distinctly
  33. japanese product.
  34. So Ricky does and eventually returned to Japan in 1953
  35. and founded the J.
  36. W. A.
  37. The Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance.
  38. The company used both japanese wrestlers and brought in talent
  39. from the United States to host their shows.
  40. So although Ricky does and still had links with his
  41. promoters in the USA the J.
  42. W. It was a Japanese run company for a Japanese
  43. audience. The J.
  44. W. It was an immediate hit Ricky does and celebrity
  45. through thousands of fans to arenas and stadiums across the
  46. country and millions of years on television 1957, his match
  47. against world heavyweight champion Luther's through 28,000 fans to Karoo
  48. can stadium was watched live by a television audience of
  49. 87 million Ricky does and and poorer ASU enjoyed massive
  50. popularity in the 1960s being some of the most viewed
  51. television broadcasts of the decade goes on in an arm
  52. lock by Luther's and in the bottom there you see
  53. hundreds of japanese citizens crowding around a single television set
  54. in the streets to watch the display.
  55. So now let's look into how progressing helped shape japanese
  56. identity. So of course with pro wrestling being predetermined, you
  57. can more or less dictate how the matches are going
  58. to play out and that is what Ricky does and
  59. did. And it is why he became such a massive
  60. success in Japan.
  61. More often than not, he would play the underdog fighting
  62. against big american brutes, the people who are coming into
  63. Japan and looking to impose their will on the Japanese.
  64. So as the hero, the Japanese fans could live vicariously
  65. through, he does and watching as he fought in honor
  66. of his homeland, fending off these american brutes.
  67. So even before the 1964 Olympic Games gave the Japanese
  68. people and nationalistic release to finally be proud of themselves
  69. and well on the japanese competitors, Ricky Dawson was doing
  70. that in front of thousands and millions on television.
  71. Finally we can see how well he does an represents
  72. the Japanese modern man.
  73. So he was a few huge celebrity in Japan and
  74. enjoyed his fame.
  75. He will european fashions, slick his hair like Hollywood stars,
  76. drove sports card and enjoy the nightlife.
  77. Whilst Japanese society as a whole was growing more and
  78. more affluent, not many could rival Ricky does and wealth.
  79. So whilst he doesn't demonstrate the common lifestyle, he does
  80. give some insight into the aspirations and desires of the
  81. modern Japanese citizen in the 1960s.
  82. And as you can see in this vote here, he's
  83. dressed in a very European style, beautiful hair and having
  84. a hell of a time.
  85. So it's a little short, but that is my presentation
  86. and if you would like to look into more about
  87. Ricky does an and poor issue here is the bibliography
  88. are used to put all this together.
  89. Thank you for your time.