Sports
Keiichi Yamada
Keiichi Yamada

Keiichi Yamada

Acting•Born November 30, 1964 (age 61)•Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

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.

Known For

WWE NXT
6.7

WWE NXT

TV Series2010
New Japan Pro Wrestling
8.0

New Japan Pro Wrestling

TV Series1972
New Japan Pro Wrestling
8.0

New Japan Pro Wrestling

TV Series1972
Clash of the Champions

Clash of the Champions

TV Series1988
WCW Monday Nitro
8.3

WCW Monday Nitro

TV Series1995
WCW Monday Nitro
8.3

WCW Monday Nitro

TV Series1995
All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts
5.2

All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts

TV Series2022
ROH: Year Three
10.0

ROH: Year Three

Movie2013

Filmography

2022
All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts

as Jushin Thunder Liger

TV
2021
WWE Hall Of Fame 2020

as Jushin "Thunder" Liger

Movie
2020
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2

as Jyushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2020
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1

as Jyushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2019
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2019
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2019

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2019
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2019
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 3

as Jyushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2019
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 2

as Jyushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2019
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 1

as Jyushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2019
NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2019
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 15 (Final)

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2019
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 2

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2019
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2019
WrestleCon Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow 2019

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2019
OTT Scrappermania 5

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2019
NJPW 47th Anniversary Show

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2018
NJPW Power Struggle 2018 ~ Super Junior Tag League 2018 Final

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2018
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2018

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2018
NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2018

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2018
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XVI

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2018
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2018
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2018
RevPro British J Cup 2018 - Night 2

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2018
RevPro British J Cup 2018 - Night 1

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2018
CEOxNJPW When Worlds Collide
Movie
2018
NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2018
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 2

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2018
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2018
NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2018

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2018
NJPW 46th Anniversary Show

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2018
NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2018 - Day 2

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2018
NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2018 - Day 1

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2018
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2018
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2018
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2018
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2017
NJPW Power Struggle 2017

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2017
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2017
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2017
ROH & NJPW & RPW & CMLL: War of the Worlds UK - Day 1

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final)

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 18

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 12

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 11

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 1

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2017
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 2

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2017
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 1

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2017
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall

as Jushin Liger

Movie
2017
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2017
NJPW Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2017
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2017
Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living

as Self

Movie
2017
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 2

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2017
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 1

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2017
NJPW 45th Anniversary Show

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2017
ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 2

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2017
ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 1

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2017
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2017
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2017
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2017

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2016
ROH Final Battle 2016
Movie
2016
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2016 - Night 2

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2016
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2016 - Night 1

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2016
NJPW Power Struggle 2016

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2016
PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One

as Himself

Movie
2016
NEW Wrestling Under The Stars V

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 19 (Final)

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 18

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 17

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 16

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 15

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 14

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 13

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 12

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 11

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 10

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 9

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 8

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 7

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 6

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 5

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 4

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 3

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 2

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 1

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2016
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 14 (Final)

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2016
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 7

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2016
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 6

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2016
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 1

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2016
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 3

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2016
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars

as Self

Movie
2016
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2016

as Keiichi Yamada

Movie
2016
NJPW Invasion Attack 2016

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2016
NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2016 - Day 2

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2016
NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2016 - Day 1

as Self

Movie
2016
NJPW The New Beginning in Niigata 2016

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2016
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2016

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2016
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2015
NJPW Power Struggle 2015

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2015
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2015
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2015
RevPro Uprising 2015

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2015
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2015
NJPW Destruction In Okayama

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2015
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2015
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 19 (Final)

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2015
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 16

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2015
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 14

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2015
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 13

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2015
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 12

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2015
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 7

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2015
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 6

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2015
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 5

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2015
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 4

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2015
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 3

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2015
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 2

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2015
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 1

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2015
NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2015
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 2
Movie
2015
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 1
Movie
2015
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 2

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2015
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 1

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2015
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2015
NJPW Invasion Attack 2015

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2015
WrestleCon Supershow 2015

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2015
ROH: Supercard of Honor IX

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2015
NJPW The New Beginning in Sendai

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2015
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2015

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2015
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2015 - Day 6
Movie
2015
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2014
NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6
Movie
2014
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11

as Himself

Movie
2014
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
Movie
2014
NJPW Power Struggle 2014

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2014
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014

as Keiichi Yamada

Movie
2014
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2014
NJPW Back to the Yokohama Arena

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2014
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2014
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2014
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2014

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2014
WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1

as Jushin Liger

Movie
2014
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2014

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2014
NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2014

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2013
NJPW World Tag League 2013 Finals
Movie
2013
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2013
NJPW Destruction 2013

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2013
Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson

as Jushin Liger

Movie
2013
The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2

as Jushin Liger

Movie
2013
ROH: Year Three

as Jushin Liger

Movie
2012
NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2012
NJPW Dominion 6.16

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2012
The Many Adventures of El Generico

as Jushin Liger

Movie
2012
ROH: Bryan Danielson - The American Dragon

as Jushin Liger

Movie
2012
NJPW 40th Anniversary Show

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2012
NJPW The New Beginning 2012

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2012
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2012
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection

as Jushin Liger

Movie
2012
ROH: Japan's Finest

as Jushin Liger

Movie
2011
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1

as Jushin Liger

Movie
2011
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2011

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2011
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2011 - Day 2

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2011
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2011 - Day 1

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2011
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2010
WWE NXT
TV
2010
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion

as Himself

Movie
2010
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2009
NJPW Destruction 2009

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2009
NJPW Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary ~ Aristrist In Ryogoku Kokugikan~

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2009
NJPW G1 Climax 19: Day 8 (Final)

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2009
NJPW Resolution 2009

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2009
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3

as Jushin Liger

Movie
2008
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2007
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Biggest Little Man

as Jushin Liger

Movie
2007
NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2007
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2006
TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments

as Jushin Liger

Movie
2006
The Best of Samoa Joe: Unstoppable

as Jushin Liger

Movie
2006
TNA Sacrifice 2006

as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger

Movie
2005
TNA Bound for Glory 2005

as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger

Movie
2005
Kabuto-O Beetle

as Himself

Movie
2004
ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 2

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2004
ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 1

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2004
Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story

as Jushin Liger (archive footage)

Movie
2004
NOAH: Departure 2004

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2004
NJPW Nexess

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2004
The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2003
NJPW Bisshibishi Tradition! Makai World 2003 - Day 8: Memorial Rainbow Dash35

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2003
NJPW G1 Climax 2003 - Day 3

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2003
NJPW Best Of The Super Junior X - Finals

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2002
NJPW The Spiral

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2002
NOAH Navigate For Evolution 2002 - Day 10

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2001
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2001

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2001
NJPW Hyper Battle 2001 - Day 15

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2001
AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2001
NJPW Wrestling World 2001

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
2000
AAA Triplemania VIII

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
1999
NJPW Final Dome

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
1999
ECW International Invasion: The Best of Super Crazy, Tajiri, Taka & Tanaka

as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger

Movie
1999
The Best of Eddy Guerrero

as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger

Movie
1998
The Best of Dean Malenko

as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger

Movie
1997
WAR Warfare '97 - Day 6

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
1996
WCW Starrcade 1996

as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger

Movie
1996
NJPW Skydiving J

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
1996
World Wrestling Peace Festival
Movie
1996
WCW Slamboree 1996

as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger

Movie
1996
NJPW Battle Formation '96

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
1995
WCW Starrcade 1995

as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger

Movie
1995
WAR Super J Cup 1995

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
1995
WCW Monday Nitro
TV
1995
WCW Monday Nitro

as Jushin Liger

TV
1995
Jushin Liger: Fist of Thunder

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
1994
NJPW V-Mania Vol. 3

as Jushin Liger

Movie
1994
NJPW Summer Struggle 1994 - Day 8

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
1994
NJPW Super J-Cup 1994

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
1993
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
1993
NJPW Hyper Battle 1993 - Day 11

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
1993
WCW/New Japan Supershow III

as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger

Movie
1992
WCW Starrcade 1992

as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger

Movie
1992
NJPW Battle Zone Space II

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
1992
WCW The Great American Bash 1992

as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger

Movie
1992
WCW Clash of The Champions XIX

as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger

Movie
1992
WCW SuperBrawl II

as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger

Movie
1992
WCW/New Japan Supershow II

as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger

Movie
1991
WCW Starrcade 1991

as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger

Movie
1991
WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun

as Himself

Movie
1990
WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit

as Jushin Thunder Liger

Movie
1988
Clash of the Champions

as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger

TV
1972
New Japan Pro Wrestling

as Jyushin Thunder Liger

TV
1972
New Japan Pro Wrestling

as Jushin Thunder Liger

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayNovember 30, 1964
Place of BirthHiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Popularity1.0