Netflix’s Japanese Pro-Wrestler Series ‘The Queen of Villains’ Trailer
by Alex Billington
September 2, 2024
Source: YouTube
“How did one girl become hated in Japan and whip everyone into a frenzy?” Netflix has unveiled the full official trailer for a streaming series called The Queen of Villains, about a Japanese pro-wrestler. Set for a global debut on Netflix later this month if anyone wants to rumble with her. Seems like a fun companion series to Glow. Follow the lives of girls who were once nobodies, witness the sheer excitement they sparked, and discover what these wrestlers, who fought with all their might through a bygone era, are asking us in the present day. The series introduces everyone to Dump Matsumoto – a professional wrestler who spurred the women’s professional wrestling boom with her cult-like popularity and took Japan by storm in the 80s. One ordinary girl went on to captivate all of Japan. Now, the story of her viciously vile fight for survival is about to begin! Starring Yuriyan Retriever as Dump Matsumoto, with Erika Karata, Ayame Goriki, Nobuko Sendo, Takuma Otoo, Daisuke Kuroda, Takumi Saitoh, and Jun Murakami. This actually looks totally crazy, not as tame as US series about wrestlers, all-out wacky and bloody and brutal. Fight on.
Here’s the official trailer (+ two posters) for Netflix’s series The Queen of Villains, from YouTube:
A girl named Kaoru Matsumoto works tirelessly to realize her dream of becoming a professional wrestler. However, she is oppressed by both her employers and her father, and starts to lose her sense of belonging. In time, she channels her sorrow and rage toward all of Japan, transforming into a villainous heel dreaded by everyone. This set the stage for the Hair vs. Hair Death Match between the nation’s darling Chigusa Nagayo and enemy of the people Dump Matsumoto — a legendary women’s pro wrestling match that is still talked about to this day. The Queen of Villains, originally known as 極悪女王 or Gokuaku Joou in Japanese, is a series developed & produced & written by filmmaker Osamu Suzuki, director of Love X Doc and Hachioji Zombies previously and a writer on many other TV series. With writing by Junya Ikegami. Supervising director is Kazuya Shiraishi; episodes directed by Kazuya Shiraishi and Katsuhito Mogi. The pro wrestler supervisor is Chigusa Nagayo. Produced by Haruhiko Hasegawa and Hidehisa Chiwata. Netflix will debut The Queen of Villains series streaming on Netflix globally starting September 19th, 2024 this fall.
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