A documentary is coming about Shinjiro Otani.
Since April 2022, Shinjiro Otani has been hospitalized as a result of a cervical spinal cord injury. The latest on Otani’s status is that he remains paralyzed from the neck down, but his respiratory dysfunction improved.
There is a documentary coming about Otani’s road to recovery that Kenzo Suzuki produced. Suzuki wrestled for WWE, NJPW, CMLL, AAA and still wrestles present day. He produced the documentary about Antonio Inoki that aired on NHK BS Premium in Japan.
The documentary about Otani is titled ‘Rebellious Spirit of Pro Wrestling: Shinjiro Otani, Warrior of the Flame’ and is coming out on BS Fuji on 12/28. Otani took to his Twitter and thanked Suzuki for creating the documentary. He added that he apologizes for not being able to accept all requests due to hospital regulations.
「今の大谷先輩が少しでも画面にでる事がファンの皆さんに大きな勇気と生きる元気を与えます。」
番組制作を前にそう言ってくれた鈴木健三
しかしながら
病院にも規約があり全ての希望を受けれず本当にすみませんでした！
それでも魂込めて鈴木健三が制作してくれた番組
宜しくお願いいたします！ https://t.co/xccJHgpoqY
— 大谷 晋二郎『』 (@otani_shinjiro) December 27, 2022
Otani had been primarily wrestling for ZERO1 and the promotion still features him on their event posters. A total amount of 26,019, 224 yen has been donated to Otani as of November 2022.
