Fūka Kakimoto

Fuka Kakimoto might be the most quietly unclassifiable person in Japanese entertainment — dancer, model, pro wrestler, kickboxer, and now film director, all under one roof. Most people pick a lane; she just keeps adding lanes. Growing up in Nara, far from the Tokyo spotlight, probably gave her the kind of self-reliance that lets you step into a wrestling ring one day and sit in a director's chair the next without blinking. The Stardom connection tells you she's not treating wrestling as a novelty either — that promotion is serious, physical work. I honestly don't know enough about her film work to say much, but the sheer range here suggests someone who runs on curiosity rather than brand strategy, and that's the kind of career that tends to age better than most.

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Fūka Kakimoto is a retired Japanese professional wrestler born on August 20, 1981, in Nara City, Nara Prefecture. She is known for working across multiple fields including dancing, modeling, professional wrestling, and kickboxing. She has also pursued work as a film director. She wrestled from 2004 until retiring in 2010, co-founded and trained wrestlers for World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she was general manager until March 2018, and joined Dream Star Fighting Marigold in 2024.

Name (English)

Fūka Kakimoto

Name (Japanese)

風香

Reading

ふうか

Born

August 20, 1981 (age 45)

Origin

Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

Height

157 cm

Weight

49 kg

Occupation

Dancer / Model / Professional Wrestler / Kickboxer / Film Director

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Rooster

Debut

2004-2-29

Works summary

Appearances

17

By year (titles with a known year)

2005: 1, 2008: 1, 2011: 1, year unknown: 14

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttp://fukamatsuri.jp/
• Xhttps://x.com/fuka_stardom
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A2%A8%E9%A6%99
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q289786

Tags

• From Nara Prefecture
• Dancer
• Model
• Professional Wrestler

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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