Cast & creator
Keiji Mutō
Best known for New Japan Pro Wrestling, World Wonder Ring Stardom, All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
Keiji Mutō (born born December 23, 1962) is a Japanese professional wrestling executive, actor and retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his work as The Great Muta in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) during the 1980s and 1990s, and his runs in other Japanese, American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican promotions. He was the president of All Japan Pro-Wrestling (AJPW) from 2002 to 2013 and representative director of WRESTLE-1 (W-1) from 2013 to 2020, before retiring from the industry in 2023 as a part of Pro Wrestling NOAH.
Also known as: The Great Muta, The Black Ninja, The White Ninja, The Super Black Ninja, Keiji Muto
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film credits
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television credits
95
1972–2026 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (95)
Showing 95 of 95 credits
New Japan Pro Wrestling
Keiji Muto
1972
World Wonder Ring Stardom
Great Muta
2011
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
Great Muta
2021
TNA iMPACT!
2004
NWA World Championship Wrestling
The Great Muta
1985
Clash of the Champions
The Great Muta
1988
WCW Monday Nitro
1995
Sentosha: Battle Wheels
2017
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3
Keiji Muto
2009
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
The Great Muta (archive footage)
2016
WWE: The Best of Sting
The Great Muta
2014
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
The Great Muta
2014
WCW Halloween Havoc 1989
The Great Muta
1989
WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun
The Great Muta
1991
NWA The Great American Bash 1989
The Great Muta
1989
WWE Hall of Fame 2023
The Great Muta
2023Millennium Fighting Arts INOKI BOM-BA-YE
Self
2000
WCW Spring Stampede 1994
The Great Muta
1994
WCW Bash at the Beach 1997
The Great Muta
1997
WCW Starrcade 1989
The Great Muta
1989
WCW WrestleWar 1989
The Great Muta
1989
WCW New Blood Rising
The Great Muta
2000
NJPW Battle Formation '96
Great Muta
1996
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1
Keiji Muto
2007
NOAH: Great Muta Final "BYE-BYE"
GREAT MUTA
2023
WCW Fall Brawl 2000
The Great Muta
2000
WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1
The Great Muta
2014
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2
Great Muta
2008
WCW Starrcade 1990
The Great Muta
1990WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '88
Super Black Ninja
1988
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20
Keiji Muto (Appearance)
2026
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
Keiji Muto
2013
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8
The Great Muta
2014
NWA Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout
The Great Muta
1990
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6
Keiji Muto
2012
TNA One Night Only: Global IMPACT Japan 2014
The Great Muta
2014
WCW Starrcade 1992
The Great Muta
1992
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome
Keiji Muto
2023
Luminous Woman
Sensaku Matsunami
1987
NOAH: The New Year 2023
The Great Muta
2023
TNA Bound For Glory 2014
The Great Muta
2014
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993
Great Muta
1993NJPW Battle Zone Space II
1992
NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3
Keiji Muto
2022
WCW Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA
The Great Muta
1991
WCW/New Japan Supershow II
The Great Muta
1992
NOAH: 20th Anniversary - NOAH The Chronicle Vol. 4
Keiji Muto
2020
ROH: Japan's Finest
The Great Muta
2012
NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
2012
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
The Great Muta
2012
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
The Great Muta
1989
ROH Final Battle 2003
The Great Muta
2003
NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89
The Great Muta
1989
WCW/New Japan Supershow III
The Great Muta
1993
NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over
The Great Muta
2022
NOAH: Keiji Muto Grand Final Pro-Wrestling "Last" Love ～Hold Out～
Keiji Muto
2023
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1995
1995AJPW Road To Re-BirthxRe-Verse 2003 - Day 11: 31st Anniversary
2003
焼肉プロレス
2019
NWA Battle of The Belts II
The White Ninja
1986NOAH: The Best - Final Chronicle 2020
2020
Milocrorze: A Love Story
gaming house owner
2011AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular
2001
TNA One Night Only: Global Impact: USA vs The World 2015
The Great Muta
2015
NOAH: Destination 2021 - Back To Budokan
2021NJPW Summer Struggle 1994 - Day 8
1994NJPW Hyper Battle 2001 - Day 15
2001
TNA Lockdown 2014
The Great Muta
2014
AJPW Grand Champion Carnival 2002
2002Wrestle-1 Raising An Army Tour - Day 1
2013
WCW Slamboree 1995
The Great Muta
1995
NJPW Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary ~ Aristrist In Ryogoku Kokugikan~
2009
Christopher Daniels: The Fallen Angel
Great Muta
2013
IMPACT Wrestling: A Night You Can't Mist
Great Muta
2019NWA Battle of the Belts III
The White Ninja
1986
Dragon Blue
Ryusaki
1996
AJPW: 2ND WRESTLE-1
2003NJPW Wrestling World 2001
Keiji Muto
2001NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2001
2001
Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire
Harold Sakata
2004NOAH: The New Year 2022
Keiji Muto
2022
Bloodstained Memoirs
Himself
2009
The Great Muta: The Origin Of The Demon
The Great Muta
1995
WCW SuperBrawl III
The Great Muta
1993WrestleCade Supershow 2019
The Great Muta
2019
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion
The Great Mutah
2010
NOAH: Departure 2004
2004
Hustle Aid 2007
Great Muta
2007
NJPW Final Dome
Keiji Muto
1999
All Together
2011
CyberFight Festival 2021
Keiji Muto
2021AJPW Realize
2005
Proud Ambition
2006
Proud Ambition 2
2006
DDT Judgement
The Great Muta
2018