[7.0] "Totally worth seeing at least once, especially with the VHS (or TV? ) release with all the ridiculous pre-match pageantry attached."

[2.0] "In the infamous Ganryujima Island Death Match, Antonio Inoki and Masa Saito clash on a remote island, in a shoreside ring with no referee. The concept of the match prefigures both modern-day "location" matches that take place away from traditional arenas, and cinematic matches, with some nice scenery and once night falls, some rather artistic shots with the grappling lit by large ringside torches. Unfortunately, it's also a real slog to get through. Though eventually both men do get bloodied - Saito dramatically so - the vast majority of the action is limited to traditional, slow-paced grappling. Nothing wrong with grappling in theory of course, but when the runtime of the match itself is well over *an hour and a half, * it becomes a chore to watch pretty quickly. Add to that that other than providing a backdrop, the environment of the match never really comes into play; the action mostly takes place in the ring and only occasionally spilling out to the area around it. It's certainly interesting, having walked so our modern Final Deletions and DDT campground matches and Boneyard Matches could run, but the modern viewer will probably get more out of a short highlight reel than sitting through the entire thing."

"Really boring and interminably long. I have a lot of respect for participants involved but the work here is dull and dry. Skip."

[0.0] "Maybe the worst match in the history of wrestling, because not only is this dreadfully boring, it's also 103 minutes long. I'm trying to think of all of the wonderful and fulfilling things I could do with those 103 minutes if I could have them back. I could watch a movie I've never seen before, maybe discover new music, perhaps enjoy some sex with my lovely wife, stare at a wall for an hour and a half and ponder the meaning of life, the possibilities are endless and they are all better alternatives than this."