Arase Nagahide

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Arase Nagahide
荒勢 永英
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* Up to date as of June 2020.

Arase Nagahide (荒勢 永英, 20 June 1949 – 11 August 2008), real name Arase Hideo (荒瀬 英生) was a

sekiwake
. After his retirement in 1981 he became a television personality and ran unsuccessfully for political office.

Career

His parents were farmers. He began sumo at Kochi junior high school. He was an amateur sumo champion at

sekiwake for nine tournaments in total, including four straight from September 1977 to March 1978. However he only once had a double-digit winning record at the rank and so never seriously challenged for ozeki
promotion. Hampered by a right knee injury, he announced his retirement in September 1981.

Retirement from sumo

After his retirement he was briefly an

television personality. He stood for election to the House of Councillors as a Liberal League candidate in 2001, but was unsuccessful. He suffered a stroke in 2006. He died of heart failure in 2008 at the age of 59.[3]

Fighting style

He was a yotsu-sumo (grappling) wrestler who preferred the migi-yotsu (right hand inside, left hand outside) position on the

Kotoshogiku
.

Career record

Arase Nagahide[4]
Year January
Hatsu basho, Tokyo
March
Haru basho, Osaka
May
Natsu basho, Tokyo
July
Nagoya basho, Nagoya
September
Aki basho, Tokyo
November
Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka
1972 Makushita tsukedashi #60
5–2
 
West Makushita #38
5–2
 
West Makushita #22
6–1–P
 
West Makushita #7
5–2
 
East Makushita #2
6–1
 
West Jūryō #9
8–7
 
1973 East Jūryō #8
8–7
 
East Jūryō #7
9–6
 
West Jūryō #2
10–5
 
East Maegashira #13
9–6
 
East Maegashira #9
6–9
 
West Maegashira #11
8–7
 
1974 West Maegashira #10
9–6
 
East Maegashira #5
7–8
West Maegashira #6
11–4
O
West Maegashira #1
6–9
 
West Maegashira #3
10–5
F
East Komusubi #2
5–10
 
1975 West Maegashira #4
8–7
 
West Maegashira #2
9–6
F
West Komusubi #1
6–9
 
West Maegashira #2
8–7
 
West Maegashira #1
6–9
 
West Maegashira #4
8–7
 
1976 West Maegashira #2
8–7
 
West Maegashira #1
8–7
 
West Sekiwake #1
8–7
 
East Sekiwake #2
6–9
 
West Maegashira #2
6–9
 
West Maegashira #6
9–6
 
1977 West Maegashira #1
9–6
 
West Sekiwake #1
7–8
 
West Komusubi #1
8–7
 
East Komusubi #1
8–7
 
East Sekiwake #1
11–4
T
East Sekiwake #1
8–7
 
1978 East Sekiwake #1
8–7
 
West Sekiwake #1
7–8
 
West Komusubi #1
5–10
 
West Maegashira #5
8–7
 
West Maegashira #2
5–10
 
West Maegashira #8
6–9
 
1979 East Maegashira #11
8–7
 
West Maegashira #6
8–7
 
West Maegashira #2
5–10
 
East Maegashira #7
8–7
 
West Maegashira #2
3–12
 
East Maegashira #12
10–5
 
1980 East Maegashira #2
8–7
West Sekiwake #1
8–7
 
East Sekiwake #1
3–12
 
East Maegashira #8
8–7
 
West Maegashira #6
6–9
 
West Maegashira #9
8–7
 
1981 East Maegashira #6
5–10
 
West Maegashira #11
9–6
 
East Maegashira #7
3–10–2
 
East Jūryō #1
6–9
 
West Jūryō #7
Retired
1–5
x
Record given as wins–losses–absencies    Top division champion Top division runner-up Retired Lower divisions Non-participation

Playoff
(s)
Divisions:
Jonokuchi

Makuuchi ranks: 
Maegashira

See also

References