Futatsuryū Jun'ichi

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Futatsuryū Jun'ichi
双津竜 順一
Personal information
BornYamamoto Jun'ichi
(1950-02-28)February 28, 1950
Hokkaidō, Japan
DiedAugust 12, 2014(2014-08-12) (aged 64)
Tokyo, Japan
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight172 kg (379 lb)
Career
StableTokitsukaze
Record676-669-30
DebutSeptember, 1963
Highest rankKomusubi (July, 1979)
RetiredNovember, 1982
Elder nameTokitsukaze
Championships2 (Jūryō)
1 (Makushita)
* Up to date as of June 2020.

Futatsuryū Jun'ichi (双津竜 順一, born Jun'ichi Yamamoto; February 28, 1950 – August 12, 2014) was a

Hokkaidō, Japan. After retirement he became the head coach of Tokitsukaze stable. Following his involvement in the hazing and death of trainee Takashi Saito, in October 2007 he became the first serving stablemaster to be dismissed by the Japan Sumo Association. In May 2009 he was sentenced to six years in prison.[1] He died on August 12, 2014, of lung cancer.[2]

Career

Born in

sanyaku
ranks. He was one of the heavier wrestlers in his time. His last top division tournament was in March 1980, but he continued to fight despite falling greatly in rank. He finished his career back in the makushita division.

Retirement from sumo

He retired from active competition in November 1982, becoming an

Asashōryū for injuring Toyonoshima during training, and visited his wrestler in the hospital.[citation needed] He also served as a judge
during tournament matches.

Dismissal and trial

Main article: Tokitsukaze stable hazing scandal

It was reported on October 3, 2007, that he would be dismissed from the Sumo Association over his involvement in

Maenoshin
had been dismissed in January 1997, but was an assistant coach and not a head coach).

On February 7, 2008, he and three sumo wrestlers were arrested for accidental mortality.[8] Yamamoto admitted for the first time that Tokitaizan was tied to a pole and beaten for up to 20 minutes. He continued to deny the charges against him however, saying "it was not assault, it was discipline."[7] On December 18, 2008, three sumo wrestlers were found guilty but received suspended sentences because they could not fight Yamamoto's commandment.[9] They were all dismissed from sumo. Yamamoto's trial was conducted separately because he had continued to deny the charges, and began in February 2009.[10]

On May 29, 2009, he was imprisoned for six years.

yaocho or match-fixing at least ten times in his career, but insisted he was "framed" over Tokitaizan's death. His final appeal was rejected in August 2011 and a five-year prison term was finalized.[13]

Death

He died of lung cancer on August 12, 2014, at the age of 64. He had still been serving a sentence but was moved to a hospital as his condition deteriorated.[2]

Career record

Futatsuryū Jun'ichi[14]
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
1963 x x x x (Maezumo) (Maezumo)
1964 (Maezumo) West Jonokuchi #23
2–5
 		 West Jonokuchi #8
4–3
 		 East Jonidan #97
3–4
 		 East Jonidan #108
4–3
 		 East Jonidan #75
5–2
 
1965 East Jonidan #26
2–5
 		 West Jonidan #54
5–2
 		 West Jonidan #19
4–3
 		 East Sandanme #83
4–3
 		 East Sandanme #67
4–3
 		 West Sandanme #44
3–4
 
1966 East Sandanme #56
2–5
 		 West Sandanme #75
5–2
 		 East Sandanme #41
4–3
 		 East Sandanme #20
5–2
 		 West Makushita #82
3–4
 		 East Makushita #93
4–3
 
1967 West Makushita #81
4–3
 		 West Makushita #67
4–3
 		 West Sandanme #6
4–3
 		 West Makushita #54
5–2
 		 West Makushita #35
2–5
 		 East Makushita #44
2–5
 
1968 East Makushita #58
3–4
 		 West Sandanme #8
6–1
 		 West Makushita #42
6–1
 		 West Makushita #25
4–3
 		 West Makushita #20
4–3
 		 West Makushita #14
3–4
 
1969 East Makushita #17
2–5
 		 East Makushita #33
5–2
 		 East Makushita #18
5–2
 		 East Makushita #9
2–5
 		 East Makushita #20
7–0
Champion
 		 West Jūryō #13
10–5
 
1970 East Jūryō #7
8–7
 		 West Jūryō #4
8–7
 		 West Jūryō #2
5–10
 		 West Jūryō #9
9–6
 		 East Jūryō #5
6–9
 		 West Jūryō #9
9–6
 
1971 West Jūryō #3
6–9
 		 East Jūryō #10
12–3–P
 		 East Jūryō #4
6–9
 		 East Jūryō #6
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #7
8–7
 		 West Jūryō #3
9–6
 
1972 East Jūryō #1
10–5
 		 East Maegashira #9
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #4
6–9
 		 West Maegashira #6
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #8
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #11
4–11
 
1973 East Jūryō #4
6–9
 		 East Jūryō #10
9–6
 		 West Jūryō #4
9–6
 		 West Jūryō #1
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #12
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #2
5–10
 
1974 West Jūryō #7
8–7
 		 West Jūryō #3
9–6
 		 East Jūryō #1
5–10
 		 East Jūryō #10
9–6
 		 West Jūryō #2
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #5
6–9
 
1975 East Jūryō #10
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #9
8–7
 		 West Jūryō #7
11–4
Champion
 		 West Maegashira #13
4–11
 		 West Jūryō #5
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #3
12–3
Champion
 
1976 East Maegashira #11
11–4
 		 East Maegashira #3
4–11
 		 West Maegashira #9
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #7
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #5
4–11
 		 West Maegashira #10
Sat out due to injury
0–0–15
1977 West Jūryō #9
8–7
 		 West Jūryō #7
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #6
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #4
10–5
 		 East Maegashira #12
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #7
9–6
 
1978 East Maegashira #3
4–11
 		 East Maegashira #9
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #4
4–11
 		 West Maegashira #11
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #8
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #4
5–10
 
1979 East Maegashira #9
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #10
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #7
10–5
 		 East Komusubi #1
4–11
 		 West Maegashira #7
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #4
5–10
 
1980 West Maegashira #8
6–9
 		 East Maegashira #13
3–4–8
 		 West Jūryō #9
9–6
 		 East Jūryō #6
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #8
5–10
 		 East Jūryō #12
8–7
 
1981 West Jūryō #7
6–9
 		 West Jūryō #11
9–6
 		 West Jūryō #5
4–11
 		 West Jūryō #10
9–6
 		 East Jūryō #7
6–9
 		 West Jūryō #12
4–11
 
1982 East Makushita #7
3–4
 		 West Makushita #12
4–3
 		 West Makushita #8
3–4
 		 West Makushita #15
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7		 East Makushita #50
5–2
 		 West Makushita #32
Retired
1–6–0
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

References

  1. Japan Times
    . 30 May 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
  2. ^ a b "元時津風親方が死去 64歳" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  3. ^
    Japan Times
    Online. 2007-10-03. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
  4. ^ "Heavy hitters". The Economist. 2008-02-14. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
  5. Japan Times
    Online. 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
  6. ^ "Japan sumo boss fired over death". BBC. 2007-10-05. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
  7. ^ a b Sumo Talk: Tokitsukaze
  8. ^ "Japanese sumo trainer arrested over death of wrestler". The Washington Post. 2008-02-07. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
  9. ^ "Japan wrestlers convicted in death of sumo fellow". International Herald Tribune. 2008-12-18. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
  10. Japan Times
    . 13 February 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
  11. ^ a b "Sumo trainer jailed over killing". BBC News Online. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
  12. ^ "Disgraced sumo trainer at centre of beating scandal requests severance pay". Associated Press. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  13. ^ "5-yr term on ex-sumo master over death of wrestler to be finalized". Mainichi Daily News. 31 August 2011.[dead link]
  14. ^ "Futatsuryū Jun'ichi Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2012-08-25.

See also

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