Yoshinori Tashiro
Yoshinori Tashiro | |
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田代 良徳 | |
Pronunciation | Tashiro Yoshinori |
Born | |
Nationality | Japanese |
Other names | Tōōyama Katsunori |
Alma mater | Meiji University |
Occupation(s) | Actor, model, talent |
Years active | circa 2017 – present |
Notable work | Everyone's Grand Sumo - Sumo Wrestlers' Dosukoi Life You Don't Know |
Website | blog.rixy.jp/ |
Tōōyama Katsunori | |
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東桜山 勝徳 | |
Personal information | |
Born | Yoshinori Tashiro July 13, 1976 Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan |
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 166.3 kg (367 lb) |
Career | |
Stable | Tamanoi |
Record | 192-152-20 |
Debut | January, 1999 |
Highest rank | Makushita 7 (November, 2002) |
Retired | September, 2007 |
Championships | 1 (Jonokuchi) |
* Up to date as of 3 April 2023. |
Yoshinori Tashiro (Japanese: 田代 良徳, Tashiro Yoshinori), also known by his ring name or
Early life and sumo background
Born in Hachiōji, a city in the
In high school he transferred to the Nakano Junior and Senior High School, a high school with a prestigious sumo program attached to
Sumo career
Due to his connection to Tochiazuma, Yoshinori entered
Retirement from sumo
On the two occasions Tōōyama was demoted to sandanme, in July 2003 and May 2005, he had got winning records (
Acting career
After retirement he worked at a supermarket run by a member of his stable's support association, later being promoted to store manager. He also launched his own website production and management company "Deckworks" (reorganized as " Decks LLC " in 2015).[7]
Around 2008 and 2009, Yoshinori wrote and published a book telling of his daily life while an active sumo wrestler, titled みんなの大相撲―あなたの知らない力士たちのドスコイ生活 (lit. Everyone's Grand Sumo - Sumo Wrestlers' Dosukoi Life You Don't Know), in an attempt to showcase the hardships and day-to-day lives of sumo wrestlers.
In parallel with working at a supermarket, he used his experience as a former sumo wrestler to perform talent activities, and worked for O-Sumo-san Promotions or SumoPro. He retired from managing the supermarket in 2015 to concentrate on company management and talent business. He announced on his Facebook that he would be leaving SumoPro at the end of August 2021 and working as a freelancer.[8]
Since becoming an actor he starred in multiple commercials and other appearances, including an appearance on Vogue in February 2017 and an advertisement with Salman Khan in September 2017. He also played the lead role in the unreleased Indian film Sumo.[2][9] He played small roles in Detective Chinatown 3 and John Wick: Chapter 4.[10][11]
Fighting style
Tōōyama's favoured technique are listed at the
Career record
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 |
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1999 | (Maezumo) | East Jonokuchi #35 7–0 Champion |
West Jonidan #31 6–1 |
West Sandanme #71 5–2 |
West Sandanme #40 5–2 |
East Sandanme #15 3–4 |
2000 | East Sandanme #31 4–3 |
East Sandanme #17 6–1 |
West Makushita #43 5–2 |
West Makushita #27 5–2 |
East Makushita #15 1–6 |
West Makushita #34 3–4 |
2001 | East Makushita #43 3–4 |
West Makushita #53 4–3 |
West Makushita #45 4–3 |
West Makushita #36 3–4 |
East Makushita #48 5–2 |
West Makushita #32 3–4 |
2002 | West Makushita #40 3–4 |
East Makushita #50 5–2 |
West Makushita #35 4–3 |
East Makushita #26 5–2 |
West Makushita #13 4–3 |
West Makushita #7 2–5 |
2003 | East Makushita #23 4–3 |
East Makushita #18 3–4 |
East Makushita #27 0–0–7 |
West Sandanme #7 5–2 |
West Makushita #46 6–1 |
West Makushita #20 3–4 |
2004 | East Makushita #25 2–5 |
East Makushita #42 5–2 |
West Makushita #27 1–6 |
East Makushita #58 5–2 |
East Makushita #41 4–3 |
East Makushita #37 4–3 |
2005 | East Makushita #29 3–4 |
East Makushita #39 2–5 |
West Sandanme #1 1–0–6 |
East Sandanme #33 0–0–7 |
West Sandanme #93 6–1 |
West Sandanme #34 5–2 |
2006 | East Sandanme #6 5–2 |
West Makushita #48 5–2 |
East Makushita #33 3–4 |
West Makushita #41 4–3 |
East Makushita #34 3–4 |
West Makushita #42 4–3 |
2007 | West Makushita #34 4–3 |
West Makushita #27 4–3 |
East Makushita #23 2–5 |
West Makushita #36 1–6 |
West Sandanme #7 Retired 3–4 |
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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
- ^ Madhur Tankha (20 November 2017). "Sumo stars dazzle". The Hindu.
- ^ a b 池田園子 (11 May 2019). "突然のドクターストップで引退。相撲歴24年、栃東の元付き人が引退後に掲げた夢". retty.
- ^ "Japan tourism teams up with Sumo star for #GoodnessofJapan". Business Traveler. 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Sumō on India's Silver Screen: Retired Wrestler Puts Comic Spin on Japan's National Sport". nippon. 9 April 2020.
- ^ "破壊力ヤバいwww 海岸に漂着した力士とインド人青年の友情を描くインド映画「SUMO」予告編公開". excite. 12 December 2019.
- ^ "お相撲さん→スーパーの店長→モデル→インドで人気俳優…? 元東桜山こと田代良徳さんの人生が波乱万丈すぎる件". bunshun. 9 May 2019.
- ^ "突然のドクターストップで引退。相撲歴24年、栃東の元付き人が引退後に掲げた夢". Retty. 11 May 2018.
- ^ "お相撲さん→スーパーの店長→モデル→インドで人気俳優…? 元東桜山こと田代良徳さんの人生が波乱万丈すぎる件" (in Japanese). Bunshun. 2021-05-09. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ Navein Darshan (15 July 2019). "Vanakam sumo". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "ボリウッドの相撲映画が強烈すぎる!インドに漂着、寿司で釣られ土俵にあがる力士がカオスな「SUMO」予告". eiga. 19 December 2019.
- ^ "キアヌ・リーブスは「自分用の椅子」が用意されてなくても問題なし!対応が最高すぎる". FRONTROW. 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Tōōyama Katsunori Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
External links
- Yoshinori's personal blog
- Yoshinori Tashiro's official biography (English) at the Grand Sumo Homepage