Fujinishiki Akira
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Fujinishiki Akira was a sumo wrestler from Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan. His highest rank was komusubi, which he held on ten occasions. He won the top makuuchi division tournament championship or yūshō in 1
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Kotozakura Masakatsu I
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Kotozakura Masakatsu was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Kurayoshi, Tottori. He was the sport's 53rd yokozuna. He made his professional debut in 1959, reaching the top division in 1963. Aft
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…the club and this led to the yokozuna's enforced retirement. He was seen in the 1967 James Bond film You Only Live Twice, fighting in a bout against Kotozakura. The Kyushu tournament was first held in 1957, and the Nagoya tournament in 1958…
Bronze statue of Kotozakura Masakatsu in Kurayoshi, Tottori.
The 53rd Yokozuna Kotozakura Memorial Museum in his hometown of Kurayoshi