Fujinishiki Takemitsu
| Fujinishiki Takemitsu | |
|---|---|
| 富士錦 猛光 | |
| File:Fujinishiki 1961 Scan10018.JPG | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Akira Ichimiya 18 March 1937 Yamanashi, Japan |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
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| Weight | 136 kg (300 lb) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Takasago |
| Record | 576-560-5 |
| Debut | March, 1953 |
| Highest rank | Komusubi (March, 1960) |
| Retired | November, 1968 |
| Championships | 1 (Makuuchi) 1 (Makushita) |
| Special Prizes | Outstanding Performance (2) Fighting Spirit (4) Technique (1) |
| Gold Stars | 7 Tochinoumi (3) Kashiwado (2) Wakanohana I Sadanoyama |
| * Up to date as of Sep. 2012. | |
Fujinishiki Takemitsu (18 March 1937 – 17 December 2003) was a sumo wrestler from Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan. After his retirement he was the head coach of Takasago stable.
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Career
Making his debut in 1953, he first entered the top makuuchi division in 1959 and was runner-up in two tournaments that year. His highest rank was komusubi. He spent a total of ten tournaments at that rank but never managed to earn promotion to sekiwake. The highlight of his career came in July 1964 when he took the top division championship or yūshō with a 14-1 record. He was ranked as a maegashira at the time and did not meet any ōzeki or yokozuna during the tournament. He was perhaps fortunate that yokozuna Taihō, who won four championships in that year alone, dropped out after five days. He wrestled for Takasago stable and following his retirement as an active wrestler in November 1968 stayed there as a coach. In 1988 he became head of the stable, following the death of former yokozuna Asashio Tarō III. He coached Konishiki and Mitoizumi amongst others. He also served on the Japan Sumo Association's board of directors. In February 2002, in failing health, he passed on ownership of the stable to former ōzeki Asashio Tarō IV. He died of liver disease in December 2003.
He was seen in the 1967 James Bond film You Only Live Twice, fighting in a bout against Kotozakura.[citation needed]
Career record
- The Kyushu tournament was first held in 1957, and the Nagoya tournament in 1958.
| Year in sumo | January Hatsu basho, Tokyo |
March Haru basho, Osaka |
May Natsu basho, Tokyo |
July Nagoya basho, Nagoya |
September Aki basho, Tokyo |
November Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | x | Shinjo 3–0 |
West Jonidan #26 5–3 |
Not held | East Jonidan #10 4–4 |
Not held |
| 1954 | East Jonidan #5 5–3 |
West Sandanme #50 4–4 |
East Sandanme #48 4–4 |
Not held | West Sandanme #44 6–2 |
Not held |
| 1955 | East Sandanme #29 5–3 |
East Sandanme #8 4–4 |
East Sandanme #3 3–5 |
Not held | West Sandanme #5 5–3 |
Not held |
| 1956 | East Makushita #53 5–3 |
West Makushita #43 6–2 |
East Makushita #35 6–2 |
Not held | West Makushita #24 7–1–P Champion |
Not held |
| 1957 | West Makushita #6 2–6 |
East Makushita #15 7–1 |
East Makushita #3 3–5 |
Not held | East Makushita #8 4–4 |
East Makushita #8 5–3 |
| 1958 | West Makushita #4 6–2 |
West Jūryō #24 8–7 |
East Jūryō #23 11–4–P |
West Jūryō #14 8–7 |
West Jūryō #10 11–4 |
West Jūryō #2 11–4 |
| 1959 | East Maegashira #18 5–10 |
East Jūryō #3 12–3 |
West Maegashira #18 9–6 |
West Maegashira #14 12–3 F |
West Maegashira #3 4–11 |
East Maegashira #11 12–3 F |
| 1960 | East Maegashira #2 9–6 |
West Komusubi #1 7–8 |
West Maegashira #2 5–10 |
West Maegashira #6 5–10 ★ |
East Maegashira #7 6–9 |
East Maegashira #11 11–4 |
| 1961 | East Maegashira #4 10–5 F |
West Komusubi #2 8–7 |
East Komusubi 7–8 |
East Maegashira #1 9–6 |
East Komusubi #1 8–7 |
East Komusubi #1 8–7 |
| 1962 | West Komusubi #1 4–11 |
East Maegashira #5 7–8 |
West Maegashira #4 4–11 |
West Maegashira #10 9–6 |
East Maegashira #5 8–7 |
West Maegashira #1 4–11 |
| 1963 | West Maegashira #7 11–4 |
East Maegashira #1 8–7 O |
West Komusubi #1 4–11 |
West Maegashira #3 9–6 O |
West Komusubi #1 2–8–5 |
West Maegashira #7 8–7 |
| 1964 | West Maegashira #3 7–8 |
West Maegashira #3 4–11 |
West Maegashira #5 5–10 |
West Maegashira #9 14–1 FT |
East Komusubi #1 4–11 |
West Maegashira #4 6–9 ★ |
| 1965 | East Maegashira #6 8–7 |
West Maegashira #3 5–10 |
West Maegashira #5 6–9 |
West Maegashira #7 10–5 |
East Maegashira #3 7–8 ★★ |
West Maegashira #3 8–7 |
| 1966 | East Maegashira #3 8–7 |
West Maegashira #2 6–9 ★ |
West Maegashira #3 9–6 ★ |
East Maegashira #1 6–9 |
West Maegashira #3 7–8 |
West Maegashira #3 10–5 |
| 1967 | West Komusubi #2 6–9 |
East Maegashira #2 8–7 ★ |
East Maegashira #1 2–13 |
West Maegashira #5 7–8 |
West Maegashira #6 5–10 |
East Maegashira #9 8–7 |
| 1968 | East Maegashira #7 8–7 |
West Maegashira #5 5–10 |
West Maegashira #8 7–8 |
East Maegashira #9 6–9 |
East Maegashira #12 8–7 |
West Maegashira #9 Retired 1–14 |
| Record given as win-loss-absent Top Division Champion Retired Lower Divisions Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi(s); P=Playoff(s) |
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References
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