- Highest rank
- sekiwake 関脇The third rank, just below ōzeki. More on sekiwake
- heya 部屋A stable: the house where wrestlers train, and where the juniors live. More on heya
- Kataonami
- From
- Tochigi-ken, Nasu-gun, Ogawa-machi
- Born
- 24 November 1949
- Height
- 185 cm
- Weight
- 126 kg
- Debut
- Natsu 1967
- Retired
- 1 November 1981
Rank by basho 71 basho on the banzuke
MakuuchiJuryoMakushitaSandanmeJonidanJonokuchi
Career record
| Division | Basho | Won | Lost | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonokuchi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| Jonidan | 3 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| Sandanme | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Makushita | 15 | 7 | 7 | 50% |
| Juryo | 8 | 55 | 49 | 53% |
| Makuuchi | 41 | 291 | 326 | 47% |
Defaults count as wins and losses. Playoff bouts don't, as in the official record.
Titles and prizes
- 優勝Kyushu 1970Jonokuchi
- 優勝Hatsu 1971Jonidan
Kanto-sho ×2, Shukun-sho ×1. 2 gold stars (wins over a yokozuna as a maegashira).
How he wins top winning techniques
Most-faced opponents head to head
Latest bouts
- Beat Yamaguchiuwatenage
- Lost to Hakuryutsuridashi
- Lost to Shinkouwatenage
- Beat Kurohimeyamahatakikomi
- Lost to Futatsuryuuwatenage
- Beat Daioyorikiri
- Lost to Oyutakauwatenage
- Lost to Daigoyorikiri
- Lost to Kurosegawauwatenage
- Lost to Tochitsurugiyorikiri
- Lost to Nishinofujiyorikiri
- Beat Fukuzonooshidashi
- Beat KotetsuyamaDefault
- Lost to Koboyamayorikiri
- Beat Saisutsukiotoshi
Ring names
- Akutsu Shigeru from Natsu 1967
- Tamanofuji Shigeru from Nagoya 1967