- Highest rank
- ōzeki 大関Champion, the second-highest rank. More on ōzeki
- heya 部屋A stable: the house where wrestlers train, and where the juniors live. More on heya
- Tatsunami
- From
- Hokkaido, Kamikawa-gun, Aibetsu-cho
- Born
- 25 April 1947
- Height
- 174 cm
- Weight
- 118 kg
- Debut
- Nagoya 1963
- Retired
- 1 September 1979
Rank by basho 97 basho on the banzuke
MakuuchiJuryoMakushitaSandanmeJonidanJonokuchi
Career record
| Division | Basho | Won | Lost | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonokuchi | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jonidan | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Sandanme | 6 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Makushita | 25 | 8 | 12 | 40% |
| Juryo | 10 | 77 | 50 | 61% |
| Makuuchi | 54 | 423 | 334 | 56% |
Defaults count as wins and losses. Playoff bouts don't, as in the official record.
Titles and prizes
Gino-sho ×6, Kanto-sho ×1. 2 gold stars (wins over a yokozuna as a maegashira).
How he wins top winning techniques
Most-faced opponents head to head
| Opponent | Bouts | Record | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Takanohana | 39 | 12-27 | Compare |
| Mienoumi | 38 | 18-20 | Compare |
| Kitanoumi | 37 | 9-28 | Compare |
| Wajima | 35 | 4-31 | Compare |
| Kaiketsu | 34 | 16-18 | Compare |
| Masuiyama | 30 | 22-8 | Compare |
| Wakanohana | 29 | 15-14 | Compare |
| Arase | 28 | 23-5 | Compare |
| Takamiyama | 26 | 16-10 | Compare |
| Fujizakura | 23 | 18-5 | Compare |
| Yutakayama | 22 | 18-4 | Compare |
| Tochihikari | 18 | 14-4 | Compare |
Latest bouts
- Lost to ZaonishikiDefault
- Lost to Mienoumishitatenage
- Beat Takanosatosotogake
- Lost to Tamanofujikirikaeshi
- Beat Tochihikariuchigake
- Beat Misugiisoyorikiri
- Lost to Tochiakagikotenage
- Beat Araseokuridashi
- Beat Takanohanasotogake
- Lost to Tochihikariyorikiri
- Beat Kuramayorikiri
- Beat Wakanohanayorikiri
- Beat Amanoyamasusotori
- Lost to Wajimayorikiri
- Lost to Mienoumiyorikiri
Ring names
- Asahikuni Takeo from Nagoya 1963
- Asahikuni Masuo from Nagoya 1973