- Highest rank
- maegashira 前頭The numbered rank-and-file of the top division. More on maegashira 2
- heya 部屋A stable: the house where wrestlers train, and where the juniors live. More on heya
- Kataonami
- From
- Oita-ken, Beppu-shi
- Born
- 3 October 1935
- Height
- 178 cm
- Weight
- 98 kg
- Debut
- Hatsu 1954
- Retired
- 1 September 1962
Rank by basho 28 basho on the banzuke
MakuuchiJuryoMakushita
Career record
| Division | Basho | Won | Lost | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makushita | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Juryo | 12 | 88 | 85 | 51% |
| Makuuchi | 15 | 111 | 119 | 48% |
Defaults count as wins and losses. Playoff bouts don't, as in the official record.
How he wins top winning techniques
Most-faced opponents head to head
| Opponent | Bouts | Record | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aonosato | 14 | 8-6 | Compare |
| Wakasugiyama | 14 | 8-6 | Compare |
| Fukudayama | 13 | 9-4 | Compare |
| Shionishiki | 11 | 9-2 | Compare |
| Naruyama | 11 | 8-3 | Compare |
| Oginohana | 10 | 5-5 | Compare |
| Kitanonada | 10 | 4-6 | Compare |
| Fujinishiki | 9 | 3-6 | Compare |
| Kitabayama | 9 | 2-7 | Compare |
| Kiyonomori | 9 | 7-2 | Compare |
| Dewanishiki | 9 | 3-6 | Compare |
| Takanishiki | 8 | 4-4 | Compare |
Latest bouts
- Beat Omidorishitatenage
- Lost to Tsunenishikiyorikiri
- Lost to Ichinoyayorikiri
- Lost to Takanishikiyorikiri
- Lost to Aranamiyoritaoshi
- Lost to Tokitsunamioshidashi
- Lost to Daiyuyorikiri
- Beat Fukudayamauwatenage
- Lost to Tokinamitsuridashi
- Beat Niigiyamasukuinage
- Lost to Yoshakayamasukuinage
- Lost to Okuniyorikiri
- Lost to Hibikiyayorikiri
- Lost to Sakahokoyorikiri
- Beat Akashiumiuwatenage
Ring names
- Tamahibiki Masanobu from Hatsu 1961
- Shinkawa Katsumi from Nagoya 1961