- Highest rank
- maegashira 前頭The numbered rank-and-file of the top division. More on maegashira 6
- heya 部屋A stable: the house where wrestlers train, and where the juniors live. More on heya
- Izutsu
- From
- Kagoshima-ken, Sendai-shi
- Born
- 7 June 1942
- Height
- 176 cm
- Weight
- 90 kg
- Debut
- Nagoya 1958
- Retired
- 1 November 1963
Rank by basho 32 basho on the banzuke
MakuuchiJuryoMakushitaSandanmeJonidanJonokuchi
Career record
| Division | Basho | Won | Lost | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonokuchi | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jonidan | 6 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Sandanme | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Makushita | 13 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Juryo | 5 | 44 | 31 | 59% |
| Makuuchi | 4 | 25 | 21 | 54% |
Defaults count as wins and losses. Playoff bouts don't, as in the official record.
Titles and prizes
Kanto-sho ×1
How he wins top winning techniques
Most-faced opponents head to head
| Opponent | Bouts | Record | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakanami | 7 | 4-3 | Compare |
| Sawakaze | 6 | 5-1 | Compare |
| Kotozakura | 6 | 2-4 | Compare |
| Kirinji | 5 | 2-3 | Compare |
| Wakatenryu | 5 | 2-3 | Compare |
| Kurojishi | 5 | 4-1 | Compare |
| Wakanokuni | 5 | 2-3 | Compare |
| Unzenyama | 4 | 2-2 | Compare |
| Oyazaki | 3 | 1-2 | Compare |
| Yoshinoiwa | 3 | 3-0 | Compare |
| Miyabashira | 3 | 1-2 | Compare |
| Tochioyama | 3 | 2-1 | Compare |
Latest bouts
- Beat Tamaarashiuchigake
- Lost to Fusanishikitsukidashi
- Lost to Ohikarihatakikomi
- Lost to Kotetsuyamatsuridashi
- Beat Wakanokunitsukidashi
- Lost to Wakahagurooshidashi
- Beat Tochioyamatottari
- Beat Kurojishikoshinage
- Lost to Maedagawayoritaoshi
- Beat Tsunenishikihikiotoshi
- Lost to Wakamaedaokuridashi
- Lost to Udagawauwatenage
- Beat Myobudaniuchigake
- Lost to Kotozakuratsukidashi
- Beat Kairyuyamatsukiotoshi
Ring names
- Kawauchi Motoyuki from Nagoya 1958
- Sakahoko Yojiro from Nagoya 1962