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Akebono Tarō

Akebono Tarō

Acting · 0.4 popularity

Age

57

Movies

14

TV

1

Born
May 8, 1969 – April 10, 2024
From
Oahu, Hawaii, USA

Biography

Akebono Tarō (May 8, 1969 – April 10, 2024) was an American-born Japanese professional sumo wrestler and professional wrestler from Waimānalo, Hawaii. Joining sumo in Japan in 1988, he was trained by pioneering Hawaiian wrestler Takamiyama and rose swiftly up the rankings, reaching the top division in 1990. After two consecutive yusho or tournament championships in November 1992 and January 1993 he made history by becoming the first non-Japanese-born wrestler ever to reach yokozuna, the highest rank in sumo.

Works

14 films

Ocean's Thirteen

Ocean's Thirteen

20076.7

El Chapo and the Curse of the Pirate Zombies

El Chapo and the Curse of the Pirate Zombies

20222.0

NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)

NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)

2007

RIZIN IZA

RIZIN IZA

2015

Dragon Gate USA Freedom Fight 2010

Dragon Gate USA Freedom Fight 2010

2010

AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two)

AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two)

20166.0

NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 9 (Final)

NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 9 (Final)

2013

AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One)

AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One)

20165.0

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV

20108.0

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7

2013

Ikkyu-san

Ikkyu-san

2012

NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love

NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love

2012

DGUSA Bushido: Code of the Warrior

DGUSA Bushido: Code of the Warrior

2010

AJPW Anniversary Tour 2013 - Day 9

AJPW Anniversary Tour 2013 - Day 9

2013