Unryū Kyūkichi
| 雲龍 久吉 Unryū Kyūkichi | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born |
Kyūkichi Shiozuka 1822 Yanagawa, Fukuoka, Japan |
| Died | June 15, 1890 (aged 68) |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 135 kg (298 lb) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Oitekaze |
| Record |
127-32-55 15draws-5holds(Makuuchi) |
| Debut | November, 1847 |
| Highest rank | Yokozuna (September 1861) |
| Retired | February, 1865 |
| Championships | 7 (Makuuchi, unofficial) |
| * Career information is correct as of October 2007. | |
Unryū Kyūkichi (雲龍 久吉, 1822 – June 15, 1890; aka Unryū Hisakichi) was a sumo wrestler from Yanagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 10th Yokozuna.
Career
He was born in Yanagawa, Fukuoka. He lost his parents and grandmother in 1833.[1] He made an Osaka sumo debut in May 1846. He moved to Edo in 1847. He was promoted to the top makuuchi division in February 1852.
Unryu was a strong wrestler at the beginning of his career. He won four consecutive championships upon entering the top makuuchi division. He presented his power before the military of Matthew C. Perry.[1] He was promoted to ōzeki in January 1858.
He was awarded a yokozuna licence in September 1861, but by that time he had already passed his peak and was unable to win many more bouts. In the top makuuchi division, he won 127 bouts and lost 32 bouts, recording a winning percentage of 79.9.
Retirement from sumo
After his retirement in February 1865, he remained in the sumo world as an elder. He was the chairman (fudegashira) of Tokyo sumo in the early Meiji period, but he also acquired credit for his honesty.[2]
The name of one style of yokozuna dohyō-iri (the yokozuna ring entering ceremony) came from him. His ritual dance was said to be beautiful but it isn't proved that he performed the ritual dance in the Unryū style. His style is said to have been imitated by Tachiyama Mineemon,[3] but Tachiyama's style is called shiranui style now. This was due to sumo scholar Kozo Hikoyama, who without researching properly, labelled Tachiyama's style as being that of Shiranui Koemon, whereas it was in fact created by Unryū. Hikoyama was such an authority that no-one contradicted him, and the Shiranui name has stuck.[4]
Top division record
- The actual time the tournaments were held during the year in this period often varied.
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| 1852 | East Maegashira #7 8–0–1 1d Unofficial |
East Maegashira #3 7–1–1 1draw Unofficial |
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| 1853 | East Maegashira #2 6–0–2 1d 1h Unofficial |
East Maegashira #1 8–0–2 Unofficial |
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| 1854 | East Komusubi 3–3–1 3d |
East Komusubi 5–1–1 2d 1h |
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| 1855 | Called off due to fire | Not held | ||||
| 1856 | East Komusubi 4–1–4 1h |
East Sekiwake 9–0–1 Unofficial |
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| 1857 | East Sekiwake 7–1 |
East Sekiwake 7–1–1 1h Unofficial |
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| 1858 | East Ōzeki 5–2–3 |
Called off due to fire | ||||
| 1859 | East Ōzeki 5–2–3 |
East Ōzeki 3–1–4 1d 1h |
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| 1860 | East Ōzeki 5–2–1 2d |
East Ōzeki 5–1–1 |
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| 1861 | East Ōzeki 3–1–6 |
East Ōzeki 7–2–1 |
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| 1862 | East Ōzeki 6–2–2 |
East Ōzeki 6–1–2 1d Unofficial |
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| 1863 | East Ōzeki 4–3–3 |
East Ōzeki 5–1–1 2d |
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| 1864 | East Ōzeki 5–3–1 1d |
East Ōzeki 4–3–3 |
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| 1865 | East Ōzeki Retired 0–0–10 |
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| Record given as win-loss-absent Top Division Champion Retired Lower Divisions Key: ★=Kinboshi(s); d=Draw(s) (引分); h=Hold(s) (預り); nr=no result recorded Yokozuna (not ranked as such on banzuke until 1890) Ōzeki — Sekiwake — Komusubi — Maegashira |
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*Championships for the best record in a tournament were not recognized or awarded before the summer 1909 tournament, and the above championships are unofficial. For more information, see yūshō.
See also
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- List of Yokozuna
- List of past sumo wrestlers
- Glossary of sumo terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "雲龍久吉…土俵入りに名残す横綱（福岡県柳川市）" (in Japanese). Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
- ↑ "雲龍 久吉" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2008-07-04.
- ↑ "The 11th Yokozuna Shiranui Koemon". Sumo Fan Magazine. Retrieved 2007-10-10.
- ↑ Castella, Stehane;Perran, Thierry (February 2006). "History and evolution of the tsuna since 1789". Le Monde Du Sumo. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
- ↑ "Unryu Hisakichi Rikishi Information" (in English). Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
- ↑ "大相撲優勝力士" (in Japanese). ja.wikipedia. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
External links
- (Japanese) Unryu Hisakichi tournament result
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