# Banryūyama Takaharu

Banryūyama Takaharu (born 4 May 1951 as Takaharu Taguchi) is a former sumo wrestler from Tatsuno, Hyōgo, Japan. He made his professional debut in November 1966, and reached the top division in March 1975. His highest rank was komusubi. He retired in November 1984 and became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association under the name Matsuchiyama. He worked as a coach at Mihogaseki stable until its closure in 2013, whereupon he moved to Kasugano stable. Upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 65 in May 2016 he was re-hired as a consultant for five more years. He left the Sumo Association upon turning 70 in May 2021.

## Career record

Banryūyama Takaharu :
| Year | January Hatsu basho, Tokyo | March Haru basho, Osaka | May Natsu basho, Tokyo | July Nagoya basho, Nagoya | September Aki basho, Tokyo | November Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka |
| 1966 | x | x | x | x | x | (Maezumo) |
| 1967 | East Jonokuchi #20 4–3 | West Jonidan #66 4–3 | West Jonidan #77 4–3 | East Jonidan #37 2–5 | West Jonidan #72 3–4 | West Jonidan #83 5–2 |
| 1968 | East Jonidan #38 4–3 | East Jonidan #15 4–3 | East Sandanme #91 4–3 | East Sandanme #71 3–4 | East Sandanme #80 3–4 | East Sandanme #84 5–2 |
| 1969 | East Sandanme #48 5–2 | East Sandanme #23 5–2 | West Sandanme #1 3–4 | West Sandanme #7 4–3 | West Makushita #56 4–3 | East Makushita #46 2–5 |
| 1970 | West Sandanme #3 5–2 | East Makushita #39 5–2 | West Makushita #22 3–4 | East Makushita #27 5–2 | West Makushita #15 4–3 | West Makushita #12 2–5 |
| 1971 | West Makushita #25 4–3 | East Makushita #21 6–1 | East Makushita #5 2–5 | East Makushita #16 2–5 | West Makushita #30 5–2 | West Makushita #12 4–3 |
| 1972 | East Makushita #10 3–4 | West Makushita #15 Sat out due to injury 0–0–7 | West Makushita #45 4–3 | East Makushita #40 4–3 | East Makushita #37 4–3 | East Makushita #34 7–0 Champion |
| 1973 | West Makushita #4 2–5 | West Makushita #16 5–2 | East Makushita #7 5–2 | West Makushita #2 4–3 | East Makushita #2 3–4 | East Makushita #5 4–3 |
| 1974 | West Makushita #2 3–4 | West Makushita #5 5–2 | East Makushita #1 4–3 | East Jūryō #13 9–6 | West Jūryō #5 6–9 | East Jūryō #11 10–5–P Champion |
| 1975 | East Jūryō #2 11–4 Champion | East Maegashira #13 8–7 | East Maegashira #10 8–7 | West Maegashira #8 6–9 | East Maegashira #10 8–7 | East Maegashira #7 6–9 |
| 1976 | East Maegashira #10 4–11 | East Jūryō #2 11–4 Champion | West Maegashira #12 8–7 | West Maegashira #9 7–8 | West Maegashira #10 9–6 | East Maegashira #5 6–9 |
| 1977 | West Maegashira #8 8–7 | West Maegashira #3 5–10 | East Maegashira #9 8–7 | East Maegashira #6 5–10 | West Maegashira #11 9–6 | West Maegashira #5 8–7 |
| 1978 | West Maegashira #4 4–11 | West Maegashira #10 8–7 | East Maegashira #7 6–9 | East Maegashira #10 9–6 | West Maegashira #3 10–5 F | West Komusubi #1 2–13 |
| 1979 | East Maegashira #8 6–9 | East Maegashira #11 6–9 | East Jūryō #1 8–7 | East Maegashira #14 0–3–12 | West Jūryō #10 8–7 | West Jūryō #9 4–11 |
| 1980 | West Makushita #3 4–3 | West Makushita #2 4–3 | East Makushita #1 7–0 Champion | East Jūryō #9 8–7 | West Jūryō #5 8–7 | West Jūryō #3 9–6 |
| 1981 | West Maegashira #12 3–12 | West Jūryō #7 8–7 | East Jūryō #3 8–7 | West Maegashira #13 8–7 | West Maegashira #8 10–5 | East Maegashira #2 3–12 |
| 1982 | East Maegashira #11 6–9 | West Maegashira #13 2–13 | East Jūryō #8 6–9 | West Jūryō #11 9–6 | East Jūryō #6 6–9 | West Jūryō #10 13–2 Champion |
| 1983 | West Maegashira #14 4–11 | East Jūryō #8 6–9 | East Jūryō #11 6–9 | East Makushita #1 5–2 | East Jūryō #11 6–9 | East Makushita #1 4–3 |
| 1984 | East Jūryō #11 8–7 | East Jūryō #7 6–9 | West Jūryō #10 4–11 | East Makushita #5 3–4 | East Makushita #10 2–5 | East Makushita #26 Retired 0–0–7 |
| Record given as wins–losses–absences Top division champion Top division runner-up Retired Lower divisions Non-participation Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s) Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna — Ōzeki — Sekiwake — Komusubi — Maegashira |||||||