page_title: Hanakaze Daisaku
hierarchical_section_title: Hanakaze Daisaku
caption_attribution_description: English: Taken at 2019 January tournament in Ryogoku, Tokyo
context_page_description: Hanakaze Daisaku is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Tokyo. He made his debut in March, 1986 and wrestles for Tatsunami stable. Despite never rising higher than the fourth division, he has set several records for longevity in the sport. As of March 2020 he has competed in 204 tournaments, and is the only remaining active wrestler who began his career in the Showa era, and is consequently the only wrestler to fight in the Showa, Heisei and Reiwa eras. He is also the only active wrestler in his 50s, and one of very few in sumo's long history who wrestled into his sixth decade.
context_section_description: Hanakaze Daisaku (Japanese: 華吹 大作, born 28 May 1970 as Daisaku Yamaguchi (山口 大作)) is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Tokyo. He made his debut in March, 1986 and wrestles for Tatsunami stable. Despite never rising higher than the fourth division (sandanme), he has set several records for longevity in the sport. As of March 2020 he has competed in 204 tournaments, and is the only remaining active wrestler who began his career in the Showa era, and is consequently the only wrestler to fight in the Showa, Heisei and Reiwa eras.  He is also the only active wrestler in his 50s, and one of very few in sumo's long history who wrestled into his sixth decade.
caption: Hanakaze in 2019
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