Jinsei Shinzaki Kensuke Shinzaki ( December 2 , 1966 ) is a Japan ese professional wrestler , better known by his stage name s Jinsei Shinzaki ( " Shinzaki Jinsei " ) and Hakushi . Hakushi is the WWF derivation ( 1994 – 96 ) of his Japanese persona , a Buddhist pilgrim . Career . Hakushi ' s style of wrestling was a precursor to the luchador style which became emphasized in major wrestling promotions from the mid - 1990s to the mid - 2000s . As the only Light heavyweight wrestler in the promotion , Shinzaki has competed in major promotions such as New Japan , All Japan , and FMW , challenging their talent . Shinzaki started in Gran Hamada ' s Universal Lucha Libre promotion under the name Mongolian Yuga . In 1993 he moved to the Great Sasuke ' s Michinoku Pro Wrestling promotion , where he adopted the ring name Jinsei ( Japanese for " life " ) . WWF . In late 1994 , he entered the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) as a Japanese villain named Hakushi ( roughly " White Death " or " White Master " ) . His first few matches were highlighted by victories over jobbers which included future star Matt Hardy and midcarders like Aldo Montoya , and 1 - 2 - 3 Kid . Hakushi had a brief feud with Bret Hart and was a competitor in the 1996 Royal Rumble , where by coincidence he was eliminated by Bret Hart ' s brother , Owen Hart . Hakushi also famously had a three - way feud with perennial jobber Barry Horowitz and Bodydonna Skip . Horowitz , who lost for years on WWF programming to get over new talent , surprisingly used his three - quarter nelson to secure a victory over Skip . Hakushi would also fall to Horowitz soon after because of interference from Skip . His loss was a surprise to the fans , not only given Horowitz ' s long time losing record , but also given how well Hakushi did during his feud with former WWF Champion Bret Hart in what had been Hakushi ' s first major feud in the company . During a match on " Raw " against Justin " Hawk " Bradshaw , Hakushi was hit by Bradshaw ' s branding iron after a loss . That week on " WWF Superstars " , commentator Jim Ross reported that he had been so humiliated by the branding that he ( kayfabe ) left the WWF . ECW . Hakushi also had a brief stint in Extreme Championship Wrestling competing in a tag team match with Hayabusa against Rob Van Dam and Sabu . Post - ECW . Shinzaki has been the president of Michinoku Pro Wrestling company since 2003 as a result of Sasuke dedicating more of his time to his political career as a member of the Iwate Prefectural ( state ) Assembly . Shinzaki is also the co - founder of the " joshi " promotion Sendai Girls ' Pro Wrestling along with " joshi " wrestler Meiko Satomura . Following the 2011 Japan tsunami and quake Shinzaki helped victims in the Tohoku region by travelling around and providing them with food and drinks . Initial reports falsely noted that Shinzaki himself was living in his car due to losing his home and restautrant , however this was incorrect as he was really just spending a lot of time travelling to help the needy . On April 15 , 2011 , Shinzaki returned to the United States to wrestle for Chikara in the 2011 King of Trios tournament , where he would represent Michinoku Pro with Dick Togo and the Great Sasuke . In their first round match Team Michinoku Pro defeated Team Minnesota ( 1 - 2 - 3 Kid , Arik Cannon and Darin Corbin ) . The following day , Team Michinoku Pro defeated Jigsaw , Manami Toyota and Mike Quackenbush to advance to the semifinals of the tournament . On April 17 , Team Michinoku Pro was eliminated from the tournament in the semifinal stage by F . I . S . T . ( Chuck Taylor , Icarus and Johnny Gargano ) .