death_date yushos birth_date heya update birth_name image name retireddate birth_place height record highestrank weight debut native_name goldstars article_title prizes
15 august 1989 1 -lrb- sandanme -rrb- -lrb- makuuchi -rrb- 1 -lrb- jūryō -rrb- 1 7 february 1922 takashima december 2009 tōichi shimamura mitsuneyama vs nayoroiwa 1953-1-17 . jpg 三根山 宝國 january 1960 tokyo , japan 1.76 479-389-35 Ōzeki -lrb- september 1953 -rrb- 150 kg lb on on may 1937 三根山 宝國 9 3 -rrb- , maedayama -lrb- 1 -rrb- , azumafuji -lrb- -lrb- 1 -rrb- , chiyonoyama -lrb- 1 -rrb- , kagamisato -lrb- akinoumi 2 -rrb- -rrb- -lrb- 1 -rrb- , terukuni -lrb- mitsuneyama hokoku
 outstanding -rrb- performance -lrb- 5 -rrb- fighting spirit -lrb- 2
mitsuneyama hokoku

mitsuneyama hokoku , real name toichi shimamura -lrb- 7 february 1922 -- 15 august 1989 -rrb- was a sumo wrestler from arakawa , tokyo , japan .
he began his professional career in 1937 , joining takashima stable , reaching the top `` makuuchi '' division in 1944 .
he earned nine `` kinboshi '' or gold stars for defeating `` yokozuna '' whilst ranked as a `` maegashira '' , and seven `` sanshō '' or special prizes .
in 1953 , at the age of 31 , he was promoted to the second highest rank of '' ōzeki '' , and three tournaments later took his only top division `` yūshō '' or tournament championship , with a 12-3 record .
he lost the '' ōzeki '' rank in 1955 , largely due to injuries .
he carried on fighting in the `` maegashira '' ranks until january 1960 when he retired at the age of nearly 38 .
he remained in the sumo world as a `` toshiyori '' or elder of the japan sumo association , and became the head coach of the takashima stable in may 1961 .
he produced the top division wrestlers daiju and koboyama , but resigned due to ill health in 1982 , the `` heya '' being absorbed into kumagatani stable .
he continued to work as a coach at kumagatani before leaving the sumo association in january 1985 .
he died in 1989 .
