Sadanoyama Shinmatsu was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Nagasaki Prefecture.
14 Facts About Sadanoyama Shinmatsu
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Sadanoyama Shinmatsu made his top makuuchi division debut in January 1961.
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The achievement of winning a tournament from the maegashira ranks is sometimes seen as a jinx on subsequent success in sumo, but Sadanoyama Shinmatsu disproved that theory by going on to reach ozeki in March 1962 after winning his second title, and then yokozuna in January 1965 after capturing his third championship.
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Sadanoyama Shinmatsu made a cameo appearance in the 1967 James Bond film You Only Live Twice, as himself.
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Sadanoyama Shinmatsu announced his retirement suddenly in March 1968, despite having won the previous two tournaments, two days after a surprise loss to a new maegashira, the Hawaiian born Takamiyama.
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Sadanoyama Shinmatsu remained in the sumo world after his retirement, as an elder.
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Sadanoyama Shinmatsu was chosen ahead of his contemporaries Taiho and Kashiwado partly because he was in better health than either of them.
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Sadanoyama Shinmatsu changed his toshiyori name to Sakaigawa in 1996, handing over the Dewanoumi name and the day-to-day running of his stable to the former Washuyama.
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Sadanoyama Shinmatsu did not run for re-election in 1998, after it became clear he lacked enough support due to his failed reform.
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Sadanoyama Shinmatsu was then succeeded by former ozeki Yutakayama from the rival Tokitsukaze faction.
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Sadanoyama Shinmatsu declined his right of doing a Kanreki dohyo-iri after receiving his red tsuna, in the form of taking responsibility for the turmoil during his time as a chairman.
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Sadanoyama Shinmatsu stood down as an elder in 2003 upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of sixty five and gave the kabu of Sakaigawa to his former trainee Ryogoku.
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Sadanoyama Shinmatsu died in a Tokyo hospital of pneumonia on April 27,2017, at the age of 79.
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Sadanoyama Shinmatsu was known for employing pushing and thrusting techniques such as tsuppari and regularly won by such kimarite as oshi dashi and tsuki dashi.