Arase Nagahide

Arase Nagahide was a sumo wrestler from Kochi Prefecture. He was born on 20 June 1949. He was 178 cm tall and weighed 145 kg. He made his professional debut in January 1972. His highest rank was sekiwake, the third-highest rank. In makuuchi, the top division, he recorded 351 wins and 367 losses over 48 tournaments. He earned 2 kinboshi (a "gold star": a maegashira's win over a yokozuna). He received the Outstanding Performance Prize (shukun-sho) once. He received the Fighting Spirit Prize (kanto-sho) twice. He received the Technique Prize (gino-sho) once. His career record was 420 wins and 414 losses over 59 career tournaments. He retired in 1981. He died on 11 August 2008 at the age of 59. His last stable as an active wrestler was Hanakago stable.