Nankairyu Taro

Nankairyu Taro is a former sumo wrestler from Western Samoa (present-day Independent State of Samoa). He was born on 22 February 1965. After he made his professional debut in September 1984, he reached juryo, the second division, at the May 1987 tournament. At the November tournament of that year he first entered makuuchi, the top division, and his highest rank reached was Maegashira 2. Spending 7 tournaments in makuuchi, his makuuchi record was 44 wins and 45 losses. Across 26 career tournaments his career record was 145 wins and 94 losses. On the 14th day of the September 1988 tournament he submitted a notice of absence, which was attributed to a hangover from drinking alcohol and treated as an unauthorized absence. Returning to Western Samoa after that, he retired in November 1988. His last stable as an active wrestler was Takasago stable.