Orochigata Kinsaku

Orochigata Kinsaku was a sumo wrestler from Akita Prefecture. He was born on 20 May 1919. He was 179 cm tall and weighed 120 kg. He made his professional debut in January 1937. His highest rank was Maegashira 1. In makuuchi, the top division, he recorded 214 wins and 257 losses over 33 tournaments. He earned 1 kinboshi (a "gold star": a maegashira's win over a yokozuna). He received the Fighting Spirit Prize (kanto-sho) once. His career record was 305 wins and 334 losses over 57 career tournaments. He retired in November 1957. He died on 21 March 1986 at the age of 66. His last stable as an active wrestler was Nishikijima stable.