Iwakaze Kakutaro

Iwakaze Kakutaro was a sumo wrestler from Tokyo. He was born on 22 January 1934. He was 174 cm tall and weighed 117 kg. He made his professional debut in May 1952. His highest rank was sekiwake, the third-highest rank. In makuuchi, the top division, he recorded 374 wins and 406 losses over 52 tournaments. He earned 6 kinboshi (a "gold star": a maegashira's win over a yokozuna). He received the Outstanding Performance Prize (shukun-sho) 3 times. He received the Fighting Spirit Prize (kanto-sho) once. His career record was 483 wins and 478 losses over 70 career tournaments. He retired in September 1965. He died on 30 April 1988 at the age of 54. His last stable as an active wrestler was Wakamatsu stable.