Akebono Tarō
Acting
Born 1969-05-08
Died 2024-04-10
Oahu, Hawaii, USA
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Akebono Tarō (May 8, 1969 – April 10, 2024) was an American-born Japanese professional sumo wrestler and professional wrestler from Waimānalo, Hawaii. Joining sumo in Japan in 1988, he was trained by pioneering Hawaiian wrestler Takamiyama and rose swiftly up the rankings, reaching the top division in 1990. After two consecutive yusho or tournament championships in November 1992 and January 1993 he made history by becoming the first non-Japanese-born wrestler ever to reach yokozuna, the highest rank in sumo.
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Filmography
Acting
13 credits
Ocean's Thirteen
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV
AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One)
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
Dragon Gate USA Freedom Fight 2010
NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)
NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
El Chapo and the Curse of the Pirate Zombies
AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two)
Ikkyu-san
DGUSA Bushido: Code of the Warrior
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 9 (Final)
AJPW Anniversary Tour 2013 - Day 9
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