Hanakaze Daisaku

Donnerstag, 28. Mai 1970

Hanakaze Daisaku (Japanese: 華吹 大作, born 28 May 1970 as Daisaku Yamaguchi (山口 大作)) is a retired Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Tokyo. He made his debut in March, 1986 and wrestled for Tatsunami stable. Despite never rising higher than the fourth division (sandanme), he has set several records for longevity in the sport. He competed in a total of 214 tournaments, and was the last wrestler who began his career in the Shōwa era to retire. Consequently, he is the only wrestler to fight in the Shōwa, Heisei and Reiwa eras. He is also one of very few in sumo's long history who wrestled into his sixth decade.