Akebono Tarō
May 8, 1969Oahu, Hawaii, USA
Biography
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.
Filmography
WWE WrestleMania 21
2005 · 8.4
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV
2010 · 8.0
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999 · 7.4
Ocean's Thirteen
2007 · 6.7
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AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two)
2016 · 6.0
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AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One)
2016 · 5.0
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K-1 PREMIUM 2005 Dynamite!!
2005 · 4.8
El Chapo and the Curse of the Pirate Zombies
2022 · 2.0
Ikkyu-san
2012 · 0.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
2013 · 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 9 (Final)
2013 · 0.0
NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
2012 · 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)
2007 · 0.0
Dragon Gate USA Freedom Fight 2010
2010 · 0.0
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AJPW Anniversary Tour 2013 - Day 9
2013 · 0.0
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DGUSA Bushido: Code of the Warrior
2010 · 0.0
RIZIN IZA
2015 · 0.0