Kakizoe Tōru

He joined Musashigawa stable, which, at the time, was one of the strongest in sumo with yokozuna Musashimaru and other successful former collegiate competitors such as Dejima and Miyabiyama amongst its wrestlers.

However, he suffered a big setback in May 2007, losing eleven bouts in a row before pulling out of the tournament citing a fracture to his right knee.

He could manage only six wins on his return in July and slid to the lowest rung on the top division ladder for the September tournament.

Kakizoe's 3-12 performance in September 2010 saw him demoted to jūryō for the first time and he lost sekitori status after scoring only 4-11 at Juryo 9 in January 2011.

Despite only scoring a make-koshi 3-4 in the May 2011 "technical examination" tournament, he was nonetheless promoted back to jūryō because of the large number of slots available after the forced retirements of many wrestlers following a match-fixing scandal.

Troubled by a foot injury, Kakizoe fell to makushita 56 for the May 2012 tournament, at the time the sixth lowest rank ever held by a former san'yaku wrestler.

His eldest son, Haruku, is a member of the renowned Saitama Sakae High School sumo club.

[5] Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique     Also shown: ★=Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s) Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi