He earned a second kinboshi in July 1969 for beating Taihō, and remained a rank-and-file maegashira until March 1971, when a poor 1–14 record saw him demoted back to jūryō.

He died in somewhat mysterious circumstances in 1996, a month before claims he made about match-fixing in sumo were published in a book called Yaocho.

[4] Police found no evidence of foul play, but Onaruto's wrestler Itai later said his boss had links to a major yakuza crime syndicate.

His most common winning kimarite or techniques at sekitori level were oshi-dashi (push out), tsuki-otoshi (thrust over) and hataki-komi (slap down).

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