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(born August 12, 1978 in Usa City, Ōita Prefecture, Japan), is a former sumo wrestler. A former amateur champion, he turned professional in 2001 and reached the top division in 2003. His highest rank was ''komusubi'', which he held for just one tournament. He won one special prize, for Technique. After injury problems he fell to the third ''makushita'' division in 2011 and retired in April 2012, becoming a sumo coach. Since 2013 he is part of ex-''yokozuna'' Musashimaru's new Musashigawa stable. ==Career== Kakizoe was an amateur sumo champion at Nihon Taiiku University, winning the ''Kokutai'' (Japan Games) and the All Japan University Championship in 2000, his final year, which earned him the Amateur ''Yokozuna'' title. He joined Musashigawa stable, which at 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. Because of his amateur success Kakizoe was given ''makushita tsukedashi'' status, meaning he was able to debut at the ''makushita'' 15 ranking. He fought his first professional bout in September 2001, fighting under his real name. Unusually, he never adopted a traditional ''shikona''. He rose to the ''jūryō'' division in March 2003, and the top ''makuuchi'' division in September 2003. Kakizoe's rank peaked at ''komusubi'' after the January 2004 tournament when, ranked ''maegashira'' 5, he achieved a result of 11-4 and the technique prize. He failed to retain his ''san'yaku'' rank for more than a single tournament, but mostly remained amongst the top half of ''maegashira'' for the next few years. 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. He produced a comfortable 9-6 score there to maintain his top division status, but remained near the bottom of ''makuuchi'' for the next two years. In January 2010 he rose to ''maegashira'' 4 and fought his first bout against a ''yokozuna'' since his injury. Due to the absence of Chiyotaikai and Kotomitsuki, on the final day he took part in the ''san'yaku soroibumi'' ceremony. He finished the tournament with a respectable 6-9 record, but was unable to produce a ''kachi-koshi'' or winning score in the next four tournaments either. 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. However, his return to ''jūryō'' was short-lived as he turned in a disastrous 1-14 score, his ninth consecutive ''make-koshi''. Troubled by a foot injury, he fell to Makushita 56 for the May 2012 tournament, the sixth lowest rank ever held by a former ''san'yaku'' wrestler. He announced his retirement before the tournament began, and will stay in sumo as a coach at his stable under the elder name Oshiogawa Oyakata. Kakizoe is good friends with fellow former top division wrestler Kokkai. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kakizoe Tōru」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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