Yoshinori Tashiro
Yoshinori Tashiro, also known as Toouyama,[1] is a former sumo wrestler champion.[2][3][4][5] He was ranked seventh in the Makushita division.[6] He first learned sumo at age eight.[1] He is 6'2" and four-hundred pounds.[7] He retired in 2007.[6]
Yoshinori Tashiro | |
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He has since starred became an actor and starred in a commercial with Salman Khan and played the lead role in the unreleased Indian film Sumo.[2][8] He played a small role in Detective Chinatown 3 (2021) and the upcoming John Wick: Chapter 4.[9][10]
Filmography
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Films | Role | Notes |
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| 2021 | Detective Chinatown 3 | ||
| 2022 | Sumo † | Delayed | |
| John Wick: Chapter 4 † | Filming |
References
- ^ a b Madhur Tankha (20 November 2017). "Sumo stars dazzle". The Hindu.
- ^ a b 池田園子 (11 May 2019). "突然のドクターストップで引退。相撲歴24年、栃東の元付き人が引退後に掲げた夢". retty.
- ^ "Japan tourism teams up with Sumo star for #GoodnessofJapan". Business Traveler. 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Sumō on India's Silver Screen: Retired Wrestler Puts Comic Spin on Japan's National Sport". nippon. 9 April 2020.
- ^ "破壊力ヤバいwww 海岸に漂着した力士とインド人青年の友情を描くインド映画「SUMO」予告編公開". excite. 12 December 2019.
- ^ a b "お相撲さん→スーパーの店長→モデル→インドで人気俳優…？ 元東桜山こと田代良徳さんの人生が波乱万丈すぎる件". bunshun. 9 May 2019.
- ^ "Step into the ring with 'The Sumo Experience' in Tokyo". 13 WTHR. 28 April 2021.
- ^ Navein Darshan (15 July 2019). "Vanakam sumo". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "ボリウッドの相撲映画が強烈すぎる！インドに漂着、寿司で釣られ土俵にあがる力士がカオスな「SUMO」予告". eiga. 19 December 2019.
- ^ "キアヌ・リーブスは「自分用の椅子」が用意されてなくても問題なし！対応が最高すぎる". FRONTROW. 25 July 2022.
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