Yujiro Shirakawa

Tsunanofuji Yūjiro
Tsunanofuji Yūjiro
綱ノ富士裕二郎
Personal information
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Career
Stable	Asahiyama
Record	16-12-14
Debut	November 1995
Highest rank	Jonidan (May, 1996)
Retired	September, 1996

Yujiro Shirakawa
Yujiro Shirakawa
白川裕二郎
Born	December 11, 1976 (age 47); Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation(s)	Actor, Singer
Years active	2002 -
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)

Yujiro Shirakawa (白川裕二郎, Shirakawa Yūjirō, born December 11, 1976, in Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan)^[1] is a Japanese actor and singer who is represented by the talent agency, G.P.R.

Biography

Shirakawa began his public career as a professional sumo wrestler (rikishi). He decided to become a wrestler because he regularly watched sumo on TV with his parents and admired popular wrestlers of the time like Chiyonofuji.^[2] He enrolled in Asahiyama stable and began his wrestling career by first wrestling under his real name of Shirakawa (白川) and then adopted the shikona, or ring name, Tsunanofuji (綱ノ富士), to pay homage to Chiyonofuji and to recall his dream of reaching the top of sumo.^[2] At the time, he got early successes but recalls he never gained weight, "no matter how much [he] ate".^[2] After a while, Shirakawa aggravated back problems that were already latent. He began to feel pain so severe that he couldn't even put on his mawashi without suffering. Since he could no longer fight or even train, he decided to retire in September 1996 (intai).

In 2002, Shirakawa debuted in Ninpu Sentai Hurricanger as Ikkou Kasumi / Kabuto Raiger. He contested with Shun Shioya which became the "Handsome Hero Boom". Shirakawa played a big brother in the series, but he actually has an older sister.

He was also active in stage as an actor. He is also the main vocal of the chorus group Junretsu.

Shirakawa, with Kohei Yamamoto, Nobuo Kyo, Ryuichiro Nishioka, and Yūsuke Tomoi, became a member of the clothes brand Anunnaki.

Filmography

TV series

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
2002	Ninpu Sentai Hurricanger	Ikkou Kasumi / Kabuto Raiger	TV Asahi
2003	Tenbatsu-ya Kurenai Yami no Shimatsu Jō	Chinmoku (Samari) no Ichimatsu	TV Asahi
2003	17-Sai Natsu	Akira	Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
2004	Botan to Bara	Masaya Kashiwagi	Fuji TV
2004	Damenari	Tatsumi Kuroyama	Yomimuri TV
2006	Gekitō! Idol Yobikō	Shinya Hasaki	Kyoto Broadcasting
	Kōmyō ga Tsuji	Hirano Nagayasu	NHK	Taiga drama
	Keijirō Engawa Nikki 3		NHK General TV

Films

Year	Title	Role
2002	Ninpu Sentai Hurricanger: Shushutto the Movie	Ikkou Kasumi / Kabuto Raiger
2004	Atarashī Kaze	Ison no Sshi
2004	Twilight File / Gekkō
2006	Chōja Bandzuke ni Idonda Otoko Fūunji
2013	Ninpu Sentai Hurricanger: 10 YEARS AFTER	Ikkou Kasumi / Kabuto Raiger
2021	JUNretsuger	JUNRed

Sumo career record

Tsunanofuji Yūjiro^[3]
Year	January Hatsu basho, Tokyo	March Haru basho, Osaka	May Natsu basho, Tokyo	July Nagoya basho, Nagoya	September Aki basho, Tokyo	November Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka
1995	x	x	x	x	(Maezumo)	West Jonokuchi #53 4–3
1996	West Jonokuchi #13 5–2	East Jonidan #131 4–3	East Jonidan #99 3–4	East Jonidan #127 Sat out due to injury 0–0–7	West Jonokuchi #9 Retired 0–0–7	x
Record given as wins–losses–absences Top division champion Top division runner-up Retired Lower divisions Non-participation Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s) Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna — Ōzeki — Sekiwake — Komusubi — Maegashira

References

^ "Official profile". Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
^ ^a ^b ^c "特集 - 純烈白川裕二郎相撲部屋で学んだことで頑張れた". NHK (in Japanese). 8 January 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
^ "Tsunanofuji Yujiro Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2023-09-01.

External links

Official profile (in Japanese)

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[1] "Official profile". Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved 2015-07-26.

[NHK-sumo-2] "特集 - 純烈白川裕二郎相撲部屋で学んだことで頑張れた". NHK (in Japanese). 8 January 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2023.

[3] "Tsunanofuji Yujiro Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2023-09-01.

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Yujiro Shirakawa
白川裕二郎
Born	(1976-12-11) December 11, 1976 (age 47) Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation(s)	Actor, Singer
Years active	2002 -
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)