Ōnobori Mitsuhiro

"Onobori" redirects here. For the 1970s sumo wrestler, see Daihi Susumu.

Ōnobori Mitsuhiro

Personal information
Born| Isamu Ishida
(1925-08-01)August 1, 1925
Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan
Died| March 1, 2009(2009-03-01) (aged 83)
Height| 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight| 116 kg (256 lb; 18 st 4 lb)
Career
Stable| Kasugayama
Record| 235-233-20
Debut| January 1941
Highest rank| Maegashira 1 (March 1955)
Retired| January 1957
Championships| 1 (Jūryō)
1 (Makushita)
Special Prizes| 1 (Fighting Spirit)
Gold Stars| 1 Tochinishiki

Ōnobori Mitsuhiro (born Isamu Ishida, August 1, 1925 – March 1, 2009) was a sumo wrestler and coach from Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan. He made his professional debut in January 1941, reaching a highest rank of maegashira 1\. He retired in 1957. From 1971 to 1990 he was the head coach of Kasugayama stable.

## Career[edit]

He joined Kasugayama stable in 1941, recruited by the 14th Kasugayama Oyakata, ex-sekiwake Fujinokawa. However the stable shut down in 1947 and he was transferred to Tatsunami stable. In 1955 the stable was revived by ex-ozeki Nayoroiwa and he once again became a member of Kasugayama stable. He reached the top makuuchi division in 1951 and in just his second tournament in the division he had his greatest success, finishing runner-up to Chiyonoyama in May 1951 with a 12–3 record and winning the Fighting Spirit prize. In January 1955 he defeated yokozuna Tochinishiki to earn his only kinboshi, or gold star. Although he scored ten wins against five losses from maegashira 5 in this tournament, there was no sanyaku position open for him and he was ranked at maegashira 1 on the banzuke in the following tournament in March 1955. He scored only two wins against thirteen losses, and this was to be his highest rank. After 21 top division tournaments he was demoted to the juryo division after the May 1956 tournament. He did not compete on the dohyo again, officially retiring in January 1957.

## Retirement from sumo[edit]

Onobori remained in sumo as an elder of the Japan Sumo Association, working as a coach at his old stable under a variety of elder names. In January 1971 he became head coach of Kasugayama stable following the death of ex-Nayoroiwa. He raised Kasugafuji, who also reached the rank of maegashira 1\. Onobori was a director of the Sumo Association for four years from 1982, and an auditor from 1986. One of his nieces married Asahifuji in 1988. He reached the mandatory retirement age of 65 in 1990, and Kasugayama stable was wound up and absorbed into Ajigawa stable (although it was later revived by Kasugafuji upon his own retirement). Onobori died in Tokyo in March 2009 at the age of 83, from pneumonia.[1]

## Pre-modern career record[edit]

* The New Year tournament began and the Spring tournament returned to Osaka in 1953.

Ōnobori Mitsuhiro[2] - | Spring
Haru basho, Tokyo | Summer
Natsu basho, Tokyo | Autumn
Aki basho, Tokyo

|
|
|

1941 | (Maezumo) | (Maezumo) | Not held
1942 | West Jonokuchi #28
5-3
| East Jonidan #41
4-4
| Not held
1943 | East Jonidan #22
3-5
| West Jonidan #25
5-3
| Not held
1944 | West Sandanme #47
4-4
| East Sandanme #35
2-3
| West Sandanme #45
3-2

1945 | Not held | West Sandanme #13
0-0-5
| West Sandanme #14
3-2

1946 | Not held | Not held | East Makushita #25
3-4

1947 | Not held | West Makushita #32
5-0
| West Makushita #3
2-4

1948 | Not held | West Makushita #8
2-2-2
| West Makushita #10
5-1
Champion

1949 | East Jūryō #14
7-6
| West Jūryō #7
11-4
Champion
| East Jūryō #1
7-8

1950 | West Jūryō #2
6-9
| East Jūryō #4
8-7
| West Jūryō #3
12-3

1951 | East Maegashira #16
8-7
| East Maegashira #14
12-3
F | West Maegashira #2
7-8

1952 | West Maegashira #3
6-9
| West Maegashira #5
6-9
| East Maegashira #8
Sat out due to injury
0-0-15
Record given as wins–losses–absencies 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
- | New Year
Hatsu basho, Tokyo | Spring
Haru basho, Osaka | Summer
Natsu basho, Tokyo | Autumn
Aki basho, Tokyo

|
|
|
|

1953 | East Maegashira #18
10-5
| East Maegashira #12
6-9
| West Maegashira #16
8-7
| East Maegashira #14
10-5

1954 | West Maegashira #6
6-9
| East Maegashira #10
8-7
| West Maegashira #7
7-8
| East Maegashira #8
9-6

1955 | West Maegashira #5
10-5
★ | West Maegashira #1
2-13
| West Maegashira #8
9-6
| East Maegashira #4
4-11

1956 | East Maegashira #9
5-10
| West Maegashira #13
4-11
| West Maegashira #19
1-11-3
| West Jūryō #9
Sat out due to injury
0-0-0
1957 | West Jūryō #22
Retired
0-0-0 | x | x | x
Record given as wins–losses–absencies 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

## See also[edit]

* List of past sumo wrestlers
* List of sumo second division tournament champions

## References[edit]

1. ^ "元大昇の石田勇氏死去＝大相撲" [Isamu Ishida, former Onobori, died = Ozumo]. Jiji Press. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
2. ^ "Ōnobori Mitsuhiro Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 28 April 2017.