Yujiro Shirakawa

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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)

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[edit]

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

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 on 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[edit]

### TV series[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Network  | Notes

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2002 | Ninpu Sentai Hurricanger | Ikkou Kasumi / Kabuto Raiger | TV Asahi |
2003 | Tenbatsu-ya Kurenai Yami no Shimatsu Jō | Chinmoku (Samari) no Ichimatsu | TV Asahi |
17-Sai Natsu | Akira | Asahi Broadcasting Corporation |
2004 | Botan to Bara | Masaya Kashiwagi | Fuji TV |
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[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2002 | Ninpu Sentai Hurricanger: Shushutto the Movie | Ikkou Kasumi / Kabuto Raiger |
2004 | Atarashī Kaze | Ison no Sshi |
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[edit]

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

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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–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

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Official profile". Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ "Tsunanofuji Yujiro Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2023-09-01.

## External links[edit]

* Official profile (in Japanese)

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* MusicBrainz

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