Actor
Akebono Tarō
May 8, 1969 · Oahu, Hawaii, USA
Akebono Tarō (May 8, 1969 – April 10, 2024) was an American-born Japanese professional sumo wrestler and professional wrestler from Waimānalo, Hawaii. Joining sumo in Japan in 1988, he was trained by pioneering Hawaiian wrestler Takamiyama and rose swiftly up the rankings, reaching the top division in 1990. After two consecutive yusho or tournament championships in November 1992 and January 1993 he made history by becoming the first non-Japanese-born wrestler ever to reach yokozuna, the highest rank in sumo.
Notable work
Often works with
Shinsuke Nakamura
5 titles together
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV, NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 9 (Final), NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
Hiroshi Tanahashi
5 titles together
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV, NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 9 (Final), NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
Togi Makabe
5 titles together
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV, NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 9 (Final), NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
Masato Tanaka
4 titles together
AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One), AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two), NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV
Takashi Iizuka
4 titles together
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV, NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 9 (Final), NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
Toru Yano
4 titles together
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV, NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 9 (Final), NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
Full filmography · 14
El Chapo and the Curse of the Pirate Zombies
as Zombie Pirate Lord
2022AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One)
as Akebono
2016AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two)
as Akebono
2016
RIZIN IZA
cast
2015
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 9 (Final)
as Akebono
2013
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
as Akebono
2013
NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
as Akebono
2012
Ikkyu-san
as Big man
2012
Dragon Gate USA Freedom Fight 2010
as Akebono
2010
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV
as Akebono
2010
NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)
as Akebono
2007
Ocean's Thirteen
as Akebono Taro
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