Akebono Tarō
Akebono Tarō
Person

Akebono Tarō

Actor 1969-05-08 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.

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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Ocean's Thirteen

Ocean's Thirteen

2007 · Akebono Taro

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

1999 · TV

WWE WrestleMania 21

WWE WrestleMania 21

2005 · Akebono

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV

2010 · Akebono

El Chapo and the Curse of the Pirate Zombies

El Chapo and the Curse of the Pirate Zombies

2022 · Zombie Pirate Lord

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7

2013 · Akebono

Ikkyu-san

Ikkyu-san

2012 · Big man

Dragon Gate USA Freedom Fight 2010

Dragon Gate USA Freedom Fight 2010

2010 · Akebono

NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 9 (Final)

NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 9 (Final)

2013 · Akebono

NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love

NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love

2012 · Akebono

NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)

NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)

2007 · Akebono

RIZIN IZA

RIZIN IZA

2015 · Movie

K-1 PREMIUM 2006 Dynamite!!

2006 · Self

K-1 PREMIUM 2003 Dynamite!!

2003 · Self

K-1 PREMIUM 2004 Dynamite!!

2004 · Self

K-1 PREMIUM 2005 Dynamite!!

2005 · Chad Rowan

AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two)

2016 · Akebono

AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One)

2016 · Akebono

AJPW Anniversary Tour 2013 - Day 9

2013 · Akebono

DGUSA Bushido: Code of the Warrior

2010 · Akebono