Tochifuji Katsutake, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tochifuji Katsutake

Sumo wrestler

Date of Birth: 08-Jun-1946

Place of Birth: Saitama Prefecture, Kantō region, Japan

Date of Death: 28-Apr-2003

Profession: rikishi

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Tochifuji Katsutake (born Haruo Kogure; June 8, 1946 – April 28, 2003) was a sumo wrestler from Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan.
He made his professional debut in May 1961, and reached the top division in September 1968.
Upon retirement from active competition he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Yamawake.
He coached at Kasugano-beya until 1990, when he joined Tamanoi-oyakata, who branched out to form Tamanoi-beya.
He died on April 28, 2003, due to a myocardial infarction