Futatsuryū Jun'ichi

Sumo wrestler (1950-2014)

双津竜順一 · 雙津龍順一

Born

28 February 1950, Hokkaidō

Died

12 August 2014, Tokyo

Citizenship

Japan

Sport

sumo

Occupation

rikishi

Futatsuryū Jun'ichi (双津竜 順一, born Jun'ichi Yamamoto; February 28, 1950 – August 12, 2014) was a sumo wrestler from Hokkaidō, Japan. After retirement he became the head coach of Tokitsukaze stable. Following his involvement in the hazing and death of trainee Takashi Saito, in October 2007 he became the first serving stablemaster to be dismissed by the Japan Sumo Association. In May 2009 he was sentenced to six years in prison. He died on August 12, 2014, of lung cancer.

External links

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Facts from Wikidata Q11410470 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.