Iwakaze Kakutaro

Sumo wrestler (1934-1988)

岩風角太郎

Born

22 January 1934, Tokyo

Died

30 April 1988

Citizenship

Japan, Empire of Japan

Sport

sumo

Occupation

rikishi

Iwakaze Kakutaro (born Yoshikazu Okamoto; January 22, 1934 – April 30, 1988) was a sumo wrestler from Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan. He made his professional debut in May 1952 and reached the top division in May 1956. His highest rank was sekiwake. He retired from active competition in September 1965.

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q6100341 (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.