Kurama Tatsuya
Japanese sumo wrestler
蔵間竜也 · 藏間龍也 · 타츠야 쿠라마
- Born
- 16 December 1952, Yasu district
- Died
- 26 January 1995
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Sport
- sumo
- Occupation
- rikishi, tarento
Kurama Tatsuya (16 December 1952 – 26 January 1995) was a sumo wrestler from Yasu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. He made his professional debut in 1968, reaching the top makuuchi division in 1976. His highest rank was sekiwake and he won three special prizes and two kinboshi. He was well-known for his good looks and flamboyant personal life. After retiring in 1989 he became a sumo elder for a short time before leaving the Japan Sumo Association to work as a commentator and television personality. He died of leukemia in 1995.
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