- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 8, 1969
- Place of Birth
- Oahu, Hawaii, USA
- Died
- April 10, 2024
Akebono Tarō
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.
Filmography
movieEl Chapo and the Curse of the Pirate Zombies
2022 · Zombie Pirate Lord
AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One)
movieAAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One)
2016 · Akebono
AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two)
movieAAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two)
2016 · Akebono
movieRIZIN IZA
2015
AJPW Anniversary Tour 2013 - Day 9
movieAJPW Anniversary Tour 2013 - Day 9
2013 · Akebono
movieNJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 9 (Final)
2013 · Akebono
movieNJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
2013 · Akebono
movieNJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
2012 · Akebono
movieIkkyu-san
2012 · Big man
movieDragon Gate USA Freedom Fight 2010
2010 · Akebono
DGUSA Bushido: Code of the Warrior
movieDGUSA Bushido: Code of the Warrior
2010 · Akebono
movieNJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV
2010 · Akebono
movieNJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)
2007 · Akebono
movieOcean's Thirteen
2007 · Akebono Taro
tvWWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999