Akebono Tarō
Acting
1969-05-08 · Oahu, Hawaii, USA
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(14)
movieEl Chapo and the Curse of the Pirate Zombies
as Zombie Pirate Lord · 2022 · 2.0
movieAAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two)
as Akebono · 2016 · 6.0
movieAAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One)
as Akebono · 2016 · 5.0
movieRIZIN IZA
as · 2015 · 0.0
movieAJPW Anniversary Tour 2013 - Day 9
as Akebono · 2013 · 0.0
movieNJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 9 (Final)
as Akebono · 2013 · 0.0
movieNJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
as Akebono · 2013 · 0.0
movieNJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
as Akebono · 2012 · 0.0
movieIkkyu-san
as Big man · 2012 · 0.0
movieDragon Gate USA Freedom Fight 2010
as Akebono · 2010 · 0.0
movieDGUSA Bushido: Code of the Warrior
as Akebono · 2010 · 0.0
movieNJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV
as Akebono · 2010 · 8.0
movieNJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)
as Akebono · 2007 · 0.0
movieOcean's Thirteen
as Himself · 2007 · 6.7