{{Short description|Japanese wrestler (born 1983)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}} {{Infobox sumo wrestler | image = Kirinowaka 2010 Jan.JPG | native_name = 霧の若 太郎 | name = Kirinowaka Tarō | birth_name = Masayuki Okamoto | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1983|09|18}}<ref name=IGF/> | birth_place = Chōyō, Kumamoto<ref name=IGF/> | height = {{height|meter=1.77}} | weight = {{convert|123|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | heya = Michinoku | rank = | record = 310-291-0 | debut = March 1999 | highestrank = Jūryō 4 (September 2009) | retireddate = May 2011 | yushos = | prizes = | goldstars = | update = September 2012 }}
{{nihongo|'''Masayuki Okamoto'''|岡本 将之|Okamoto Masayuki|born 18 September 1983}} is a former sumo wrestler and current professional wrestler from Chōyō, Kumamoto, Japan.<ref name=IGF>{{cite web | url=http://www.igf.jp/fighter/shogun-okamoto/ | script-title=ja:将軍岡本 | accessdate=2017-07-30 | work=Inoki Genome Federation | language=Japanese | archive-date=30 July 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730230050/http://www.igf.jp/fighter/shogun-okamoto/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> In sumo, he used the ''shikona'' {{nihongo|'''Kirinowaka Tarō'''|霧の若 太郎|Kirinowaka Tarō}}, while in professional wrestling he is known by the ring name {{nihongo|'''Shogun Okamoto'''|将軍岡本|Shōgun Okamoto}}.
==Career== thumb|left|As a professional wrestler His parents ran a yakiniku restaurant. In junior high school Okamoto did judo and participated in prefectural competitions in the third grade. Amongst his opponents was the future top division sumo wrestler Chiyohakuho. Although he had no experience in sumo, he was spotted by scouts from the Michinoku stable and recommended to its stablemaster, ex ''ōzeki'' Kirishima. Okamoto was not aware of Kirishima's sumo career but was convinced by his passion for sumo to join Michinoku stable. He made his professional debut in March 1999. He scored six wins against just one loss in his first official tournament. He came close to promotion to the ''sekitori'' level in May 2006 with a 4–3 record at ''makushita'' #3 but missed out and had to wait until November 2007 when a 5–2 at ''makushita'' #4 earned him promotion to the ''jūryō'' division. He was the first member of Michinoku stable to do so since ex-Kirishima took over the stable in 1997. In his ''jūryō'' debut in January 2008 he lost eight bouts in the first ten days but then recovered to win his last five matches in a row. However, after losing scores in three tournaments from January to May 2010 he was demoted back to ''makushita''. He never reached the top division, and the highest rank he achieved was ''jūryō'' 4. His career record over 72 tournaments was 310 wins against 291 losses.
==Retirement from sumo== He was forced to retire by the Japan Sumo Association in April 2011, after an investigation showed his name had appeared in text messages along with several other wrestlers who were prepared to throw bouts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/02/national/slew-of-wrestlers-forced-out-of-sumo/#.WoWob-SWyUk|title=Slew of wrestlers forced out of sumo|date=2 April 2011|publisher=Japan Times|accessdate=15 February 2018}}</ref> In January 2012 he became a professional wrestler with a ring name of '''Shogun Okamoto''' and joined the Inoki Genome Federation. In February 2012 he won his first match, defeating Bob Sapp. In October 2013 he formed a tag team with another former sumo wrestler, Wakakirin. He left IGF in March 2016 and went freelance.<ref name=IGF/> In July he joined Akebono and Ryota Hama's tag team "SMOP", as part of which he won his first title, the NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship, in February 2017.<ref name=NWAICTagTS/>
His parents' home was destroyed in the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes, although no one was injured.
==Fighting style== Wakakirin's favourite techniques were ''tsuppari'' (a series of rapid thrusts to the opponent's chest) and ''yori'' (force out). When fighting on the ''mawashi'' or belt he preferred a ''hidari-yotsu'' (right hand outside, left hand inside) grip.
==Career record== {{Sumo record box start|Kirinowaka Tarō<ref>{{cite web | author= | title=Kirinowaka Tarō Rikishi Information | publisher=Sumo Reference | url=http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Rikishi.aspx?r=929 | date= | accessdate=2012-09-28}}</ref>}} {{Sumo record year start link|1999}} {{Basho}} {{Basho|MAEZUMOU}} {{Basho|jk|32|w|6|1}} {{Basho|jo|95|e|2|5}} {{Basho|jo|119|w|3|4}} {{Basho|jo|135|e|6|1}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2000}} {{Basho|jo|54|e|2|5}} {{Basho|jo|79|w|5|2}} {{Basho|jo|34|w|3|4}} {{Basho|jo|53|e|4|3}} {{Basho|jo|33|e|3|4}} {{Basho|jo|52|e|5|2}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2001}} {{Basho|jo|12|e|5|2}} {{Basho|sa|77|e|6|1}} {{Basho|sa|21|e|3|4}} {{Basho|sa|35|e|4|3}} {{Basho|sa|20|w|4|3}} {{Basho|sa|9|e|3|4}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2002}} {{Basho|sa|22|e|4|3}} {{Basho|sa|11|e|3|4}} {{Basho|sa|28|w|4|3}} {{Basho|sa|13|e|5|2}} {{Basho|ma|51|w|2|5}} {{Basho|sa|12|e|5|2}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2003}} {{Basho|ma|50|e|2|5}} {{Basho|sa|13|e|3|4}} {{Basho|sa|26|e|5|2}} {{Basho|sa|2|w|4|3}} {{Basho|ma|51|w|3|4}} {{Basho|sa|4|w|4|3}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2004}} {{Basho|ma|50|w|3|4}} {{Basho|ma|57|w|6|1}} {{Basho|ma|26|w|4|3}} {{Basho|ma|22|w|4|3}} {{Basho|ma|18|e|2|5}} {{Basho|ma|31|w|4|3}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2005}} {{Basho|ma|25|w|4|3}} {{Basho|ma|20|w|4|3}} {{Basho|ma|14|w|2|5}} {{Basho|ma|25|w|3|4}} {{Basho|ma|32|w|4|3}} {{Basho|ma|25|w|5|2}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2006}} {{Basho|ma|15|e|5|2}} {{Basho|ma|6|w|5|2}} {{Basho|ma|3|e|4|3}} {{Basho|ma|2|e|3|4}} {{Basho|ma|5|w|2|5}} {{Basho|ma|17|e|3|4}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2007}} {{Basho|ma|23|e|4|3}} {{Basho|ma|18|e|5|2}} {{Basho|ma|11|w|6|1}} {{Basho|ma|4|e|3|4}} {{Basho|ma|7|w|4|3}} {{Basho|ma|4|w|5|2}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2008}} {{Basho|j|13|e|7|8}} {{Basho|j|13|w|8|7}} {{Basho|j|12|e|8|7}} {{Basho|j|8|w|6|9}} {{Basho|j|13|e|3|12}} {{Basho|ma|6|e|5|2}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2009}} {{Basho|ma|2|e|5|2}} {{Basho|j|14|w|8|7}} {{Basho|j|12|e|9|6}} {{Basho|j|8|w|8|7}} {{Basho|j|4|w|5|10}} {{Basho|j|10|e|8|7}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2010}} {{Basho|j|8|w|6|9}} {{Basho|j|12|e|7|8}} {{Basho|j|13|e|2|13}} {{Basho|ma|14|e|2|5}} {{Basho|ma|27|w|4|3}} {{Basho|ma|23|e|4|3}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2011}} {{Basho|ma|19|e|3|4}} {{Basho|CANCELLED|absent=0}} {{Basho|INTAI|rank=ma|r-no=28|tozai=e|win=|loss=}} {{Basho}} {{Basho}} {{Basho}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record box end}}
==Championships and accomplishments== ===Professional wrestling=== *'''Big Japan Pro Wrestling''' **Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ryota Hama and Yasufumi Nakanoue<ref>{{cite web | url=http://bjw.co.jp/pfree_pg9.php | script-title=ja:★BJW認定横浜ショッピングストリート6人タッグ王座★ | accessdate=2017-07-30 | work=Big Japan Pro Wrestling | language=Japanese | archive-date=9 February 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209221838/http://www.bjw.co.jp/pfree_pg9.php | url-status=dead }}</ref> *'''Pro Wrestling Zero1''' **NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Akebono (1)<ref name=NWAICTagTS>{{cite web | url=http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/648078/ | script-title=ja:曙＆岡本タッグ王座奪取 ＳＭＯＰ増殖計画 | date=2017-02-04 | accessdate=2017-07-30 | work=Tokyo Sports | language=Japanese | archive-date=30 July 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730224928/http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/648078/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> and Yutaka Yoshie (1)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.z-1.co.jp/results/detail_236.html | script-title=ja:Zero1「謹賀新年」 | accessdate=2018-01-01 | work=Pro Wrestling Zero1 | language=Japanese | archive-date=1 January 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101194345/https://www.z-1.co.jp/results/detail_236.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> **NWA United National Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **Furinkazan Tag Tournament (2017) – with Yutaka Yoshie<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.z-1.co.jp/results/detail_220.html|script-title=ja:Zero1 ドリームシリーズ 後楽園大会|date=2017-11-23|accessdate=2017-11-23|work=Pro Wrestling Zero1|language=Japanese|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201030742/https://www.z-1.co.jp/results/detail_220.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> *'''Real Japan Pro Wrestling''' **UWA Asia Pacific Heavyweight Championship (2 times, current)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=4643|title=UWA Asia Pacific Heavyweight Championship|accessdate=August 10, 2021|website=cagematch.net|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm}}</ref>
==See also== *Glossary of sumo terms *List of past sumo wrestlers
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commonscat}} *{{Goo Sumo|A=|2144}} * {{Professional wrestling profiles}}
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