Akebono Tarō
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 8, 1969
- Died
- April 10, 2024 (aged 54)
- Birthplace
- Oahu, Hawaii, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Ocean's Thirteen
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
WWE WrestleMania 21
El Chapo and the Curse of the Pirate Zombies
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)
NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
Dragon Gate USA Freedom Fight 2010
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 9 (Final)
Ikkyu-san
RIZIN IZA
Filmography
El Chapo and the Curse of the Pirate Zombies
Movie · as Zombie Pirate Lord
AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two)
Movie · as Akebono
AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One)
Movie · as Akebono
RIZIN IZA
Movie
AJPW Anniversary Tour 2013 - Day 9
Movie · as Akebono
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
Movie · as Akebono
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 9 (Final)
Movie · as Akebono
NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
Movie · as Akebono
Ikkyu-san
Movie · as Big man
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV
Movie · as Akebono
DGUSA Bushido: Code of the Warrior
Movie · as Akebono
Dragon Gate USA Freedom Fight 2010
Movie · as Akebono
NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)
Movie · as Akebono
Ocean's Thirteen
Movie · as Akebono Taro
K-1 PREMIUM 2006 Dynamite!!
Movie · as Self
WWE WrestleMania 21
Movie · as Akebono
K-1 PREMIUM 2005 Dynamite!!
Movie · as Chad Rowan
K-1 PREMIUM 2004 Dynamite!!
Movie · as Self
K-1 PREMIUM 2003 Dynamite!!
Movie · as Self
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV · 1 ep