Misugiiso Takuya (born 11 May 1956 as Hidenori Kamisawa) is a former sumo wrestler from Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan. He made his professional debut in March 1971, and reached the top division in November 1977. His highest rank was maegashira 2. He was a member of Hanakago stable and served as sword-bearer to his stablemate Wajima during the yokozuna dohyo-iri. He retired in September 1986, and as of 2021 he is an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Minezaki. He was the head coach of Minezaki stable which he founded in 1988 until its closure in 2021. He speaks English due to his frequent trips to Hawaii. He is married with one son. After reaching 65 years of age in May 2021 he was re-employed for a further five years as a consultant and is currently working at Shibatayama stable.

Nicknamed "Drone master", Misugiiso is known for his passion for drones piloting his own machines and having accumulated over 280 hours of flight handling. In December 2021, he was asked by the Japan Sumo Association to collaborate on an aerial photography project of the Ryōgoku Kokugikan.

Career record

Misugiiso Takuya
YearJanuary Hatsu basho, TokyoMarch Haru basho, OsakaMay Natsu basho, TokyoJuly Nagoya basho, NagoyaSeptember Aki basho, TokyoNovember Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka
1971x(Maezumo)East Jonokuchi #4 5–2East Jonidan #52 6–1West Sandanme #77 2–5West Jonidan #19 2–2
1972East Jonidan #5 3–0East Sandanme #50 0–0East Sandanme #50 2–5East Sandanme #66 4–3West Sandanme #55 4–3West Sandanme #47 2–5
1973East Sandanme #69 6–1East Sandanme #21 4–3West Sandanme #13 4–3East Sandanme #3 3–4East Sandanme #18 4–3East Sandanme #8 2–5
1974West Sandanme #32 5–2West Sandanme #10 4–3West Makushita #57 5–2West Makushita #36 3–4East Makushita #42 5–2West Makushita #24 5–2
1975West Makushita #12 2–5West Makushita #26 3–4East Makushita #34 4–3East Makushita #28 5–2West Makushita #16 6–1East Makushita #4 2–5
1976West Makushita #16 5–2West Makushita #8 5–2West Makushita #2 2–5West Makushita #13 5–2West Makushita #5 5–2West Jūryō #12 9–6
1977West Jūryō #5 6–9West Jūryō #8 7–8West Jūryō #9 9–6East Jūryō #5 8–7West Jūryō #1 8–7East Maegashira #12 5–10
1978East Jūryō #3 7–8West Jūryō #5 9–6East Jūryō #2 11–4–PWest Maegashira #10 7–8East Maegashira #11 9–6East Maegashira #7 8–7
1979West Maegashira #2 4–11East Maegashira #10 7–8West Maegashira #11 8–7East Maegashira #9 8–7West Maegashira #3 6–9 ★★East Maegashira #5 5–10
1980East Maegashira #10 8–7East Maegashira #5 4–11West Maegashira #12 7–8West Maegashira #12 9–6East Maegashira #9 6–9East Maegashira #12 4–6–5
1981East Jūryō #6 6–9East Jūryō #10 9–6East Jūryō #4 12–3 ChampionEast Maegashira #11 8–7West Maegashira #5 8–7West Maegashira #3 5–10
1982East Maegashira #9 9–6West Maegashira #2 6–9West Maegashira #5 5–10West Maegashira #12 8–7East Maegashira #9 9–6East Maegashira #3 4–11
1983West Maegashira #8 7–8East Maegashira #9 7–8West Maegashira #10 8–7East Maegashira #4 5–10West Maegashira #10 6–9East Jūryō #2 7–8
1984East Jūryō #4 4–11East Jūryō #11 9–6West Jūryō #7 8–7West Jūryō #5 5–10West Jūryō #9 9–6West Jūryō #5 5–10
1985East Jūryō #11 8–7East Jūryō #6 9–6West Jūryō #4 8–7East Jūryō #3 10–5–PWest Maegashira #13 8–7West Maegashira #10 8–7
1986West Maegashira #4 5–10East Maegashira #10 7–8West Maegashira #12 5–10West Jūryō #3 4–11West Jūryō #10 Retired 1–14x
Record given as wins–losses–absences Top division champion Top division runner-up Retired Lower divisions Non-participation Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s) Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna — Ōzeki — Sekiwake — Komusubi — Maegashira

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