鬼竜川 · Maegashira · Tokitsukaze stable · retired
| Highest rank | Maegashira |
| Stable | Tokitsukaze stable |
| From | Aomori-ken, Sannohe-gun |
| Born | 1923-12-02 |
| Height | 177 cm |
| Weight | 73 kg |
| First tournament | January 1939 |
| Retired | 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 鬼竜川. Taken character by character:
| 竜 | dragon |
| 川 | river |
⚠️The character 鬼 is left out above: we do not yet have a meaning for it that we are sure of, and we would rather show a gap than a guess.
These are the dictionary meanings of the characters, not a statement about why this particular name was chosen — that is the stablemaster’s business, and we do not guess at it. How ring names are put together →
Kiryugawa Mitsuo has fought 240 recorded bouts, winning 106 and losing 134 — a winning rate of 44.2%.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 18 | 17.0% |
| Over arm throw | 上手投げ | 17 | 16.0% |
| Underarm throw | 下手投げ | 10 | 9.4% |
| Backward pivot throw | 打っ棄り | 8 | 7.5% |
| Slap down | 叩き込み | 6 | 5.7% |
| Frontal push out | 押し出し | 6 | 5.7% |
| Leg pick | 足取り | 5 | 4.7% |
| Frontal push down | 押し倒し | 4 | 3.8% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuninobori Kunio | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Osegawa Hangoro | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Oikawa Teruhisa | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Narutoumi Kazuyuki | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Iwakaze Kakutaro | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Kanenohana Takeo | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Miyanishiki Hiroshi | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Daitenryu Mitsunori | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| January 1961 | Makushita 25 West | 0–0–7 |
| November 1960 | Makushita 3 East | 0–0–7 |
| September 1960 | Juryo 14 West | 4–11 |
| July 1960 | Juryo 11 West | 5–10 |
| May 1960 | Juryo 5 East | 5–10 |
| March 1960 | Juryo 4 East | 7–8 |
| January 1960 | Maegashira 16 West | 5–10 |
| November 1959 | Maegashira 16 East | 7–8 |
| September 1959 | Maegashira 15 East | 6–9 |
| July 1959 | Maegashira 13 West | 6–9 |
| May 1959 | Maegashira 6 West | 3–12 |
| March 1959 | Maegashira 7 East | 8–7 |
| January 1959 | Maegashira 11 West | 9–6 |
| November 1958 | Maegashira 12 West | 8–7 |
| September 1958 | Maegashira 15 East | 9–6 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Kiryugawa Mitsuo: tournament-by-tournament results, every bout he has fought, head-to-head records against all opponents, a breakdown of his winning techniques, a reading of his fighting style, and his records.