琴櫻 · Yokozuna · Sadogatake stable · retired
| Highest rank | Yokozuna |
| Stable | Sadogatake stable |
| From | Tottori-ken, Kurayoshi-shi |
| Born | 1940-11-26 |
| Height | 182 cm |
| Weight | 150 kg |
| First tournament | January 1959 |
| Retired | 1974-07-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 琴櫻. Taken character by character:
| 琴 | the koto, a Japanese zither |
⚠️The character 櫻 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 →
Kotozakura Masakatsu has fought 1,003 recorded bouts, winning 623 and losing 380 — a winning rate of 62.1%. He has taken 8 championships. As a rank-and-file wrestler he has beaten a grand champion 3 times — a kinboshi, or gold star.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 138 | 22.2% |
| Frontal push out | 押し出し | 128 | 20.5% |
| Slap down | 叩き込み | 58 | 9.3% |
| Frontal lift out | 吊り出し | 52 | 8.3% |
| Frontal crush out | 寄り倒し | 46 | 7.4% |
| Over arm throw | 上手投げ | 38 | 6.1% |
| Frontal thrust out | 突き出し | 26 | 4.2% |
| Frontal push down | 押し倒し | 21 | 3.4% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitanofuji Katsuaki | 50 | 20 | 30 |
| Kiyokuni Katsuo | 49 | 29 | 20 |
| Daikirin Takayoshi | 43 | 24 | 19 |
| Tamanoumi Masahiro | 37 | 12 | 25 |
| Maenoyama Taro | 32 | 17 | 15 |
| Takamiyama Daigoro | 29 | 22 | 7 |
| Kainoyama Isamu | 28 | 15 | 13 |
| Taiho Koki | 26 | 4 | 22 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| July 1974 | Yokozuna 1 West | 0–0 |
| May 1974 | Yokozuna 1 West | 0–4–11 |
| March 1974 | Yokozuna 1 West | 8–7 |
| January 1974 | Yokozuna 1 West | 3–3–9 |
| November 1973 | Yokozuna 1 West | 11–4 |
| September 1973 | Yokozuna 1 East | 9–6 |
| July 1973 | Yokozuna 1 West | 14–1 |
| May 1973 | Yokozuna 1 West | 10–5 |
| March 1973 | Yokozuna 1 East | 11–4 |
| January 1973 | Ozeki 1 East | 14–1 |
| November 1972 | Ozeki 2 West | 14–1 |
| September 1972 | Ozeki 1 West | 9–6 |
| July 1972 | Ozeki 2 West | 8–7 |
| May 1972 | Ozeki 1 East | 1–2–12 |
| March 1972 | Ozeki 1 East | 10–5 |
Rivalries with at least 12 meetings, each with every bout listed:
| Opponent | Bouts | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Kitanofuji Katsuaki | 50 | 20–30 |
| Kiyokuni Katsuo | 49 | 29–20 |
| Daikirin Takayoshi | 43 | 24–19 |
| Tamanoumi Masahiro | 37 | 12–25 |
| Maenoyama Taro | 32 | 17–15 |
| Takamiyama Daigoro | 29 | 22–7 |
| Kainoyama Isamu | 28 | 15–13 |
| Taiho Koki | 26 | 4–22 |
| Kashiwado Tsuyoshi | 25 | 9–16 |
| Fukunohana Koichi | 25 | 20–5 |
| Yutakayama Katsuo | 21 | 15–6 |
| Fujinokawa Taketo | 20 | 11–9 |
| Mienoumi Tsuyoshi | 18 | 7–11 |
| Mutsuarashi Yukio | 18 | 15–3 |
| Ryuko Seiho | 18 | 16–2 |
| Wakanami Jun | 17 | 14–3 |
| Myobudani Yasuhiko | 17 | 12–5 |
| Sadanoyama Shinmatsu | 17 | 5–12 |
| Tochiazuma Tomoyori | 17 | 14–3 |
| Takanohana Toshiaki | 17 | 10–7 |
| Daiju Hisateru | 16 | 11–5 |
| Kotetsuyama Toyoya | 15 | 13–2 |
| Kurohimeyama Hideo | 15 | 10–5 |
| Toyokuni Susumu | 14 | 9–5 |
| Futagodake Takeshi | 14 | 11–3 |
| Kaiketsu Masateru | 14 | 10–4 |
| Daiyu Tatsumi | 13 | 11–2 |
| Wajima Hiroshi | 13 | 6–7 |
| Asasegawa Takeya | 12 | 10–2 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Kotozakura Masakatsu: 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.