南海龍 · Maegashira · Takasago stable · retired
| Highest rank | Maegashira |
| Stable | Takasago stable |
| From | Western Samoa, Apia |
| Born | 1965-02-22 |
| Height | 188 cm |
| Weight | 126 kg |
| First tournament | September 1984 |
| Retired | 1988-11-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 南海龍. Taken character by character:
| 南 | south |
| 海 | sea |
| 龍 | dragon |
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 →
Nankairyu Taro has fought 165 recorded bouts, winning 90 and losing 75 — a winning rate of 54.5%.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal push out | 押し出し | 30 | 40.0% |
| Slap down | 叩き込み | 9 | 12.0% |
| Frontal thrust out | 突き出し | 7 | 9.3% |
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 7 | 9.3% |
| Frontal push down | 押し倒し | 5 | 6.7% |
| Frontal crush out | 寄り倒し | 4 | 5.3% |
| Frontal thrust down | 突き倒し | 3 | 4.0% |
| Beltless armthrow | 掬い投げ | 2 | 2.7% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hananokuni Akihiro | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Kotoinazuma Yoshihiro | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Kirishima Kazuhiro | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Onohana Taketora | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Wakasegawa Yoshimitsu | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Akinoshima Katsumi | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Ozutsu Takeshi | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Sasshunada Yasutaka | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| November 1988 | Maegashira 9 East | 0–0 |
| September 1988 | Maegashira 5 West | 6–8–1 |
| July 1988 | Maegashira 5 East | 7–8 |
| May 1988 | Maegashira 2 West | 6–9 |
| March 1988 | Maegashira 8 East | 9–6 |
| January 1988 | Maegashira 12 East | 8–7 |
| November 1987 | Maegashira 12 West | 8–7 |
| September 1987 | Juryo 4 East | 11–4 |
| July 1987 | Juryo 8 East | 9–6 |
| May 1987 | Juryo 13 West | 10–5 |
| March 1987 | Makushita 2 West | 4–3 |
| January 1987 | Makushita 3 West | 4–3 |
| November 1986 | Makushita 16 East | 6–1 |
| September 1986 | Makushita 30 West | 5–2 |
| July 1986 | Makushita 45 West | 4–3 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Nankairyu Taro: 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.