多賀竜 · Sekiwake · Kagamiyama stable · retired
| Highest rank | Sekiwake |
| Stable | Kagamiyama stable |
| From | Ibaraki-ken, Hitachi-shi |
| Born | 1958-02-15 |
| Height | 176 cm |
| Weight | 134 kg |
| First tournament | March 1974 |
| Retired | 1991-05-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 多賀竜. Taken character by character:
| 竜 | dragon |
⚠️The characters 多, 賀 are left out above: we do not yet have a meaning for them 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 →
Tagaryu Shoji has fought 1,002 recorded bouts, winning 465 and losing 537 — a winning rate of 46.4%. He has taken 4 championships. As a rank-and-file wrestler he has beaten a grand champion 1 time — a kinboshi, or gold star.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 171 | 42.9% |
| Over arm throw | 上手投げ | 68 | 17.0% |
| Frontal crush out | 寄り倒し | 22 | 5.5% |
| Pulling over armthrow | 上手出し投げ | 21 | 5.3% |
| Beltless armthrow | 掬い投げ | 17 | 4.3% |
| Thrust down | 突き落とし | 17 | 4.3% |
| Hand pull down | 引き落とし | 16 | 4.0% |
| Slap down | 叩き込み | 13 | 3.3% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ozutsu Takeshi | 25 | 14 | 11 |
| Toryu Kenji | 24 | 13 | 11 |
| Itai Keisuke | 23 | 13 | 10 |
| Jingaku Takashi | 23 | 11 | 12 |
| Tamaryu Daizo | 22 | 15 | 7 |
| Daitetsu Tadamitsu | 22 | 7 | 15 |
| Koboyama Daizo | 21 | 10 | 11 |
| Kaiki Nobuhide | 21 | 11 | 10 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| May 1991 | Juryo 9 East | 0–6–9 |
| March 1991 | Juryo 3 West | 5–10 |
| January 1991 | Maegashira 14 East | 5–10 |
| November 1990 | Juryo 2 East | 8–7 |
| September 1990 | Maegashira 12 West | 5–10 |
| July 1990 | Maegashira 6 East | 5–10 |
| May 1990 | Maegashira 12 East | 9–6 |
| March 1990 | Maegashira 9 West | 6–9 |
| January 1990 | Maegashira 12 East | 8–7 |
| November 1989 | Juryo 3 West | 10–5 |
| September 1989 | Juryo 2 East | 7–8 |
| July 1989 | Maegashira 13 East | 6–5–4 |
| May 1989 | Maegashira 6 East | 4–11 |
| March 1989 | Maegashira 11 West | 8–7 |
| January 1989 | Maegashira 2 West | 1–11–3 |
Rivalries with at least 12 meetings, each with every bout listed:
| Opponent | Bouts | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Ozutsu Takeshi | 25 | 14–11 |
| Toryu Kenji | 24 | 13–11 |
| Itai Keisuke | 23 | 13–10 |
| Jingaku Takashi | 23 | 11–12 |
| Tamaryu Daizo | 22 | 15–7 |
| Daitetsu Tadamitsu | 22 | 7–15 |
| Kaiki Nobuhide | 21 | 11–10 |
| Koboyama Daizo | 21 | 10–11 |
| Takamisugi Takakatsu | 20 | 9–11 |
| Daijuyama Tadaaki | 19 | 1–18 |
| Kirishima Kazuhiro | 18 | 10–8 |
| Sadanoumi Koji | 18 | 8–10 |
| Sasshunada Yasutaka | 17 | 5–12 |
| Kurama Tatsuya | 16 | 11–5 |
| Takanofuji Tadao | 16 | 11–5 |
| Aobajo Yukio | 14 | 10–4 |
| Kirinji Kazuharu | 14 | 7–7 |
| Oyutaka Masachika | 14 | 6–8 |
| Tochitsurugi Nobuhide | 14 | 5–9 |
| Sakahoko Nobushige | 13 | 4–9 |
| Hoo Tomomichi | 13 | 9–4 |
| Hokutenyu Katsuhiko | 12 | 3–9 |
| Masudayama Yasuhito | 12 | 6–6 |
| Hidanohana Shigeyoshi | 12 | 7–5 |
| Tochitsukasa Tetsuo | 12 | 5–7 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Tagaryu Shoji: 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.