| 词条 | Nankairyū Tarō |
| 释义 |
| image = | native_name = 南海龍太郎 | name = Nankairyū Tarō | birth_name = Kilifi Sapa | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|2|22}} | birth_place = Apia, Samoa | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|meters=1.88}} | weight = {{convert|153|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | heya = Takasago | rank = | record = 139-93-1 | debut = September, 1984 | retireddate = November, 1988 | highestrank = Maegashira 2 (May, 1988) | yushos = | prizes = | goldstars = | blogurl = | weburl = | email = | update = August 2007 }} Nankairyū Tarō (born 22 February 1965 as Kilifi Sapa[1]) is a former sumo wrestler from Samoa. His highest rank was maegashira 2. He was the third foreign-born wrestler to reach the top makuuchi division after Takamiyama and Konishiki. However he quit sumo suddenly in September 1988 after an argument with the head coach of Takasago stable about his persistent drinking problem. He subsequently had a brief spell as a professional wrestler with New Japan. CareerBorn in Apia, Western Samoa, he joined Takasago stable in 1984, after he responded to a TV recruitment campaign placed by a Japanese businessman.[2] He was picked out of a group of around 300 youths by the former sekiwake Takamiyama.[2] Another Samoan, Nanyozakura (Fofoga Faaleva), joined at the same time.[2] Sapa was given the fighting name of Nankairyū, or "South Seas dragon."[2] Although he was not unusually large for sumo he was a superb athlete and was dedicated to training.[2] He was highly thought of by his stable-mate Konishiki and also yokozuna Chiyonofuji, who saw that Nankairyū had a similar physique to himself and sought him out to train with.[3] In 1987 he fought the Taiwanese wrestler Tochinohana in the jūryō division, which according to the Japan Sumo Association was the first ever bout between two foreign sekitori.[1] In November 1987 he became the third non-Asian sumo wrestler, after Takamiyama and Konishiki, to reach the top makuuchi division. In May 1988 he reached his highest rank of maegashira 2 and upset ōzeki Hokuten'yū. He also looked to have defeated yokozuna Ōnokuni but a rematch was called, which he lost. Nankairyū was a heavy drinker, and received adverse publicity after he got into a confrontation with a hotel clerk while drunk in July 1987.[4] His problem was made worse by the fact that he spoke neither English nor Japanese well, needing a Samoan interpreter around his stable, and consequently he had difficulty making himself understood to the Japanese media.[4] On the 14th day of the September 1988 tournament he withdrew claiming a stomach complaint, but in fact he had drunk so much the night before he was in no condition to compete.[3] He had a heated argument with his stable boss, former yokozuna Asashio Tarō III, who told him to choose between sumo and the bottle, and Nankairyū fled the stable to go back to Samoa.[2] The head of the Sumo Association Futagoyama, declared that Nankairyū would never be allowed to compete again even if he did return.[3] Nankairyū remained listed on the banzuke for the November 1988 tournament as retirement papers were not forwarded until October, after the new rankings were drawn up. This oversight prevented Hananofuji from taking Nankairyū's top division spot, as he was moved from jūryō 1 West to jūryō 1 East instead. (Hananofuji was never to reach makuuchi in his career.) His stablemaster died of a stroke just a few weeks after Nankairyū ran away, on October 23, 1988.[4] Nankairyu told a Japanese weekly newspaper after he had returned to Western Samoa that "there are too many rules in sumo. After a match, you go back to the stable and all they do is order you around like a child."[5] After sumoNankairyū became a professional wrestler for New Japan in 1990, joining Tatsumi Fujinami's "Dragon Bomber" unit with Takashi Iizuka and Taylor Wily, but soon returned to Western Samoa after no success in the sport. Career record{{Sumo record box start|Nankairyū Tarō[6]}} {{Sumo record year start|1984}} {{Basho}} {{Basho}} {{Basho}} {{Basho}} {{Basho|MAEZUMOU}} {{Basho|JK|40|w|5|2}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start|1985}} {{Basho|JO|124|w|6|1}} {{Basho|JO|51|e|7|0|P}} {{Basho|SA|62|w|6|1}} {{Basho|SA|18|w|2|5}} {{Basho|SA|49|w|3|4}} {{Basho|SA|62|e|6|1}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start|1986}} {{Basho|SA|17|e|4|3}} {{Basho|SA|3|w|6|1}} {{Basho|MA|33|w|3|4}} {{Basho|MA|45|w|4|3}} {{Basho|MA|30|w|5|2}} {{Basho|MA|16|e|6|1}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|1987}} {{Basho|MA|3|w|4|3}} {{Basho|MA|2|w|4|3}} {{Basho|j|13|w|10|5}} {{Basho|j|8|e|9|6}} {{Basho|j|4|e|11|4}} {{Basho|m|12|w|8|7}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|1988}} {{Basho |m|12|e|8|7}} {{Basho |m|8|e|9|6}} {{Basho |m|2|w|6|9}} {{Basho |m|5|e|7|8}} {{Basho |m|5|w|6|8|1}} {{Basho|INTAI|rank=M|tozai=e|r-no=9}} {{Sumo record year end}}{{Sumo record box end}}See also
References1. ^1 {{cite news|title=Rowan prevails over Atisanoe|last=Associated Press|date=16 March 1991|work=The Honolulu Advertiser}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Nankairyu, Taro}}2. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.sumoforum.net/forums/topic/8641-sumo-mythsfact-or-fiction/?tab=comments#comment-78367|title=Sumo myths -fact or fiction?|last="Jonosuke"|date=14 March 2006|publisher=Sumo Forum|accessdate=16 September 2017}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.sumoforum.net/forums/topic/12990-asa-in-hot-water-again/?page=9&tab=comments#comment-122459|title=Asa in hot water again?|last="Jonosuke"|date=9 August 2007|publisher=Sumo Forum|accessdate=16 September 2017}} 4. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{Cite book |author=Sharnoff, Lora |title=Grand Sumo|publisher=Weatherhill |year=1993 |isbn=0-8348-0283-X}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.insidesportjapan.com/sumo/grand-sumo/hidenokuni|title=Grappling On Foreign Soil|last=Marantz|first=Ken|date=18 January 1990|publisher=Newsweek Japan|accessdate=22 February 2018}} 6. ^{{cite web | author= | title=Nankairyu Taro Rikishi Information | publisher=Sumo Reference | url=http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Rikishi.aspx?r=4141 | date= | accessdate=2013-04-14}} 4 : 1965 births|Living people|Samoan sumo wrestlers|Sportspeople from Apia |
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