Wakashimazu Mutsuo

Wakashimazu Mutsuo
若嶋津 六夫
Mutsuo in 2010
Personal information
BornMutsuo Hidaka
(1957-01-12)12 January 1957
Nakatane, Kagoshima, Japan
Died15 March 2026(2026-03-15) (aged 69)
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight122 kg (269 lb)
Career
StableFutagoyama
Record515-330-21
DebutMarch, 1975
Highest rankŌzeki (January, 1983)
RetiredJuly, 1987
Elder nameAraiso
Championships2 (Makuuchi)
1 (Jūryō)
1 (Jonokuchi)
Special PrizesFighting Spirit (2)
Technique (3)
Gold Stars2 (Kitanoumi)

Last updated: August 2012

Wakashimazu Mutsuo (若嶋津 六夫) (born Mutsuo Hidaka; 12 January 1957 – 15 March 2026) was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Nakatane, Kagoshima. His highest rank was ōzeki. He won two top-division yūshō or tournament championships. Mutsuo retired in 1987 and founded Matsugane stable in 1990 (now known as Hanaregoma stable).