<figure id="attachment_349222" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-349222" style="width: 2128px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="9e5c6627"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/12/87d5e8b29806080c517e9e557e6af70a.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-349222" class="wp-caption-text">Terao&#8217;s (left) brother, Gyakaboko, peers into Terao&#8217;s lower body. Around February &#8217;85</figcaption></figure>
<p> The farewell came too soon.</p>
<p> Former Sekiwake Terao&#8217;s Shikoriyama Oyakata died of congestive heart failure at a Tokyo hospital on December 17 at the age of 60. He had been in and out of the hospital repeatedly since September of this year due to his chronic disease of arrhythmia and heart trouble. He was a sumo wrestler with a sweet mask and a fierce fighting style that attracted fans since his active days.</p>
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<p><span class="strongInContent"> He weighed in the 110kg range, which is slim for a sumo wrestler, but he was agile and excelled at fast, spinning thrusts. He continued to step into the ring despite injuries, earning the nickname &#8220;Tetsujin,&#8221; or &#8220;iron man. He was nicknamed &#8220;Tetsujin,&#8221; or &#8220;iron man,&#8221; for his continuous appearances in the ring, which ranked seventh all-time (1359), and his total appearances in the ring, which ranked fourth (1795).</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Together with his eldest son Tsurumeizan (former juryo, died in March &#8217;20 at age 60) and second brother Gakaboko (former sekiwake, died in September &#8217;19 at age 58), they were called the &#8220;Three Izutsu Brothers&#8221; after the stable they joined and their father, the master. As a stablemaster, he was known for his strict guidance,&#8221; said a sumo association official.</span></p>
<p> In its March 1, 1985 issue, &#8220;FRIDAY&#8221; published shocking photos of the brothers comparing their &#8220;nani&#8221; with a reverse spearhead. We would like to recount the dynamic face of Terao, who was a heavy drinker and popular with the ladies (content has been corrected).</p>
<h2> His favorite type was Chikusa Nagayo.</h2>
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<p><span class="strongInContent"> I&#8217;m going to check your penis to see if you are a makunouchi.</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> If you&#8217;re as good as your brother, I&#8217;ll be a third-ranked wrestler in no time.</span></p>
<p> Terao (left) and Gyakaboko (right) were the ones who expressed their rivalry in the photo above. Terao&#8217;s reckless behavior is rare even in the Kakumei world.</p>
<p> Terao, who professes, &#8220;I <span class="strongInContent">was thinking of becoming an actor because I have a good face</span>,&#8221; looks better with a checkered cut than with a topknot. Terao&#8217;s room is filled with sweaters and stuffed animals given to him by female fans <span class="strongInContent">.</span> His dresser drawers are overflowing with fan letters. His favorite types are Mariko Ishihara, Hiroko Mita, and <span class="strongInContent">Chikusa Nagayo of the Crash Gals (women&#8217;s professional wrestling</span> team).</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> He is a heavy drinker, consuming five cups of sake and a bottle of whiskey. Whenever he gets money, he spends it immediately. I heard that he gave his two older brothers 100,000 yen each for the 500,000 yen prize money he received for winning the juryo division (January tournament, 1985), and spent the remaining 300,000 yen in one night drinking with the young wrestlers in his stable.</span></p>
<p> Terao continued to entertain his fans outside the ring. In heaven, we hope that the &#8220;three Izutsu brothers&#8221; will enjoy their favorite drink at their leisure.</p>
<div data-friday-nextpage-lead=" Terao taking on Konishiki and other big-name rikishi"></div>
<figure id="attachment_349241" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-349241" style="width: 3239px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="419290d4"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/12/c8d00e3895e86c909531fdefff7ae1b3.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-349241" class="wp-caption-text">He boldly took on former ozeki Konishiki and other large rikishi with a weight difference of more than 100 kg.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_349246" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-349246" style="width: 3637px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="774b28ae"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/12/25bf8b45ca0291bad60b24861951ced3.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-349246" class="wp-caption-text"> His forward-looking attitude always encouraged his fans.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_349251" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-349251" style="width: 2281px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="ad66a358"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/12/79ae9205b14e7ef81d9e2d5fa66214e6.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-349251" class="wp-caption-text"> He had many female fans because of his handsome face.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_349252" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-349252" style="width: 2140px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="ef5d4bba"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/12/108b15de9ed6cde05960ae7dd89c212b.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-349252" class="wp-caption-text"> He was slender for a rikishi, but had a muscular body.</figcaption></figure>


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 Shikoriyama Oyakata, a former Sekiwake Terao, passed away at the young age of 60. He charmed many fans with his sweet mask and fierce thrusts. In March 1985, this magazine published a photo of him and his older brother, Gyakaboko, in a "Nani comparison". We look back at Terao's dynamic true face.

Terao, in memoriam&#8230;his drinking volume was 5 gou of sake and a bottle of whiskey! Shocking photo of Terao and his brother, Gyakuhoko &#8217;85, comparing &#8220;Nani&#8221;!

Terao, in memoriam…his drinking volume was 5 gou of sake and a bottle of whiskey! Shocking photo of Terao and his brother, Gyakuhoko ’85, comparing “Nani”!

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