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My Take
Two thousand two hundred and fifteen consecutive games. Sachio Kinugasa played every one of them, across twenty-two seasons with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp from 1965 to 1987, passing Lou Gehrig's record along the way. Japan called him Tetsujin, the Iron Man, and the name was earned rather than handed over. Born in the Higashiyama district of Kyoto in 1947, he received the People's Honour Award in 1987, his final season. What moves me is not one heroic swing but the shape of the whole thing: showing up, again, for two decades. Durability like that looks less like a gift than a decision repeated daily. He died in 2018, and Japanese baseball still measures endurance against him.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Sachio Kinugasa
- Name (Japanese)
- 衣笠祥雄
- Born
- January 18, 1947 – April 23, 2018
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Boar
- Origin
- Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 175 cm
- Occupation
- baseball player / tarento
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 1987 People's Honour Award
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%A1%A3%E7%AC%A0%E7%A5%A5%E9%9B%84
Frequently asked questions
When was Sachio Kinugasa born?
January 18, 1947 – April 23, 2018.
Where is Sachio Kinugasa from?
Sachio Kinugasa is from Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
What does Sachio Kinugasa do?
Sachio Kinugasa works as baseball player, tarento.
How tall is Sachio Kinugasa?
Sachio Kinugasa is 175 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-07-27
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.