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My Take
Honestly, the moment I learned this guy spent his career throwing people out of a sumo ring and also has opinions about music worth publishing, I had to stop and appreciate the sheer audacity of that combination. Most people pick a lane. Shikishima apparently looked at the lane system, shrugged, and decided the wrestling world and the music criticism world both needed him. Nicknamed the "Shibuya-kei rikishi" and spinning records as DJ Shikishima while still active, he shows there's something genuinely cool about a guy who built two completely different bodies of expertise and didn't feel the need to make a big show of it.
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Overview
Shikishima Katsumori is a former Japanese sumo wrestler, now the elder Urakaze, and a DJ and music writer born on December 15, 1970, in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. He is notable for pursuing two distinctly different fields simultaneously — professional sumo and music criticism. Born in Funabashi, he made his debut in January 1989, reached a highest rank of maegashira 1 in 1998, and retired in 2001.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Shikishima Katsumori
- Name (Japanese)
- 敷島勝盛
- Reading
- しきしま かつもり
- Real name
- 吉種弘道
- Born
- December 15, 1970 (age 55)
- Origin
- Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- Sumo Wrestler / Music Critic
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Dog
2. Links
3. About this entry
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Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Shikishima Katsumori born?
Shikishima Katsumori was born on December 15, 1970 and is 55 years old.
Where is Shikishima Katsumori from?
Shikishima Katsumori is from Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
What does Shikishima Katsumori do?
Shikishima Katsumori works as Sumo Wrestler, Music Critic.
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