Haguroyama Sojō
# Haguroyama Sojō

Haguroyama Sojō, born as Osamu Annen (23 February 1934 — 8 February 2021) was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Hokkaidō.

## Sumo career

As an active wrestler he was first known as Annenyama and reached a highest rank of sekiwake upon winning the top makuuchi division tournament championship in May 1957. Later in his career he was granted the sumo name Haguroyama, in honour of his father-in-law and stable boss, the 36th Yokozuna Haguroyama Masaji. He was also runner-up in the November 1959 tournament and over the course of his top division career earned ten gold stars for defeating yokozuna. However, he also lost all of 21 bouts against yokozuna Taihō Kōki.

## Coaching career

After retiring in 1965 he remained in the sumo world as an elder under the name Oitekaze. He became head coach of Tatsunami stable in 1969 upon Haguroyama Masaji's death and adopted the name Tatsunami Oyakata. He inherited a number of strong wrestlers such as future ōzeki Asahikuni. He coached Kōji Kitao to the top division in 1984, who became the 60th Yokozuna Futahaguro in 1986. However, after the two had a heated argument in December 1987 Futahaguro struck Tatsunami's wife and stormed out of the stable. Futahaguro was forced to resign by the Japan Sumo Association and Tatsunami filled out the yokozuna's retirement papers, the first time this had ever been done to a wrestler with elite sekitori status. Tatsunami was punished by a salary cut and told to stay away from all Sumo Association functions for three months. He later produced a number of other top division wrestlers such as Daishōhō and Daishōyama.

In February 1999 he reached the mandatory retirement age and passed on control of the stable to former komusubi Asahiyutaka, who had become his son-in-law and adopted son in April 1995. After their relationship soured and Asahiyutaka was divorced, he was ordered by the Tokyo District Court in February 2003 to pay Annen 175 million yen, the sum he would have had to pay for the right to the Tatsunami elder stock had he not been married to Annen's daughter. This was the first time a price had been revealed for elder stock, as the sums are normally kept secret. However, the Tokyo High Court in January 2004 overturned the original verdict.

## Personal life and death

Haguroyama died in a hospital in Tokyo, on 8 February 2021, at the age of 86. His death was not formally announced by the Japan Sumo Association until December of the same year.

## Career record

* The Kyushu tournament was first held in 1957, and the Nagoya tournament in 1958.

Haguroyama Sojo :

| - | Spring Haru basho, Tokyo | Summer Natsu basho, Tokyo | Autumn Aki basho, Tokyo |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1950 | West Banzuke-gai 0–8 | West Jonokuchi #6 7–7–1 | West Jonidan #17 10–5 |
| 1951 | East Jonidan #1 9–6 | West Sandanme #23 10–5 | East Sandanme #10 9–6 |
| 1952 | East Makushita #31 10–5 | East Makushita #19 8–7 | West Makushita #12 7–8 |
| Record given as win-loss-absent Top Division Champion Top Division Runner-up Retired Lower Divisions Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s) Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna — Ōzeki — Sekiwake — Komusubi — Maegashira ||||
| - | New Year Hatsu basho, Tokyo | Spring Haru basho, Osaka | Summer Natsu basho, Tokyo | Autumn Aki basho, Tokyo |
| 1953 | West Makushita #12 8–7 | East Makushita #8 5–3 | West Makushita #5 7–1 Champion | East Jūryō #17 7–8 |
| 1954 | East Maegashira #20 9–6 | Not held | West Maegashira #12 8–7 | Not held |
| 1955 | West Maegashira #11 8–6–1draw | East Maegashira #8 9–6 | West Maegashira #2 8–7 ★ | West Maegashira #1 6–9 ★ |
| 1956 | East Maegashira #4 7–8 | East Maegashira #4 7–8 | West Maegashira #4 8–7 ★ | West Maegashira #4 5–10 |
| Record given as win-loss-absent Top Division Champion Top Division Runner-up Retired Lower Divisions Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s) Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna — Ōzeki — Sekiwake — Komusubi — Maegashira |||||
| Year in sumo | January Hatsu basho, Tokyo | March Haru basho, Osaka | May Natsu basho, Tokyo | July Nagoya basho, Nagoya | September Aki basho, Tokyo | November Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka |
| 1957 | East Maegashira #6 8–7 | East Maegashira #4 9–6 ★ | West Komusubi 13–2 O | Not held | West Sekiwake 9–6 | West Sekiwake 6–9 |
| 1958 | East Maegashira #1 5–10 | West Maegashira #5 10–5 ★ | West Sekiwake 2–13 | West Maegashira #4 11–4 O★ | West Sekiwake 5–10 | East Maegashira #2 10–5 F★ |
| 1959 | East Komusubi 4–11 | West Maegashira #3 6–9 | East Maegashira #8 10–5 | West Maegashira #1 9–6 | West Komusubi 8–7 | West Sekiwake 12–3 O |
| 1960 | East Sekiwake 8–7 | West Sekiwake 6–9 | West Maegashira #1 8–7 ★★ | East Maegashira #1 10–5 | West Sekiwake 8–7 | West Sekiwake 7–8 |
| 1961 | West Komusubi 8–7 | West Komusubi 5–10 | West Maegashira #2 10–5 ★ | West Sekiwake 7–8 | West Komusubi 9–6 | West Sekiwake 8–7 |
| 1962 | East Sekiwake 10–5 | East Sekiwake 8–7 | East Sekiwake 5–8–2 | West Maegashira #2 2–7–6 | East Maegashira #9 9–6 | East Maegashira #3 8–7 |
| 1963 | West Komusubi 2–13 | West Maegashira #7 10–5 | East Maegashira #2 2–13 | West Maegashira #12 11–4 | East Maegashira #2 5–10 | East Maegashira #7 10–5 |
| 1964 | East Maegashira #1 6–9 | East Maegashira #4 4–11 | West Maegashira #6 7–8 | East Maegashira #7 5–10 | East Maegashira #12 9–6 | West Maegashira #8 8–5–2 |
| 1965 | East Maegashira #5 1–10–4 | West Maegashira #14 Retired 0–0 |
| Record given as win-loss-absent Top Division Champion Top Division Runner-up Retired Lower Divisions Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s) Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna — Ōzeki — Sekiwake — Komusubi — Maegashira |||||||
