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Kotooshu vs Takashi Okamura

岡村隆史　琴欧州と激突 .. *Kotoōshū Katsunori (琴欧洲 勝紀) (born February 19, 1983 as Kaloyan Stefanov Mahlyanov, Bulgarian: Калоян Стефанов Махлянов, in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria) is a professional sumo wrestler or rikishi. He is currently ranked as an ōzeki or 'champion', the second-highest level in the sumo ranking system behind only yokozuna. Popular with the Japanese public because of his good looks, he has been called the "David Beckham of Sumo"[1] and the "Prince of Sumo," although he expressed displeasure with the former moniker. On May 24, 2008, Kotooshu made history by becoming the first European sumo wrestler to win an Emperor's Cup. His name is derived from his place of origin — koto, shared by all wrestlers at his stable, and ōshū, meaning Europe. Following the September 2006 tournament, he changed one of the characters in his ring name (州 became 洲), although the pronunciation, shū, is the same for both. *Takashi Okamura (岡村隆史 Okamura Takashi) is a Japanese comedian, born on July 3, 1970 in Osaka. He is the shorter and more energetic half of the owarai duo Ninety-nine also known as Nai Nai in Japan. He is the "comic stooge" or boke of the group. His nicknames range from "OkatakaLeader" to "Okachan". His partner is Hiroyuki Yabe, or "Yabecchi." Okamura has consistently been a large-audience draw on Japanese TV for his wild antics, such as breakdancing naked while wearing the cowl of anime/professional wrestling hero Tiger Mask. At 156cm (the tallest person in his family) he is a striking contrast to the lankier Yabe. They formed Ninety-nine in 1990 (when Okamura dropped out of Ritsumeikan University), and in 1993 won a New Talent Prize. Okamura cried with joy when interviewed after receiving the prize. The following year, Ninety-Nine hosted their first on-air show "Ninety-Nine All Night Nippon," which is still aired today. Their success continued to grow with their program "Mecha-Mecha Iketeru!" In 1999, Okamura fell, breaking his right shoulder. He has also appeared in the Japanese stage adaptation of The Lion King.

Channel: Comedy
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: nistrero

Length: 04:50
Rating: 4.90
Views: 29378

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