▁After ▁his ▁ret irement ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁head ▁coach ▁of ▁D ew an ou mi ▁stable ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Japan ▁Sum o ▁Association . ▁ ▁Career ▁Born ▁in ▁Ari ka wa , ▁Min am im ats u ura ▁District , ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁professional ▁debut ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁and ▁reached ▁se k itori ▁status ▁four ▁years ▁later ▁upon ▁promotion ▁to ▁the ▁j ū ry ō ▁division ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁top ▁mak u uch i ▁division ▁debut ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁Sad ano y ama ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁tournament ▁title ▁in ▁only ▁his ▁third ▁tournament ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁division , ▁from ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁ma eg ash ira ▁ 1 3 . ▁The ▁achiev ement ▁of ▁winning ▁a ▁tournament ▁from ▁the ▁ma eg ash ira ▁ranks ▁is ▁sometimes ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁j inx ▁on ▁subsequent ▁success ▁in ▁sum o , ▁but ▁Sad ano y ama ▁dis pro ved ▁that ▁theory ▁by ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁reach ▁ ō ze ki ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁after ▁winning ▁his ▁second ▁title , ▁and ▁then ▁y ok oz una ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁after ▁capt uring ▁his ▁third ▁championship . ▁▁ ▁He ▁made ▁a ▁came o ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁James ▁Bond ▁film ▁You ▁Only ▁Live ▁Tw ice , ▁as ▁himself . ▁Although ▁more ▁attention ▁was ▁focused ▁on ▁y ok oz una ▁Tai h ō ▁and ▁K ash