▁she ▁again ▁competed ▁for ▁the ▁world ▁three - c ush ion ▁crown , ▁taking ▁fifth ▁and ▁fourth ▁places ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Little ▁was ▁seen ▁of ▁K ats ura ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁years . ▁She ▁made ▁ 3 0 ▁exhibition ▁appearances ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁a ▁one - week ▁exhibition ▁eng agement ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁with ▁Harold ▁Wor st , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁comp ete ▁in ▁any ▁professional ▁tournament s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁she ▁made ▁two ▁television ▁appearances ▁on ▁ABC ' s ▁You ▁Ask ed ▁for ▁It , ▁and ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁CBS ▁prim etime ▁television ▁hit ▁What ' s ▁My ▁Line ?. ▁K ats ura ▁returned ▁to ▁competition ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁playing ▁a ▁challenge ▁match ▁for ▁the ▁World ▁Three - C ush ion ▁title ▁against ▁Wor st , ▁then ▁reign ing ▁world ▁champion , ▁and ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁him . ▁K ats ura ▁disappeared ▁from ▁the ▁sport ▁there after , ▁only ▁making ▁a ▁brief ▁imp rom pt u ▁appearance ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁She ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁Japan ▁around ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁ ▁Little ▁is ▁known ▁about ▁K ats ura ' s ▁child hood ▁in ▁Japan . ▁K ats ura ▁had ▁three ▁sister s ▁and ▁a ▁brother . ▁Their ▁father ▁died ▁when ▁K ats ura ▁was ▁ 1 2 ▁years ▁old ▁and ▁she ▁went ▁to ▁live