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Masahiko Kimura

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Also known as Demon's Kimura

Japanese judoka and professional wrestler (1917–1993)

Person · Open Library

Born
1917
Works
2

Top works

  • Jūdō kyōshitsu
  • Waga jūdō

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,404
Total plays
46,595

Tags

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Masahiko Kimura is a Japanese music composer and pianist working for Konami, best known for his work on Suikoden III and Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow with Michiru Yamane. With Motoaki Furukawa, Kimura also worked on Castlevania 64's soundtrack. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/%E6%9C%A8%E6%9D%91%E9%9B%85%E5%BD%A6">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Nationality
Japanese
Born
( 1917-09-10 ) September 10, 1917, Kumamoto , Empire of Japan
Died
April 18, 1993 (1993-04-18) (aged 75), Tokyo , Japan
Alma mater
Takushoku University
Occupation s
Judoka, professional wrestler
Height
170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight
84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Judo
Rank
7th dan black belt

via Wikipedia infobox

~17 min read

Encyclopedic overview

Masahiko Kimura (木村 政彦, Kimura Masahiko; 10 September 1917 – 18 April 1993) was a Japanese judoka and professional wrestler. He won the All-Japan Judo Championships three times in a row for the first time in history and had never lost a judo match from 1936 to 1950. In submission grappling, the reverse ude-garami arm lock is often called the "Kimura", due to his famous victory over Gracie jiu-jitsu co-founder Hélio Gracie. In the Japanese professional wrestling world, he is known for being one of Japan's earliest stars and the controversial match he had with Rikidōzan.

Biography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Masahiko Kimura” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.