- Born
- Died
- Height6′ 6½″ (1.99 m)
- Kitao Koji was born on August 12, 1963 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for The Quest (1996), Fighting Fist (1992) and WrestleMania VII (1991). He died on February 10, 2019 in Japan.
- He teamed with fellow former sumo Genichiro Tenryu in an appearance at the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)'s Wrestlemania VII event.
- He trained at New Japan Pro Wrestling and he debuted as a wrestler in 1990.
- He won his only title, the WAR 6-Man Tag Team Championship, with Mochizuki and WAR rookie Nobukazu Hirai in 1998, but retired from pro wrestling altogether later in the year.
- He sensationally returned to the world of sumo after being offered a job as a coach at his former training stable.
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