The Great Kabuki
| Great Kabuki | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Akihisa Mera |
| Born |
September 8, 1948 Nobeoka, Japan |
| Children | Akiko Mera, Yukiko Mera, Hideo Mera |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | The Great Kabuki Hito Tojo Kabuki Mr. Hito Rising Sun #1 Mr. Sato Yoshino Sato Akihisa Takachiho Takachiho |
| Billed height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Billed weight | 110 kg (240 lb) |
| Billed from | Singapore |
| Debut | October 31, 1964 vs. Kotetsu Yamamoto |
| Retired | September 7, 1998 (semi-retired) |
Akihisa Mera (米良 明久 Mera Akihisa?, born September 8, 1948), better known as The Great Kabuki (ザ・グレート・カブキ Za Gurēto Kabuki?), is a Japanese professional wrestler. He was famous for being the first to blow "Asian mist" in his opponents' faces.
Mera was born on September 8, 1948 in Nobeoka, Japan. He started wrestling in 1964 at the age of 16 for the Japanese Wrestling Association. He left Japan to compete in the United States in the 1970s. From there he wrestled all over the world, including All Japan Pro Wrestling, several territories of the National Wrestling Alliance including Jim Crockett Promotions, Mid-South Wrestling, Mid-Southern Wrestling and World Class Championship Wrestling under the name Akihisa Takachihō. He also used the name Yoshino Sato (copied from the original Yoshinosato, former sumotori Junzo Hasegawa, who lead JWA during its dying days), which was later shortened to Mr. Sato (not to be confused with Akio Sato, who later used the moniker in other U.S. territories).
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