Tatayama Masaaki

Tatayama Masaaki (立山 正明) is a Tile Craftsman and a former stuntman who would make his first appearance on SASUKE 3.

He cleared Stage One, but went out early on the Spider Walk in the Second Stage when he tried to rush and his left foot slipped, causing him to fail.

After 13 years and 25 tournaments of absence, he finally returned back in SASUKE 29. Unfortunately, his run would be cut from broadcast but it was known that he failed the Jump Hang Kai in that competition.

Trivia

 * Tatayama would have one of the longest hiatus for a competitor in SASUKE, currently tying the record with Yoshinaga Katsumi with 26 tournaments.
 * It is also known that one competitor, Mishima Ryuhei, would have a longer hiatus compared to the two, with him competing in a SASUKE competition in 2000 and would compete in SASUKE 37 in 2019. It is unknown whether he competed in SASUKE 5 or SASUKE 6 but it is known that he returned to SASUKE after 19 years of absence.