Torisawa Katsuhide (鳥澤 克秀) is a former weightlifter who has competed in every single Shin-SASUKE tournament (except SASUKE 22), starting with SASUKE 18. He always displays his strength before his run; he has brought a barbell and lifted it over his head multiple times, ripped off his shirt, and crushed with one hand an apple, full cans of beer and also snapped a baseball bat in half. In SASUKE 27, Torisawa went as far as to open a beer bottle with his teeth, in the process causing a cut on his mouth which bled as he began his run. He usually fails early in comical fashion. He has made it to the second obstacle five times, and finally cleared it in SASUKE 28. Every other time, he has failed the first obstacle, including four attempts in succession from SASUKE 23 to SASUKE 26. He is usually given an early starting position.
From his SASUKE 21 profile, he is shown to have competed in the Monster box event on Pro Sportsman No. 1, where he faceplanted into the box. he also competed in sasuke 31. he failed the jump hang kai when he tried to grab both nets. he wore 1.
Results
| SASUKE | # | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 15 | Failed Log Grip (First Stage) | |
| 19 | 16 | Failed Rokudantobi (First Stage) | |
| 20 | 1905 | Failed Log Grip (First Stage) | Digest. |
| 21 | 20 | Failed Log Grip (First Stage) | |
| 23 | 5 | Failed Jyunidantobi (First Stage) | |
| 24 | 7 | Failed Jyunidantobi (First Stage) | |
| 25 | 74 | Failed Dome Steps (First Stage) | |
| 26 | 7 | Failed Step Slider (First Stage) | Missed the rope completely and dived into the water. |
| 27 | 13 | Failed Rolling Escargot (First Stage) | Faceplanted onto the mat and fell into the water. |
| 28 | 9 | Failed Spin Bridge (First Stage) | Fell between the 2nd and 3rd spheres in comical fashion. |
| 29 | 6 | Failed Long Jump (First Stage) | Faceplanted into the sandpit and fell into the water. |
| 30 | 2903 | Failed Hedgehog (First Stage) | Shown in trailer. |
| SASUKE 31 | 1 | Failed Jump Hang Kai | Tried to grab both nets |