Facts:   - retireddate: july , 1969    - weight: 106 kg lb on    - record: 533-493-2    - name: 若天龍 裕三    - birth name: tatsuo nakagawa    - height: 1.75    - highestrank: maegashira 1 -lrb- november , 1965 -rrb-    - goldstars: 1 -lrb- tochinoumi -rrb-    - yushos: 2 -lrb- jūryō -rrb-    - debut: march , 1955      - birth date: 01 january 1940    - heya: hanakago    - native name: 若天龍 裕三    - update: sep. 2012    - birth place: kyōto , japan   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of wakatenryū yuzo .
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wakatenryū yuzo -lrb- born 1 january 1940 as tatsuo nakagawa -rrb- is a former sumo wrestler from kyōto , japan .he made his professional debut in march 1955 and reached the top division in september 1961 .his highest rank was `` maegashira '' 1 .he left the sumo world upon retirement from active competition in july 1969 .