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Shionoumi Unemon
汐ノ海運右エ門
Personal information
Born	Tadao Kishimoto (1918-03-01)March 1, 1918 Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Died	July 18, 1983(1983-07-18) (aged 65)
Height	1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	113 kg (249 lb)
Career
Record	184-140-16
Debut	January, 1938
Highest rank	Ōzeki (June, 1947)
Retired	May, 1951
Elder name	Dekiyama
Gold Stars	2 Futabayama Azumafuji

Shionoumi Unemon (born Tado Kishimoto; 1 March 1918 – 18 July 1983) was a sumo wrestler from Himeji, Japan. He made his professional debut in January 1938, reaching the top makuuchi division in January 1943. His highest rank was ōzeki, which he held in two spells from June 1947 until October 1948, and again from January 1950 until his retirement in May 1951. He then became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association and worked as a coach at Dewanoumi stable until reaching the mandatory retirement age of 65 in 1983. He died later in the same year.^[1]