(born on June 24, 1992), better known by his

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, is a

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retired

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. He is best known for his time in Stardom, JWP, Sendai Girls and various independent promotions.

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2008–2020)

Kagetsu was trained by

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. He joined in April 2008 after his junior high school graduation. He had an exhibition match against

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on July 27, 2008. He made his official debut on August 24, 2008, against

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. In 2010, he changed his ring name from Yukari Ishino to Kagetsu. In 2015, he left Sendai Girls and became a freelancer.

World Wonder Ring Stardom (2012–2020)

The promotion in which Ishino is best known for performing was

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. In April 2016, he debuted as part of the

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stable. He won the Artist of Stardom Titles with

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and Hana Kimura. On June 16, 2016, he teamed with Kyoko Kimura to capture the

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. The team held the titles until December 22, 2016, when they were defeated by

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and

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. He took a break from wrestling on April 13, 2017, but returned on June 11 as the new leader of Odeo Tai. On June 21, he teamed up with

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to defeat

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and

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for the

. Due to limiting themselves to a trio, Kagetsu,

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and Hana Kimura would look for new recruits as they brought

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to the unit on September 10, during the ''5STAR Grand Prix''. Another member presented by Kagetsu on November 4, during the

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was Sumire Natsu who came from

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. He became an official member of the Stardom roster on November 1, 2017. On June 9, 2018, he captured the

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from

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. At

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, Ishino went into a time-limit draw against Tam Nakano in the first rounds of the event which took place on April 29. In December, Ishino announced their retirement from professional wrestling which would take place on February 24, 2020. The final match took place at an event named "Many Face" where Ishino fell short to their coach Meiko Satomura. Kagetsu came out of retirement on May 23, 2021 to wrestle on the

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in an eight-woman tag team match, where he teamed up with former Oedo Tai stablemate

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and former Tokyo Cyber Squad members

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and Death Yama-san in a losing effort against

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, Natsupoi and

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. Kagetsu would lose again to Asuka the same night in a singles match. He has been inactive ever since. Ishino made an appearance at

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on May 23, 2022 as the ambassador of the event.

Personal life

On May 13, 2022, Ishino came out as a

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man in a video posted in his channel, changing his given name from "Yukari" to "Yu".

Championships and accomplishments

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(1 time) **

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(1 time) * ''

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'' ** Ranked No. 18 of the top 100 female wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2018 *

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(2 times) – with

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(2 times) – with

and

(1), Andras Miyagi and

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(1) **

(2 time) – with Kyoto Kimura (1) and Hana Kimura (1) **

( 1 time) ** Stardom Year-End Award (2 times) *** Best Match Award (2018) *** Best Tag Team Award (2017)

References

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