Kintarō Ōki

Kim Tae-sik (February 24, 1929 – October 26, 2006) was a South Korean professional wrestler and Ssireum player, better known by the ring names Kintarō Ōki (Japanese: 大木金太郎) and Kim Il (Korean: 김일; Hanja: 金一). His professional wrestling career spanned from the late-1950s to the early-1980s.

This article is about the South Korean professional wrestler. For the North Korean amateur wrestler, see Kim Il (wrestler).

Kintarō Ōki
Kintarō Ōki in 1962
Birth nameKim Tae-sik
Born(1929-02-24)February 24, 1929
Goheung, Zenranan-dō (South Jeolla Province), Korea, Empire of Japan
DiedOctober 26, 2006(2006-10-26) (aged 77)
Seoul, South Korea
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Kim Il
Kintarō Kongo
Kintarō Ōki
Tetsurō Sato
Billed height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Billed weight120 kg (265 lb)
Trained byRikidōzan
Mr. Moto
Yoshino Sato
DebutNovember 1959
Retired1982
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
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