Date of Birth:	March 30th, 1972
Hometown:	Miyazaki, Japan
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Occupation:	Commercial Fisherman
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Website:	http://www.takasui.co.jp/main/sasuke/

Nagano Makoto, 36-year-old fisherman living near Kagoshima and the second man (the first being AKIYAMA Kazuhiko) ever to complete SASUKE. He spends 300 days a year at sea captaining his ship, the 28th Konpira Maru, where he works as a commercial fisherman as well as trains for the competition. Clips of him training are shown frequently during the broadcast and include him doing sit-ups off the side of the boat, handstands on the top mast, and hanging off a bridge crossing it like the Cliff Hanger obstacle. In 2005 his height and weight were recorded as 5 feet, 3 inches and 134 pounds.

He debuted in the 7th competition, where he failed to scale the Warped Wall. After failing to scale the Warped Wall again in the 8th Competition, Nagano made it to the 3RD Stage's Pipe Slider in the 9th. He failed the Jump Hang in the 10th competition and since then has reached the 3RD Stage in every competition except the 15th in which he failed on the Metal Spin (2ND Stage), the 19th where he failed on the Flying Chute (1ST Stage), and the 20th where he failed the Downhill Jump (2ND Stage). He has reached the FINAL Stage four times (in the 11th, 12th, 13th, and 17th Competitions), more than any other competitor, and finally completed it in the 17th Competition. His three consecutive FINAL Stage appearances are a record shared with Akira Omori, who accomplished the feat in the first three competitions.

As of 2008, Nagano has completed the 1ST Stage 11 times, the 2ND Stage 9 times, the 3RD Stage 4 times, and the FINAL Stage once. Nagano made his first US appearance at the Chibi-Pa Festival in September of 2008.

Sasuke #21 - 3RD Stage - Ascending Climb

Sasuke #17 - 3RD Stage - Devil's Swing

Sasuke #21 - 3RD Stage - Gliding Ring

Sasuke #17 - FINAL Stage - Final Rope

Sasuke #	Broadcast Date	#	1ST	2ND	3RD	FINAL	Results
	March 2009	100					Failed - Slider Jump
	September 2008	100					Failed - Gliding Ring
	March 2008	2000					Failed - Downhill Jump
	September 2007	100					Failed - Flying Chute
	March 2007	96					Disqualified - Cliff Hanger *
	October 2006	99					CLEARED Final Stage (2.5 seconds to spare)
	December 2005	100					Failed - Devil's Swing
	July 2005	100					Failed - Metal Spin
	January 2005	100					Failed - Jumping Bars
	April 2004	100					Failed - Final Rope
	October 2003	100					Failed - Final Rope (by 0.11 seconds)
	March 2003	96					Failed - Final Rope
	September 2002	999					Failed - Jump Hang
	March 2002	61					Failed - Pipe Slider
	September 2001	41					Failed - Warped Wall
	March 2001	87					Failed - Warped Wall
	September 2000						DID NOT COMPETE
	March 2000						DID NOT COMPETE
	October 1999						DID NOT COMPETE
	March 1999						DID NOT COMPETE
	September 1998						DID NOT COMPETE
	September 1997						DID NOT COMPETE

* Nagano grabbed the ledge of the third gap instead of the bar; instead of continuing, he admitted his mistake and disqualified himself.

Sources:
SASUKE Stages Wikipedia (EN),
SASUKE/Ninja Warrior Wikipedia (EN),
SASUKE Wikipedia (JP)