Born October 22, 1965, Katsumi Yamada is best known as a competitor on the Japanese obstacle course show Sasuke. He is 47 years old (as of 2012) from Harima, Hyōgo Prefecture, and is known as "Mr. Sasuke (Mr. Ninja Warrior)". Another one of his nicknames is "The Japanese Terminator", for his resemblance to actor Arnold Schwarzenegger. He was once thought to be the most likely to complete the entire course, after nearly clearing the final stage in the 3rd competition. He is particularly notable for his unusual devotion to the Sasuke competition. He has sworn to retire several times after failing to complete the 1st Stage, but the draw of total victory is too great for him and he always manages to resurface again. Early on he competed with the support of his family, but after he lost his job