History Wrestling / JinseiShinzaki

* SimpleStaff: Carries a shakujo staff around as part of his pilgrimage attire.

* IHaveTheHighGround: Used the diving headbutt off the top and sometimes finished matches with a top rope moonsault. He also debuted the Asai Moonsault on WWF TV.

* NiceHat: His suge-kasa hat, which he uses to holst the rest of his entrance attire.

* BaldOfAwesome: Is shaven like a Buddhist monk and one of the most famous baldies in puroresu.

As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinsei_Shinzaki The Other Wiki]].

* BadassGrandpa: At 49 years old as of 2016, Shinzaki is the oldest active wrestler in Michinoku Pro along with Último Dragón.

* ManInWhite: His entrance and ring attires are always blinding white, which represents both his spiritual path and his lethal skills.

[[caption-width-right:200:"Namu amida butsu."]]
-->''"Hakushi (Jinsei Shinzaki in Japan these days) was actually quite the breath of fresh air in 1995, getting over without speaking English or wrestling WWF Main Event Style. This of course was far too threatening to those on top and he was crushed by Wrestling/TheKliq as a result."''
--->--'''Scott Keith''' at [[http://411mania.com/wrestling/the-smark-retro-rant-wwf-in-your-house-1/ this article]]

* [[IKnowKarate I Know Amateur Wrestling]]: Trained amateur wrestling in highschool, where he was also a succesfull soccer keeper.

!!! "Nenbutsu Tropes":

'''Jinsei Shinzaki''' (b. 1966, real name '''Kensuke Shinzaki''') is UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and promoter, best known for his work in Wrestling/MichinokuProWrestling. Originally an actor and highschool wrestler trained by Gran Hamada as part of his Universal Lucha Libre project, Shinzaki debuted in pro wrestling as a masked named Mongolian Yuga, but he got his true beginning after following his friend Wrestling/TheGreatSasuke to his new company. He re-debuted in Michinoku Pro Wrestling as Jinsei Shinzaki, a wrestling [[UsefulNotes/{{Buddhism}} Buddhist]] pilgrim who brought a spiritual light to the discipline we know as lucharesu. For years he was a small yet vital part of the Japanese wrestling scene, so much that he was caught by the Wrestling/WorldWrestlingFederation and switched to the mystical character '''Hakushi'''. He brought some Japanese style wrestling to the American company until his inane return to his country. After his return, Jinsei worked in building relations among M-Pro and other companies, appearing in Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling and [[Wrestling/{{FMW}} Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling]] with several all star names. In 2003, he was made president of M-Pro when Sasuke went to politics, and he became instrumental in leading the promotion toward new times with Wrestling/UltimoDragon's aid, just like he had been led in his pilgrimage around the professional wrestling. Currently, he remains as Michinoku Pro' big figure, as well as co-founder of joshi promotion Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling along with Meiko Satomura.

* AllAsiansKnowMartialArts: He used UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} kicks and stances in WWF, probably to reinforce his Japanese nationality (or to give the audience some popularly recognizable Japanese element, given how exotic Hakushi was altogether), although neither his character nor his real self have martial arts training.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Subverted. Technically speaking, Shinzaki is every bit of agile as his perennial foe Sasuke and a lot stronger, but the sly ninja always finds a way to win their encounters.

* TheBadGuyWins: The feud between Hakushi and The Great Muta was considered to symbolize Good vs. Evil, but if it is really so, we are pretty screwed, because Muta won their match rather easily and sent Haku to the underworld.
* BaldOfAwesome: His bald is both the shaved head of a Buddhist monk and one of the most famous baldies un puroresu.

* BigGood: In recent times, or basically whenever Sasuke is not with the big guys, Shinzaki takes the mantle. He is officially the spiritual leader of MPW, so it is more or less natural.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: In Wrestling/FightingOperaHUSTLE, Hakushi's corpse was abducted by the Takada Monster Army in order to be awakened and brainwashed into becomingone of its monsters. He was fortunately saved later.

* CharacterTic: Bringing his arms high and putting them down with his palms together in front of his chest, as in a ceremonial oration motion. He does it pretty much for everything, from comunicating non-verbally to blessing a wrestling maneuver, with the consequence that he is ''constantly'' doing it. It was even parodied in a talk show, they interviewed an impersonator of Shinzaki who answered to all the questions by doing the damn prayer.

* CombinationAttack: He and Alexander Otsuk use the Meishan, an aided German suplex they devised in their school days.

* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: He introduced the Muken, a modified northern lights suplex, when he needed more impact to compete with the King's Road moves practised in All Japan.

* DivergentCharacterEvolution: Initially Hakushi was just a palette swap of Shinzaki, but after his WWF tenure he became somewhat of a separate entity. While Jinsei is a monk wrestler who is more or less a normal guy, Hakushi is a sort of undead mystic whose body is buried, and they are theoretically neither one nor the same. However, kayfabe is not consistent with this; Keiji Muto blurred the line with his Kokushi Muso character and his teaming up with Hakushi, and to muddle things, Hakushi's first apparition as a separate character (when he was sent to Hell by Muta) was still called Jinsei Shinzaki. Muto's involvement is not casual, as his own relation to The Great Muta is another ContinuitySnarl of vast proportions.

* HardHead: He doesn't indulge in headbutts like his friend Wrestling/AlexanderOtsuka, but he is known to have a hard noggin which, combinated with his pain tolerance, makes him difficult to wound decisively.
* HeelFaceTurn: It borders EarlyInstallmentWeirdness for how difficult to imagine is, but Jinsei Shinzaki was originally a heel, an amoral Buddhist pilgrim who had been brought by Mr. Yamaguchi to weave a spiritual curse on The Great Sasuke and make him lose against Super Delfín. He left the Delfín Gundan when he went to WWF, but even before that he was already starting to be cheered for how cool and different to his evil pals he was. Naturally, he changed sides when he returned to Japan.

* [[IKnowKarate I Know Amateur Wrestling]]: Trained in wrestling in highschool, where he was also a succesfull soccer keeper.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Despite his beginning as a heel, in modern times he is the only wrestler who has never turned heel (by his own will) nor got involved in revolutions, takeovers, cult stables or similar stuff.

* LightningBruiser: He is a full-fledged heavyweight, unlike most of the M-Pro roster, but he still able to maneuver like a junior heavyweight.

* MeaningfulName: ''Jinsei'' means ''Life'' in Japanese. Similarly, ''Hakushi'' can be read as ''White Death'' (the way used in HUSTLE), ''White Master'', or ''The White One'' (otherwise).

* PowerStable: BATT (Bad Ass Translade Trading) in NJPW.

* TheQuietOne: Doesn't talk very much, except while acting as the MPW general manager. His first line in his career was just before leaving MPW for WWF, and it remained the only in a long time.

* ManInWhite: Both his entrance and ring attires are always blinding white, which represents both his spiritual path and his lethal skills.

* MeaningfulName: ''Jinsei'' means ''Life'' in Japanese. Similarly, ''Hakushi'' can be read as ''White Death'' (the way used in HUSTLE) or ''White Master'' or ''The White One'' (otherwise).

* OddFriendship: Given the unusual nature of his gimmick, any team Shinzaki has taken part in counts as a very odd friendship. What has a Buddhist pilgrim like Shinzaki to do with a crazy ninja like The Great Sasuke, a falcon wrestler like Hayabusa or a rock star like GAINA?

* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Hakushi is technically dead, as he was sent to Hell by The Great Muta, and is exhumated every time he has to wrestle.

* SignatureMove: Nenbutsu Headbutt (a diving headbutt preceded by a prayer), Mandala Hineri (a reverse-twist dragon screw) and especially Ogami Watari (an arm twist ropewalk chop, just like Wrestling/TheUndertaker's Old School, initiated from the ring apron and done with the free hand in a praying stance).

* ThoseTwoGuys: He was this with Keiji Mutoh in the BATT stable, which included both of them playing Hakusho and Kokushi Muso.

* WarriorMonk: More like a wrestler arukihenro, but still.

'''Jinsei Shinzaki''' (b. 1966, real name '''Kensuke Shinzaki''') is UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and promoter, best known for his work in Wrestling/MichinokuProWrestling. Originally an actor and highschool wrestler trained by Gran Hamada as part of his Universal Lucha Libre project, Shinzaki debuted in pro wrestling as a masked named Mongolian Yuga, but he got his true beginning after following his friend Wrestling/TheGreatSasuke to his new company. He re-debuted in Michinoku Pro Wrestling as Jinsei Shinzaki, a wrestling Buddhist pilgrim who brought a spiritual light to the discipline we know as lucharesu. For years he was a small yet vital part of the Japanese wrestling scene, so much that he was caught by the Wrestling/WorldWrestlingFederation, performing under the mystical character '''Hakushi''' and bringing some Japanese style wrestling to the American company until his inane return to his country. After his return, Jinsei worked in building relations among M-Pro and other companies, appearing in Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling and [[Wrestling/{{FMW}} Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling]] with several all star names. In 2003, he was made president of M-Pro when Sasuke went to politics, and he became instrumental in leading the promotion towards new times with Wrestling/UltimoDragon's aid, just like he had been led in his pilgrimage around the professional wrestling. Currently, he remains as Michinoku Pro' big figure, as well as co-founder of joshi promotion Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling along with Meiko Satomura.

* AgonyOfTheFeet: He once famously did his ropewalk Ogami Watari move in a ring rope made of ''barbed wire'', stepping on the spikes with his thin jika-tabi without an inch of fear.

* AllAsiansKnowMartialArts: He used karate kicks and stances in WWF, probably to reinforce his Japanese nationality (or to give the audience some popularly recognizable Japanese element, given how exotic Hakushi was altogether), although neither his character or his real self have martial arts training.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Subverted. Technically speaking, Shinzaki is every bit of agile as his perennial foe Sasuke and a lot stronger, but the sly ninja always finds a way to win in their encounters.
* ArchEnemy: The Great Sasuke and Wrestling/MitsuharuMisawa, though in a relatively FriendlyEnemy light. On the other hand, Hakushi had [[Wrestling/SeanWaltman 1-2-3 Kid]], Wrestling/BretHart and Wrestling/TheGreatMuta; as the tattoo guy doesn't emote very much, the degree of personal.

* TheBadGuyWins: The feud between Hakushi and The Great Muta was considered to symbolize Good vs. Evil, but if it is so, we are pretty screwed, because Muta won their match rather easily and sent Haku to the underworld.

* BashBrothers: With The Great Sasuke, Hayabusa, GAINA and Taro Nohashi. As Hakushi, he had his lookalike [[Wrestling/TheGreatMuta Kokushi Muso]].

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: In Wrestling/FightingOperaHUSTLE, Hakushi's corpse was abducted by the Takada Monster Army in order to be awakened and brainwashed, turning him into one of its monsters. He was fortunately freed later.
* BrilliantButLazy: A notorious one in terms of wrestling style. He can do high-flying feats with ease, but his usual style is lazy and slow-paced, doing as few moves as possible and relying on his gimmick and signature spots.
* CharacterTic: Bringing his arms high and putting them down with his palms together in front of his chest, in a ceremonial oration motion. He does it pretty much for everything, from expressing an emotion non-verbally to bless every wrestling maneuver he does, with the consequence that he is ''constantly'' doing it. It was even parodied in a talk show, where he was invited under his wrestling persona and answered to all the questions by doing the damn prayer.
* CosmicPlaything: Hakushi can't catch a break. He was killed by the Great Muta, resurrected only to be killed again by The Undertaker, and then again resurrected to be brainwashed by Generalissimo Takada. It seems that, aside from his friendship with Kokushi Muso, the guy knows no joy except when he is dead.

* DivergentCharacterEvolution: Initially Hakushi was just a palette swap of Shinzaki, but after his WWF he became somewhat of a separate entity. While Jinsei is a monk wrestler who is more or less a normal guy, Hakushi is a sort of undead mystic whose body is buried, and they are theoretically neither one nor the same. However, kayfabe is not consistent with this; Keiji Muto blurred the line with his Kokushi Muso character and his teaming up with Hakushi, and to muddle things, Hakushi's first apparition as a separate character (when he was sent to Hell by Muta) was still called Jinsei Shinzaki. Muto's involvement is not casual, as his own relation to The Great Muta is another ContinuitySnarl of vast proportions.
* DullSurprise[=/=]NoSell: He is so incredibly stoic and spiritual that a mild grimace seems to be all his selling, and only after a very painful move.
* EnlightenmentSuperpowers: Among his spiritual powers are the skill to curse and/or exorcize the evil, though he rarely uses them. His alter ego Hakushi has also supernatural powers, being the most known of them his ability to [[DeathIsCheap die and resurrect without much trouble]]. In fact, he is in storyline entombed in the montains of Tohoku when not wrestling.

** Nenbutsu Powerbomb (a standing or sitout powerbomb preceded by a prayer), Koya Otoshi (the same, but with a crucifix powerbomb; done typically when the first fails at keeping the foe down) and Goku-Raku Gatame (a straight jacket camel clutch).
** In the WWF, he was notable for the fact that he had no finishing move. He ended his matches with a random aerial move, and never did the same twice.
* ForeignWrestlingHeel: A subverted example. Hakushi never did much evil though, he was just a bad guy because he was foreign.

* GenreSavvy: Shinzaki knew that he couldn't win a classic King's Road chop exchange against an AJPW heavyweight, so he resorted to throw superkicks instead of attempting to return a chop to the chest.
* HardHead: He doesn't indulge in headbutts like other Japanese wrestlers, but he is known to have a hard noggin, which, combinated with his pain tolerance, makes him difficult to wound decisively.
* HeelFaceTurn: It borders EarlyInstallmentWeirdness for how difficult to imagine is, but Jinsei Shinzaki was originally a heel, an amoral Buddhist pilgrim who had been brought by Mr. Yamaguchi to spell a spiritual curse The Great Sasuke and make him lose against Super Delfín. He was a part of the Delfín Gundan until his WWF venture, but before that he was already starting to be cheered for how cool and different to his evil pals he was, so he changed sides when he returned to Japan.

* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Despite his startings as a heel, in modern times he is the only wrestler who has never turned heel nor got involved in revolutions, takeovers, cult stables or similar stuff.

* MadeOfIron: The old guy is very, very tough, and the fact that he doesn't show a lot of pain even when clearly affected makes his opponents gives an ever tougher vibe.
* MagneticHero: He is known to have deep friendships with a lot of puroresu figures he has known in his ventures, namely Keiji Mutoh, Hayabusa, Mitsuharu Misawa, Jun Akiyama and Meiko Satomura.
* ManInWhite: Both his entrance and ring attires are always blinding white, which represents both his spiritual path and his lethal skill.

-->''"Hakushi (Jinsei Shinzaki in Japan these days) was actually quite the breath of fresh air in 1995, getting over without speaking English or wrestling WWF Main Event Style. This of course was far too threatening to those on top and he was crushed by TheKliq as a result."''

-->''"Namu amida butsu."''

* AgonyOfTheFeet: He once famously did his ropewalk Ogami Watari move in a ring rope made of ''barbed wire'', stepping with his thin jika-tabi on the spikes without an inch of fear.

* DifferentCharacterEvolution: Initially Hakushi was just a palette swap of Shinzaki, but after his WWF he became somewhat of a separate entity. While Jinsei is a monk wrestler who is more or less a normal guy, Hakushi is a sort of undead mystic whose body is buried, and they are theoretically neither one nor the same. However, kayfabe is not consistent with this; Keiji Muto blurred the line with his Kokushi Muso character and his teaming up with Hakushi, and to muddle things, Hakushi's first apparition as a separate character (when he was sent to Hell by Muta) was still called Jinsei Shinzaki. Muto's involvement is not casual, as his own relation to The Great Muta is another ContinuitySnarl of vast proportions.

* ArchEnemy: The Great Sasuke, as well as Wrestling/MitsuharuMisawa, though in a relatively FriendlyEnemy light. In WWF, he had [[Wrestling/SeanWaltman 1-2-3 Kid]].

* BashBrothers: With Hayabusa, Kesen Numajiro, GAINA and Wrestling/AlexanderOtsuka. As Hakushi, he had his lookalike [[Wrestling/TheGreatMuta Kokushi Muso]].

* MeaningfulName: ''Jinsei'' means ''Life'' in Japanese. Similarly, ''Hakushi'' can be read as ''White Death'' (the way used in HUSTLE) or ''White Master'' (otherwise).

* OddFriendship: Given the unusual nature of his gimmick, any team Shinzaki has taken part in counts as a very odd couple. What has a Buddhist pilgrim like Shinzaki to do with a crazy ninja like The Great Sasuke, a falcon wrestler like Hayabusa or a rock star like GAINA?

'''Jinsei Shinzaki''' (b. 1966, real name '''Kensuke Shinzaki''') is UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and promoter, best known for his work in Wrestling/MichinokuProWrestling. Originally an actor and highschool wrestler trained by Gran Hamada as part of his Universal Lucha Libre project, Shinzaki debuted in pro wrestling as a masked named Mongolian Yuga, but he got his true beginning after following his friend Wrestling/TheGreatSasuke to his new company. He re-debuted in Michinoku Pro Wrestling as Jinsei Shinzaki, a wrestling Buddhist pilgrim who brought a spiritual light to the discipline we know as lucharesu. For years he was a small yet vital part of the Japanese wrestling scene, so much that he was caught by the Wrestling/WorldWrestlingFederation, performing under the mystical character '''Hakushi''' and bringing some Japanese style wrestling to the American company until his inane return to his country. After his return, Jinsei worked in building relations among M-Pro and other companies, appearing in Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling and Wrestling/FrontierMartialArtsWrestling with several all star names. In 2003, he was made president of M-Pro when Sasuke went to politics, and he became instrumental in leading the promotion towards new times with Wrestling/UltimoDragon's aid, just like he had been led in his pilgrimage around the professional wrestling. Currently, he remains as Michinoku Pro' big figure, as well as co-founder of joshi promotion Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling along with Meiko Satomura.

* ArchEnemy: The Great Sasuke and Wrestling/TheGreatMuta.

* BashBrothers: With Hayabusa, Kesen Numajiro, GAINA and Wrestling/AlexanderOtsuka.

* CharacterTic: Bringing his arms high and putting them down with his palms together in front of his chest, in a ceremonial oration motion. He does it pretty much for everything, from expressing an emotion non-verbally to bless every wrestling maneuver he does, with the consequence that he is ''constantly'' doing it.

* EnlightenmentSuperpowers: His alter ego Hakushi has some supernatural powers, being the most known of them his ability to [[DeathIsCheap die and resurrect without much trouble]]. In fact, he is in storyline entombed in the montains of Tohoku when not wrestling.

* ManInWhite: Both his entrance and ring attires are always blinding white, which represents both his spiritual path and his
* MeaningfulName: ''Jinsei'' means ''Life'' in Japanese. Similarly, ''Hakushi'' can be read as ''White Death'' or ''White Master''.

* NiceHat: His suge-kasa hat, which he uses to holster the rest of his entrance attire.

* PutOnABus: He was shamed out of the WWF by Bradshaw, who marked him in the arse with a burning iron.
* TheQuietOne: Doesn't talk very much, except while acting as the MPW general manager. When playing Hakushi, his lines are next to zero.
* RedBaron: "Nenbutsu Daishi" ("The Buddhist Prayer Grandmaster"), "Mat no Junreisha" ("The Pilgrim of the Mat").

* ReligiousBruiser: His gimmick is an ''arukihenro'' or Buddhist pilgrim.

* TheStoic: One of the biggest in the puroresu world.
* WarriorMonk: Not exactly a monk, but still.

* AHeroToHisHometown: He was cheered for by the fans when the shows were in Japan even though he was booked as a heel, due to his Wrestling/MichinokuProWrestling fame.

* BashBrothers: With Hayabusa, Kesen Numajiro and GAINA.

* HardHead: Doesn't utilize headbutts, but he is known as a

* LightningBruiser: A heavyweight able to maneuver like a junior heavyweight.

* NiceHat: His suge-kasa hat.
* OnlySaneMan[=/=]IncorruptiblePurePureness: Despite his startings as a heel, in modern times he is the only wrestler who has never turned heel nor got involved in revolutions, takeovers, cult stables or similar stuff.

'''Jinsei Shinzaki''' (b. 1966, real name '''Kensuke Shinzaki''') is UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and promoter, best known for his work in Wrestling/MichinokuProWrestling. Originally an actor and highschool wrestler trained by Gran Hamada as part of his
Universal Lucha Libre project, Shinzaki debuted in pro wrestling as a masked named Mongolian Yuga, but he got his true beginning after following his friend Wrestling/TheGreatSasuke to his new company. He re-debuted in Michinoku Pro Wrestling as Jinsei Shinzaki, a wrestling Buddhist pilgrim who brought a spiritual light to the discipline we know as lucharesu. For years he was a small yet vital part of the Japanese wrestling scene, so much that he was caught by the Wrestling/WorldWrestlingFederation, performing under the mystical character '''Hakushi''' and bringing some Japanese style wrestling to the American company until his inane return to his country. After his return, Jinsei worked in building relations among M-Pro and other companies, appearing in Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling and Wrestling/FrontierMartialArtsWrestling with several all star names. In 2003, he was made president of M-Pro when Sasuke went to politics, and he became instrumental in leading the promotion towards new times with Wrestling/UltimoDragon's aid, just like he had been led in his pilgrimage around the professional wrestling. Currently, he remains as Michinoku Pro' big figure, as well as co-founder of joshi promotion Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling along with Meiko Satomura.

* BadassGrandpa: The oldest in the roster along Último Dragón.
* BaldOfAwesome
* BashBrothers: With Hayabusa outside of Michinoku Pro.

* DullSurprise: A mild grimacing seems to be all his selling, and only after a very painful-looking move.

* FeelNoPain: Evidently not in Sasuke's level, but even so, he has a considerable pain tolerance.

* HumanNotepad: As Hakushi, which has his skin covered in Buddhist texts in a reference to the folk character Hoichi the Earless.

* TheMentor: Towards Hayato Fujita during his initial short face run. In fact, he personally scouted Hayato before introducing him in MPW.
* OnlySaneMan[=/=]IncorruptiblePurePureness: Despite his startings as heel, in modern times he is the only wrestler who has never turned heel nor got involved in revolutions, cult stables or some other madness.
* TheQuietOne: Doesn't talk very much, except while acting as the MPW general manager.