Career
He apprenticed under Hidenori Hara alongside Shinobu Inokuma and his former assistants include Syun Matsuena and for two days Kōji Kumeta. Mitsuda debuted in 1982, winning the Shogakukan Newcomers Award for "Banyū". Hidenori Hara
Kōji Kumeta (but just two days served)
Syun Matsuena
Yabuno Tsuduku.