Career
He is also one of the K-1 organization"s regents. At the time of his retirement, he was the oldest and shortest (174 cm) participant in the K-1 tournaments. After working as a referee-in-charge and ringside judge in K-1 events, Kakuda had also served as an executive producer for K-1 under Fighting and Entertainment Group.
1988 Satojyuku POINT & KO Japan Open Tournament runner-up.