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夏場所 Natsu (Summer)

Early Shōwa era

初場所 Hatsu 1964

Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo

Dates

Start
Jan 12, 1964
End
Jan 26, 1964
Days
15
Capacity
11,098

Tournament

Roster
40
Bouts
292
Foreign
0%
Sansho
3

Makuuchi yusho

Taiho Koki

Yokozuna 1 East 15-0

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Gino-sho

Technique

Banzuke 40 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Hatsu 1964, in ranking order from Yokozuna 1 down to the bottom of Maegashira. Each rank has an East and a West slot; East is slightly senior. marks the yusho; ◆ a sansho recipient.

W–L East Rank West W–L
15–0 Y1 12–3
13–2 O1 8–7
9–3–3 O2 9–6
9–6 O3
9–6
Daigo Hisateru Shukun
S1 2–13
4–11 K1 3–4–8
6–9 M1 3–12
4–11 M2 5–10
7–8 M3 7–8
3–12 M4 8–7
6–9 M5 5–10
7–8 M6 7–8
7–8 M7 9–6
7–8 M8 7–8
9–6 M9 8–7
13–2 M10 6–9
5–10 M11 8–7
7–8 M12 8–7
14–1
Kiyokuni Katsuo Gino
M13 2–13
10–5 M14 8–7
5–10 M15

Top kimarite 292 decisive bouts

The deciding techniques most often called by the gyoji this tournament. Share is over decisive Makuuchi bouts only; absences and unresolved bouts are excluded.

yorikiri Frontal force out 78 26.7%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 37 12.7%
hatakikomi Slap down 22 7.5%
oshidashi Push out 20 6.8%
uwatenage Overarm throw 19 6.5%
tsuridashi Frontal lift out 17 5.8%
utchari Backward pivot throw 12 4.1%
oshitaoshi Frontal push down 9 3.1%

292 bouts · 0/40 foreign-born (0%) · venue capacity 11,098