Late Shōwa era

夏場所 Natsu 1977

Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo

Start: May 8, 1977
End: May 22, 1977
Days: 15
Capacity: 11,098

Roster: 36
Bouts: 261
Foreign: 3%
Sansho: 3

Makuuchi yusho

Wakanohana Kanji

Ozeki 1 West 13-2

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Kurohimeyama Hideo Sekiwake 1 East 8–7

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Tochiakagi Takanori Maegashira 12 West 10–5

Gino-sho

Technique

Washuyama Yoshikazu Maegashira 4 West 8–7

Banzuke 36 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Natsu 1977, 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
12–3	Kitanoumi Toshimitsu	Y1	Wajima Hiroshi	11–4
10–5	Takanohana Toshiaki	O1	★ Wakanohana Kanji	13–2
9–6	Asahikuni Masuo	O2	Kaiketsu Masateru	8–7
5–10	Mienoumi Tsuyoshi	O3	—	—
8–7	◆ Kurohimeyama Hideo Shukun	S1	Kitaseumi Hiromitsu	3–6–6
8–7	Kaneshiro Kofuku	K1	Arase Nagahide	8–7
5–10	Kotokaze Koki	M1	Kotogatake Koichi	3–12
2–13	Daihi Susumu	M2	Aobajo Yukio	7–8
4–7–4	Kirinji Kazuharu	M3	Kaiki Nobuhide	5–10
9–6	Fujizakura Yoshimori	M4	◆ Washuyama Yoshikazu Gino	8–7
8–7	Masuiyama Daishiro	M5	Wakajishi Shigenori	7–8
6–9	Haguroiwa Tomomi	M6	Yutakayama Hiromitsu	8–7
9–6	Takamiyama Daigoro	M7	Takanosato Toshihide	7–8
11–4	Tamanofuji Shigeru	M8	Wakanoumi Masateru	8–7
8–7	Banryuyama Takaharu	M9	Kotonofuji Muneyoshi	5–6–4
6–9	Masudayama Yasuhito	M10	Kurama Tatsuya	8–7
9–6	Oshio Kenji	M11	Onoumi Takashi	5–10
4–11	Chiyozakura Teruo	M12	◆ Tochiakagi Takanori Kanto	10–5
8–7	Daio Yoshinobu	M13	—	—

Top kimarite 261 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 90 34.5%

oshidashi Push out 36 13.8%

uwatenage Overarm throw 18 6.9%

hatakikomi Slap down 14 5.4%

tsukidashi Frontal thrust out 13 5.0%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 12 4.6%

tsuridashi Frontal lift out 11 4.2%

kotenage Armlock throw 9 3.4%

261 bouts · 1/36 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 11,098