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夏場所 Natsu (Summer)

Late Shōwa era

秋場所 Aki 1977

Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo

Dates

Start
Sep 11, 1977
End
Sep 25, 1977
Days
15
Capacity
11,098

Tournament

Roster
36
Bouts
252
Foreign
3%
Sansho
3

Makuuchi yusho

Kitanoumi Toshimitsu

Yokozuna 1 West 15-0

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Gino-sho

Technique

Banzuke 36 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Aki 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
10–5 Y1 15–0
10–5 O1 14–1
10–5 O2 7–8
5–10 O3
11–4
Arase Nagahide Gino
S1 3–12
9–6
Takamiyama Daigoro Shukun
K1 5–10
5–10 M1 6–9
3–12 M2 4–11
6–9 M3 5–10
8–7 M4 7–8
8–7 M5 8–7
5–10 M6 10–5
7–8 M7 9–6
4–10–1 M8 2–13
0–0–15 M9 8–7
8–7 M10 8–7
9–6 M11 9–6
9–6 M12 6–9
0–0–15 M13

Top kimarite 252 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 31.0%
oshidashi Push out 37 14.7%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 18 7.1%
uwatenage Overarm throw 17 6.7%
hatakikomi Slap down 12 4.8%
sukuinage Beltless arm throw 10 4.0%
okuridashi Rear push out 9 3.6%
tsukidashi Frontal thrust out 7 2.8%

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