Late Shōwa era
秋場所 Aki 1978
Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo
- Start
- Sep 10, 1978
- End
- Sep 24, 1978
- Days
- 15
- Capacity
- 11,098
Dates
- Roster
- 36
- Bouts
- 264
- Foreign
- 3%
- Sansho
- 2
Tournament
Makuuchi yusho
Sansho special prizes
Banzuke 36 wrestlers, East–West paired
The Makuuchi roster for Aki 1978, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14–1 | Y1 | 1–3–11 | ||
| 12–3 | Y2 | — | — | |
| 10–5 | O1 | 3–12 | ||
| — | — | O2 | 8–7 | |
| 8–7 | S1 | 5–10 | ||
| 8–7 | K1 | 7–8 | ||
| 5–10 | M1 | 8–7 | ||
| 6–9 | M2 | 5–10 | ||
| 5–10 | M3 | 10–5 | ||
| 4–11 | M4 | 8–7 | ||
| 7–8 | M5 | 12–3 | ||
| 8–7 | M6 | 8–7 | ||
| 10–5 | M7 | 5–10 | ||
| 9–6 | M8 | 9–6 | ||
| 8–7 | M9 | 7–8 | ||
| 7–8 | M10 | 7–8 | ||
| 9–6 | M11 | 4–11 | ||
| 8–7 | M12 | 9–6 | ||
| 6–9 | M13 | 5–10 |
Top kimarite 264 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 95 36.0%
oshidashi Push out 41 15.5%
hatakikomi Slap down 18 6.8%
uwatenage Overarm throw 15 5.7%
hikiotoshi Hand pull down 12 4.5%
tsuridashi Frontal lift out 12 4.5%
tsukidashi Frontal thrust out 9 3.4%
shitatenage Underarm throw 8 3.0%
264 bouts · 1/36 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 11,098